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Marvin Barinemnwin Dekil
Born
Marvin Barinemnwin Dekil

(1969-10-13) 13 October 1969 (age 55)
Gokana, Rivers, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
EducationUniversity of Port Harcourt, University of Oxford, University of London.
Alma materUniversity of Leeds, University of Oxford, University of Bradford, Birkbeck University of London, University of Port Harcourt.
Known forEnvironmental Scientist. Legal Practitioner, Leadership and Management Consultant
SpouseDr. Augusta O. Dekil
AwardsFellow, Institute of Management Consultants, Member, Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, UK.
Scientific career
FieldsEnvironmental Science
InstitutionsUnited Nations Environment Program

Marvin Dekil, (born 13 October 1969) is a Nigerian environmental scientist, lawyer, businessman and politician. In 2017,[1] President Mohammadu Buhari appointment of Dr. Dekil Pioneer Project Coordinator of Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), the agency responsible for the implementation of UNEP Environmental Assessment report and cleanup of oil polluted sites [2][3][4] in Ogoniland and Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

He was the Technical Lead, UNEP Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland Project and a Technical Adviser to Rivers State Commissioner for the Environment. He is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dexcom Solution Ltd, and Principal Partner at the law firm M.B. Dekil & Co.

Early life and education

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Marvin Dekil was born in 1969 in Ogoni, Rivers state, Nigeria. He attended Akpor Grammar School, Ozuoba Port Harcourt and obtained WASC O’ level before proceeding to the University of Port Harcourt, graduating with B. Sc. (Hons) Microbiology. Dr. Dekil obtained an MSc in Environmental Pollution Control from the Department of Fuel and Energy, University of Leeds and a PhD in Environmental Science from the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom. He attended Oxford Leading Strategic Projects Programme and Oxford Executive Leadership Programme, Said Business School University of Oxford.

Dekil is also a Lawyer and holds a BL from the Nigerian Law School and a Qualifying Law Degree, LLM from the Birkbeck College University of London. He is an alumnus of Kellog College University of Oxford.

Career

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Dekil was a World Wide Fund International Prince Bernhard Scholar at the University of Leeds United Kingdom. He has been a consultant to various multinational and international organizations in the United Kingdom and Nigeria, including the United Nations Environment Programme UNEP, IBM Global Services, AstraZeneca, Environment Agency England, International Oil Companies including Shell Nigeria (SPDC), Eni/Agip, and Federal and State governments in Nigeria. He was part of the government of Nigeria delegation to United Nations Climate Change Conference in Katowice Poland,[5][failed verification] Madrid Spain and Earth Summit Rio +20, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[6][failed verification] He is a Fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Management Consultants.

Dekil who is an expert in contaminated land remediation was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari and Amina J. Mohammed, then Nigeria Minister of Environment now Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations to lead the first ever government of Nigeria oil pollution clean up programme, Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) and implement the United Nations Environment Programme UNEP report on Ogoniland.

Dekil is Managing Director/CEO of Dexcom Solution Ltd and Managing Partner at M.B.Dekil & Co. Perfection Chambers Law firm and was previously Associate Attorney at Afe Babalola SAN Emmanuel Chambers Law office Port Harcourt.

Awards and fellowships

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  • World Wildlife Fund (International) Postgraduate Scholar (Prince Bernhard Scholarship for Nature Conservation), University of Leeds[citation needed]
  • Fellow, Nigeria Institute of Management Consultants[citation needed]
  • UNEP Certificate in Environmental Assessment[7]
  • Member, Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, UK[citation needed]
  • Member, Nigeria Environmental Society[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Ogoniland cleanup: Council appoints Dekil project coordinator". 14 January 2017.
  2. ^ "VIDEO :The Project Coordinator of HYPREP, Dr Marvin Dekil, on a Live NTA Interview – FEDERAL MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT".
  3. ^ "Cleanup of less polluted sites in Ogoniland 70% complete — Dekil". 25 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Insecurity won't impede Ogoni cleanup, says Dekil". 9 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Katowice climate change conference (COP 24)".
  6. ^ "United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20 .:. Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform".
  7. ^ "Nigerian govt. clarifies position on clean-up, emergency projects in Ogoniland | Premium Times Nigeria". 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
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