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Ensure Success of February Polls, UN Charges Lawyers at NBA Dialogue

The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chair of the United Nations Sustainable Group, Ms Amina Mohammed, on Monday, charged the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to ensure the success of the February general election. Mohammed, who gave the charge in a keynote…

31/01/2023

State of Nation: NBA Apologies to Nigerians for Neglecting Primary Role

The President of Nigeria Bar Association, (NBA) Yakubu Maikyau has apologised to Nigerians for what he described as the failure of lawyers to live up to their responsibilities of offering guidance for the advancement of the country. Speaking at a National Dialogue on…

30/01/2023

NBA Writes Emefiele on Old Banknotes Deadline

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) says the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is under statutory obligation to redeem the old N200, N500, and N1,000 banknotes after the January 31 deadline. The apex bank has however remained unequivocal about its decision that only the…

30/01/2023

NBA Proposes 200% Increase In Basic Salaries Of All Judicial Officers

NBA proposes a 200% increase in the basic salaries of all judicial officers and submits a 144-page memo containing recommendations to RMFAC. The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has submitted a memorandum to the Revenue Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMFAC) on the review of…

28/01/2023

NBA President Demands End to Extrajudicial Killings

The president of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), has called on the Federal Government and all relevant authorities to put in place practical, proactive, and pragmatic steps to stop extrajudicial killings and kidnappings of not only legal practitioners but…

26/01/2023

Body Of Benchers Passes Vote Of Confidence On Chair, Wole Olanipekun, Set To Probe 2022 NBA Election

The Body of Benchers at its emergency meeting held earlier today, Tuesday, January 24, 2023, passed a vote of confidence on its Chairman, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN. This came on the heel of calls for his resignation by the President of the Nigerian…

25/01/2023

Gadzama Writes Body of Benchers On 2022 NBA Election Results

By a letter dated Thursday, January 19, 2023 and referenced J-K/ABJ/TS/RFL/01/23, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama OFR, MFR, SAN has written to the distinguished Body of Benchers on the 2022 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) National Elections. Mr Gadzama urged the distinguished body to recall…

25/01/2023

NBA Hosts Presidential Candidates to Dialogue Jan 30

The Nigerian Bar Association will on January 30 host all presidential candidates at its State of the Nation Dialogue. According to a statement signed by the NBA President, Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), on Thursday, the candidates’ discussions will centre on security, the economy, and…

21/01/2023

NBA Renews Call on Olanipekun to Resign as BoB Chair

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, through its president, Mr. Yakubu Maikyau, yesterday, renewed its call for the resignation of Wole Olanipekun, as the Chairman, Body of Benchers, BoB. BoB is the statutory body saddled with the primary responsibility of calling law graduates to…

20/01/2023

NBA President Meets IGP, Seeks Partnership To Stem Harassment

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Yakubu Maikyau has deplored the working conditions of officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force. According to a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the NBA, Habeeb Lawal, Maikyau made this known when…

19/01/2023

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