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NBA Reschedules NEC Meeting To December 15

The Nigerian Bar Association has rescheduled its National Executive Council meeting to 15th December, 2022. The details of the meeting are as follows: DATE: Thursday 15th December, 2022 (Arrival on Wednesday 14″ November, 2022 and Departure on Friday 16th December, 2022) TIME: 10:00 a.m. prompt VENUE: NBA Auditorium,…

07/12/2022

NBA Withdraws From Call to Bar Ceremony over Olanipekun Scandal

STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION (NBA), YAKUBU CHONOKO MAIKYAU, OON, SAN, ON THE INSISTENCE BY THE CHAIRMAN, BODY OF BENCHERS (BOB), CHIEF WOLE OLANIPEKUN, OFR, CFR, SAN, TO PRESIDE OVER THE CALL TO BAR CEREMONY On 4 December 2022,…

06/12/2022

SAIPEM Scandal: NBA Writes Body of Benchers to Prevent Olanipekun Presiding over Call to Bar Ceremony

The President of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Y.C Maikyau SAN has written a strong worded letter to the Body of Benchers requesting that the Chairman of the body, Chief Wole Olanipekun SAN not be allowed to continue to preside over the…

05/12/2022

NBA Committee on Flood Relief Requests Data from Branch Chairmen

The Nigerian Bar Association Flood Disaster Relief Committee (NBA-FDRC), has called for the collation of relevant data of members affected by the recent flooding incidents across the country by NBA Branch Chairmen. In a release signed by the NBA Assistant General Secretary who…

28/11/2022

NBA AGC 2022: TCCP Set to Distribute Outstanding Conference Bags

The NBA-AGC TCCP 2022 has announced planes to commence delivery of conference bags to delegates who did not receive theirs during the 2022 NBA’s Annual General Conference. Read full statement below: Dear NBA-AGC 2022 Conference Delegates, We write to provide an update regarding the delivery…

25/11/2022

NBA President Mourns Prof. Muhammed Mustapha Akanbi, SAN

The President of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN commiserates with the family of the late Hon. Justice Mustapha Akanbi, the Ilorin Branch of the NBA, the staff and management of University of Ilorin and Kwara State University,…

24/11/2022

NBA Applauds Judicial Officers’ Planned Salary Review

The Nigerian Bar Association has praised the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission for its decision to evaluate the salaries of the country’s judicial authorities. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the association’s Press Secretary, Akorede Lawal, obtained by…

24/11/2022

NBA Encourages Members to Embrace Health Insurance Scheme

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday in Abuja advised on its members to embrace the nation’s health insurance scheme, saying its benefits are enormous. The NBA President, Mr Yakubu Maikyau, gave the advice when he led other members on a visit to…

16/11/2022

LPDC Gives Malcolm Omirhobo Esq 24 Days to Reply to MURIC Petition

The Legal practitioners Disciplinary Committees, LPDC, has given Activist, Malcolm Omirhobo Esq, 24 days to respond to the petition for professional misconduct written against him by Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, for appearing in courts in Olokun attire. The LPDC 24 days notice to…

16/11/2022

NBA President Writes Minister Of Women Affairs Over Comments on Judgement

It was reported on the 15th of October that at the Annual General Meeting of her alma mater, the Honourable Minister took a swipe at the judgement of the Federal High Court in SUIT NO: FHC/CS/YL/12/22 BETWEEN: Mallam Nuhu Ribadu Vs APC…

15/11/2022

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