Inducted 2019
Chief James Sena Anthony
- Name
- Chief James Sena Anthony
- State of Origin
- Lagos
- Zone
- South West
- Sector of Achievement
- Judiciary & Legal Services
- Profession
- Chief Sena Anthony is a prominent Nigerian legal practitioner and corporate executive, specializing as an oil and gas law consultant.
- Year of Induction
- 2019
- Posthumous
- No
Landmark Achievement
First female corporate attorney, prominent energy law consultant, and the first female Group Executive Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
Reasons for Induction
Chief Sena Anthony’s impact level in the Nigerian oil and gas sector is profound, characterized by her role as a pioneering corporate leader and legal architect. She spent 31 years at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), rising to become the first female Group Executive Director, Corporate Secretariat and Legal Division.
Biography
Chief Sena Anthony (also known as Dame James Sena Anthony) is a pioneering Nigerian corporate attorney, prominent energy law consultant, and the first female Group Executive Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Widely recognized for breaking the glass ceiling in Nigeria's oil and gas sector, she has spent decades structuring the legal framework for the country's most critical energy infrastructure projects.