Gbite Adeniji is the Managing Partner at ENR ADVISORY, a specialist law firm focused on the energy and natural resources sectors.
He is known for his work on the reforms of the policy, legal, and regulatory frameworks of the mining and petroleum sectors. He advised the Nigerian government on mineral sector reforms and drafted the reform legislation – the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act.
He was also the petroleum policy advisor to the Government of Nigeria between 2015 and 2018 during which he led the preparation of the National Gas Policy and the National Petroleum Policy.
He is currently advising a diverse clientele on infrastructure projects, commercial transactions and regulatory issues in the petroleum, electricity and mining sectors. He obtained a bachelor of laws (LLB) degree from the University of London and a master of laws (LLM) degree at the Georgetown University Law Centre, Washington DC, USA. He has also undertaken advanced studies in environmental, natural resources law and policy at the University of Denver College of Law, USA. He was admitted as a solicitor and advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1987.