Dr. Balkisu Saidu

Dr Balkisu Saidu is a Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Law and Jurisprudence, Faculty of Law, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria. She is a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and an Associate in the Law Firm of Umaru Shinkafi & Co.

Dr Saidu obtains her PHD/SJD in Energy Law and Policy from Keio University, Tokyo, Japan; LLM in Petroleum Law and Policy from University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom (UK); and BL from Nigerian Law School, Bwari, Abuja, Nigeria. She holds Certificates in Modern Practice in Petroleum Licensing and in International Mining from University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK; Certificate in Leadership Skills from Lagos Business School, Nigeria; and Fukuzawa Bunmei Juku Certificate in Leadership from Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.

She is a member of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA); International Bar Association (IBA) and Chevening Alumni Association of Nigeria (CAAN). She is a Chevening and Monbukagakusho Scholar, and a Consultant for the British Council.

PUBLICATIONS

1. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN NIGERIA: The Role and Constraints of the Public and Private Bar – PUBLISHED IN THE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS OF THE WORKSHOP ON LEGAL AND JUDICIAL REFORMS IN NIGERIA AT HAMDALA HOTEL KADUNA, 1-3 JULY 2003

2. THE CHALLENGES OF YOUNG LAWYERS IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION IN NIGERIA- DELIVERED AT THE JUNIOR LAWYERS FORUM OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL/DELEGATES’ CONFERENCE HELD IN PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA, 26TH AUGUST – 1ST SEPTEMBER 2006 (30TH AUGUST 2006)

3. OIL PROJECT FINANCING: HOW CAN THE SPONSOR MITIGATE COMPLETION RISK? - PUBLISHED IN JOURNAL OF STRUCTURED FINANCE (NEW YORK), VOLUME 12, NUMBER 2, SUMMER 2006, (PAGES 61-66)

4. ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE OF CHILD RIGHTS - PUBLISHED IN “AL MASLAHA” JOURNAL OF LAW AND RELIGION, VOLUME 3, 2004-2006, (PAGES 90-99)

5. HOW TAXES, ROYALTIES, AND FISCAL REGIME STABILITY AFFECT MINING INVESTMENT: A COMPARISON OF NIGER AND INDONESIA - PUBLISHED IN JOURNAL OF STRUCTURED FINANCE (NEW YORK), VOLUME 13, NUMBER 3, FALL 2007, (PAGES 105-111)

6. REGULATING THE ABUSE OF THE NATURAL MONOPOLY OF PIPELINES IN THE GAS INDUSTRY VIS-À-VIS THE PROVISION OF THIRD PARTY ACCESS – PUBLISHED IN JOURNAL OF STRUCTURED FINANCE(NEW YORK), VOLUME 13, NUMBER 4, WINTER 2008 (PAGES 105-112)

7. COMMITTING TO LEGAL AND REGULATORY REFORM: AN ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK OF THE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA – PUBLISHED IN ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH (PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2010 NAEE/IAEE CONFERENCE), BOOK MERIT PUBLISHERS (PAGES 60-106)

8. COMMITTING TO LEGAL AND REGULATORY REFORM: AN ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK OF THE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA – PUBLISHED IN JOURNAL OF ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW (UNITED KINGDOM), VOLUME 29, NUMBER 3, AUGUST 2011 (PAGES 355-382)

9. EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS IN DEMOCRATIC NIGERIA VIS-À-VIS THE RULE OF LAW: AN OVERVIEW – PUBLISHED IN GCOE: DESIGNING GOVERNANCE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY [CENTER FOR GOVERNANCE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY, KEIO UNIVERSITY, JAPAN, GCOE-CGCS, 2011] (PAGES 452-473)

10. EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS IN DEMOCRATIC NIGERIA VIS-À-VIS THE RULE OF LAW: AN OVERVIEW – PUBLISHED IN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND SOCIOLOGY, NUMBER 15 2011 (PAGES 71-97) – KEIO UNIVERSITY, JAPAN

11. ROADMAP FOR POWER SECTOR REFORM IN NIGERIA 2010: OUT OF THE DARK INTO THE DARK AGES – PUBLISHED IN JOURNAL OF STRUCTURED FINANCE (NEW YORK), VOLUME 17, NUMBER 3, FALL 2011, (PAGES 96-104)

12. OUT OF THE DARK AGES - ROADMAP FOR POWER SECTOR REFORM IN NIGERIA – PUBLISHED IN GREEN ENERGY AND ENERGY SECURITY: OPTIONS FOR AFRICA (PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2011 NAEE CONFERENCE) (PAGES 357-372)