Dr. Ismail Adua is an Associate Professor of Law in the Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. He was appointed as a lecturer in the Department of Business Law, Faculty of Law in 2008. He bagged his PhD at IIUM in 2014. He is an expert in Business Law and Aviation law.

He has published many articles in his area of specialization in both national and international journals. He is a member of the Nigeria Bar Association and Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria. He has served as an External Examiner at the Council of Legal Education (Nigeria). His main areas of research are Aviation law and Business law.