The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has announced the appointment of a five-member Caretaker Committee to manage the affairs of its Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL).
The caretaker committee of the Nigerian Bar Association’s Section of Public Interest and Development Law…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has taken strong stands on several pressing issues confronting the legal profession in the country at its recent National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Jos, Plateau State on February 29th, 2024.
The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law has sued the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over the issuance of the Central Motor Information System for vehicle owners across the country.
The police had in December 2023, unveiled CMRIS…
The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has announced the schedule and guidelines for the national elections to elect new national officers and representatives to the General Council of the Bar.
In a notice signed by ECNBA Chairman Oluseun Abimbola…
A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Charles Idehen, is dead.
He was elected president of the NBA in 1989 and later became the president of AfBA, a position he relinquished. He contested for the governorship of then Bendel State.
In…
The members of the Nigerian Bar Association’s Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) have resolved not to recognize the decision of the National Executive Council (NBA-NEC) dissolving its executive committee.
In an interview on Friday, the embattled chairman of NBA-SPIDEL,…
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has rejected a demand by the Body of Benchers (BOB) for 10% share of the annual Bar Practicing Fees (BPF).
NBA President Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau SAN informed the NEC that a…
The National Executive Council of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA-NEC) has unanimously voted to remove the leadership of the Section on Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL).
A caretaker committee has been appointed and tasked with withdrawing all court cases filed by…
The Nigerian Bar Association Special Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) has filed a lawsuit against the Inspector General of Police, the Department of State Services (SSS), Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences…
Two senior lawyers have dragged the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr. Yakubu Maikyau SAN to the Lagos High Court following a ban on the activities of NBA Section on Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL) by Maikyau.
The claimants are Mr. George…