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The NBA just recently signed memorandum of understanding with some banks in Nigeria for the purpose of providing finance for it’s members. In an interview, the NBA president Olumide Akpata, said that the move was necessitated by the desire and agenda of…

The Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BOSAN) will on Saturday, hold its first election since its incorporation on May 31, 2011. The election will take place during the BOSAN Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Dining Hall of the Nigerian Law…

The NBA 2022 Branch Election Appeals Committee for the Western Zone has published its official email handle for appeals from the zone in the forthcoming elections. In a memo made available to The Lawyer, the Appeals Committee Chaired by Asamah Kadiri SAN…

The 1st Vice-President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. John Aikpokpo Martins, has faulted Jibrin Okutepa SAN who said that SANs come before NBA President in order of precedence. According to Okutepa, “I was there and I didn’t see what was altered. Assuming…

A Former General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, Jonathan Taidi Esq has berated what he described as recurring attempts by members of the inner bar represented by the Body of Senior Advocates (BOSAN) to undermine the office of the NBA President,…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the below-listed members of the NBA as delegates to the 2022 ICC Conference scheduled to take place in Lagos State between the 1st and 3rd of June 2022. In a statement…

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata has frowned at the actions of some senior members of the NBA who are bent on whittling down the powers as well as importance and relevance of the Nigerian Bar Association as…

The Nigerian Bar Association has scheduled its quarterly National Executive Council meeting for the 9th of June, 2022. In a notice signed by the Association’s General Secretary, Joyce Oduah and sighted by The Lawyer, the NEC which is the highest decision making…

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association Olumide Akpata has constituted an Election Appeal committee to resolve issues arising from the 2022 elections. The National Election Appeals  Committee is to receive and resolve complaints and disputes arising from the conduct by the ECNBA,…

Mr. Idris Bawa, the Adviser, Police Programme, GIZ Africa-Nigeria, Esq has said that all human being is entitled to the same rights. In defining the Rule of Law according to the United Nations (UN) he noted that it is a principle of…