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Bisi Makanjuola Wins NBA Lagos Branch Chairmanship Election

Mr. Bisi Makanjuola has emerged the new Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Lagos Branch in the just concluded branch election. With a total of 720 votes, representing 43.3% of the votes cast, he defeated his close rival Olomayowa A. Owolabi with…

28/06/2023

Edo Lawyers Condemn Killing Of Colleagues In Ondo

The Nigerian Bar Association, Benin branch has condemned the killing of its member, Efe Idahosa, by kidnappers en route Owo, Ondo State to Benin in Edo State. The deceased was said to have been killed in Ondo State by a stray bullet from…

27/06/2023

NBA-SPIDEL elects Aikpokpo-Martins, Frank-Chukwuani other New Leaders [Full Report of 2023 Electoral Committee]

Distinguished Members, 1. INTRODUCTION I am delighted to present this report on behalf of the 2023 Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL). On behalf of the members of the Committee, I thank NBA-SPIDEL Committee Chairman,…

23/06/2023

Stop Overburdening Judiciary With Post-Election Matters, NBA-SPIDEL Tells Politicians

The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law, NBA-SPIDEL, has admonished politicians to stop over burdening the judiciary with post-election matters. The section of NBA made the remark in a 27 page communique issued at the end of it’s 2023…

23/06/2023

Lawyers Will Self Regulate, Do Not Need Third Parties – NBA President

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, has stated that the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing is a legal fight, that must be fought within the framework of extant legislations and that there is no…

23/06/2023

NBA Releases New RPC And Scale Of Fees/Charges Enacted By The Bar Council (DOWNLOAD)

Distinguished Colleagues, 1. I write to bring you up to speed on the recent developments in the regulatory frameworks of the legal profession in Nigeria. Legal Practitioners Remuneration (for Business, Legal Service and Representation) Order, 2023 2. In my Inaugural Speech on 26 August 2022,…

21/06/2023

Appointment Of Eight (8) Justices To The Supreme Court: NBA Calls For Expression Of Interest

APPOINTMENT OF EIGHT (8) JUSTICES TO THE SUPREME COURT: CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Dear Colleagues, By a letter dated 14 June and delivered to us on 16 June 2023, the Honourable, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, GCON, has requested…

17/06/2023

NBA-SPIDEL Sets Up Electoral Committee, As Dr. Monday Ubani Set To Bow Out

The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) has set up a 5-member Electoral Committee to midwife the next leadership for the Section. A statement by the NBA-SPIDEL Council Chairman, Dr. M.O. Ubani and Secretary Dr. Princess Frank-Chukwuani named…

16/06/2023

NBA Asks IGP, ICPC To Probe, Prosecute Senator Bulkachuwa

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to immediately invite Senator Ahmad Muhammad Bulkachuwa for interrogation and proceed to prosecute him…

15/06/2023

NBA Constitutes 23-Member Working Group on AFCFTA [Full List]

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN has established the NBA Working Group on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). In a notice issued by Mr. Maikyau in this regard, he noted that the…

14/06/2023

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