Adebukola Agbaminoja: Lagos State’s Amazon in the war against piracy, Western decadence
In this week’s series of Thriving Women, a weekly pullout by Nigerian NewsDirect featuring women who have defied the odds and made a mark in the society, Adebukola Agbaminoja is our Thriving Woman of the Week.
Adebukola Agbaminoja is the Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Film and Video Censors Board. A seasoned legal practitioner with expertise in core aspects of law including Public Administration, Entertainment, Intellectual Property (with a bias for Film and Video media), Mediation and peacekeeping.
She studied at the Lagos State University (LASU) in 1991-1997 where she obtained her Bachelors of Law degree (LL.B) and was called to Bar at the Nigerian Law School, Abuja in 1999, there she obtained her Barrister at Law degree (BL). She furthered her studies at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies where she was awarded a Master’s degree in Legislative Drafting (LL.M) while she earned her Professional Certifications in Human Rights/ Development and Mediation at the University of Pretoria, South Africa and UK Alert and UK Mediation in the United Kingdom in 2006 respectively.
Adebukola is also a United Nations Certified Peace Worker having received her certification from Conference Alert, lvinghoe UK in 2006. She further achieved her professional certification in the Business of Film in 2012.
She had a brief stint of private Law practice with Rhodes & Rhodes (Solicitors and Advocates) and also performed her National Youth Service at the National Maritime Authority (now NIMASA) before joining the Lagos State Civil Service in the year 2001 beginning her career with the Ministry of Justice. She served at various departments of the Ministry of Justice over the years and the Lagos State Film and Video Censors Board, where she garnered extensive experience and carved a niche for herself in Mediation, Public Prosecution, Estate Administration & Trusteeship, Research and Film regulation.
She was posted to Lagos State Film and Video Censors Board (LSFVCB) to head the Legal Department in 2008, progressing to the position of Legal Adviser. During this period, she ensured the cleansing of Lagos streets of uncensored film, pornography, through engagement with various stakeholders, State and Federal Government Agencies and regularly ensuring monitoring and compliance activities.
Adebukola became the Head of the Film Office in 2013, where she introduced new processes in line with world best practices, thereby regulating the processes of filming in public places.
In May 2021, she was appointed as the Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Film and Video Censors Board.
