Dr. Muiz Banire Celebrates 60th Birthday in Lagos

Dr. Muiz Banire, SAN, will celebrate his 60th birthday in October at Eko Hotels & Suites in Lagos, with family, colleagues, and public figures in attendance. His career spans law, academia, and public service, holding a PhD in Property Law from the University of Lagos, where he lectured from 1991 to 2010.

He became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2015. Banire served three terms as a Lagos State Commissioner from 1999 to 2011, where he was instrumental as Commissioner for Transportation in conceptualizing the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority and laying the groundwork for the Bus Rapid Transit system.

As Commissioner for the Environment, he introduced zero-tolerance offices across four local governments and hosted West Africa’s first International Climate Change Summit. He has been a member of the National Judicial Council since 2017 and is part of the Body of Benchers.

Banire chaired the governing board of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria from 2018 and joined the board of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc as a Non-Executive Director in July 2026. He founded United Action For Change to advocate for human rights and political accountability and was inducted into the Nigerian Books of Record Hall of Fame in December 2024.