Head of Unit – Legal

 

Barr. Hajara Baba Ajanah (Mrs.)

Barr. Hajara Baba Ajanah (Mrs.) is the Secretary/ Legal Adviser, Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency. She hails from Kogi State. She has an LL.B. from Ahmadu Bello Universiry, Zaria ( 1996- 2001), a B.L from the Nigerian Law School (2004) and a Post Graduate Diploma in International law and Diplomacy ( 2016).

Barr. Hajara Baba Ajanah started her working career in the law firm of J.O Salawu & Co. in 2006 from where she proceeded to the law firm of Ahmed Raji & Co. in 2009.

She was later employed into the Civil Service on grade level 10 as Senior Admin Officer in 2012 , with Lower Niger River Basin, Ilorin and was deployed to the Legal Unit of Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency in January, 2013. Her conversion to to Legal Officer Cadre was effected in 2015.

Following the retirement of the past Legal Adviser in July 2020, Barr. Hajara took on the mantle of office as the Acting Legal Adviser of the Ageny and was subsequently appointed as the substantive Legal Adviser by the Governing Board of the Agency in line with Section 10(1) of the enabling Act.

Barr. Ajanah has passion for seeing things done efficiently and effectively. She loves reading and jogging.