NBA NEWS

The NBA National Executive Council (NEC) at its meeting on 15 December 2022 co-opted 150 deserving members of the Association as members of the NEC. The NBA NEC which is the highest decision-making organ of the Association is next to the Annual General…

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Y.C Maikyau SAN has assured members of the association that he is ready to defend the Association and ensure equal and fair treatment of all lawyers in Nigeria. The NBA President gave the assurance while…

Nigeria’s elite regulatory authority for the legal profession, the Body of Benchers, has “stepped down” consideration of the nomination of the immediate past Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Olumide Akpata as an NBA representative to the body. This is coming against the backdrop…

THE Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Lucky Irabor has assured that the military will remain apolitical and unbiased during the forthcoming 2023 general elections. The CDS gave the assurance when the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau paid him…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has criticised the National Assembly for vesting the exclusive jurisdiction of hearing and determining pre-election cases on the Federal High Court. Yakubu Maikyau, NBA’s President, spoke on Monday at a special court session to mark the commencement of the Federal High Court…

The Body of Benchers, Nigeria, has sought adequate remuneration for young lawyers in the legal profession. This was as it sought better welfare for judges and other judicial officers in the country. The call was made by the Chairman, Body of Benchers, Chief Wole…

A Lagos based lawyer and rights-activist, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo, has responded to the petition by Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) seeking that he should be punished by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) of the Body of Benchers for alleged violation of the…

The Director General of the Gambian law school Mrs. Rougie Thomasi, paid a courtesy call on the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Yakubu Maikyau SAN on Thursday. Thomasi was accompanied by the Director General of the Nigerian Law School, Prof. Isah…

See full press release: PRESS RELEASE ON THE JUST CONCLUDED CALL TO BAR CEREMONIES RE: MATTERS ARISING The Body of Benchers successfully conducted Call to Bar Ceremonies held on 6th and 7th December, 2022 at the Body of Benchers Complex during which 4,711 new…

As part of its commitment to quality heathcare services, the  Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), has donated Personal Protective Equipments, PPPs, worth thousands of dollars to Garki Hospital, Abuja. President of NBA, Barrister Yakubu Maikyau, who led a 10-man delegation to the hospital at…