ECNBA HOLDS STAKEHOLDERS’ PARLEY TOMORROW

The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) is set to hold its second “ECNBA Stakeholders’ Briefing and Press Conference” tomorrow at 4 pm.

A notice made available to CITY LAWYER by the committee reads:

Learned Colleagues,

We invite you to the ECNBA Stakeholders’ Briefing and Press Conference on Friday, 24 June 2022 by 4pm to discuss important electoral matters including the electronic magazine and campaign regulations amongst others. We look forward to interacting with you.

Kindly click on the link below to register and attend the conference.

https://tinyurl.com/ECNBA-Press-Briefing

PS – After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar

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32 CONTESTANTS EMERGE IN GADZAMA ‘BUSINESS LAW DEBATE’

Thirty-two contestants have been selected for the “Business Law Debate” which is part of activities to mark the 60th birthday anniversary of pioneer Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL).

According to a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, “The first round will commence today, Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.; it will be live on zoom and can be watched via this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86044023411

Below is the full text of the statement.

APPROX N2M UP FOR GRABS AS GADZAMA’S BUSINESS LAW DEBATE STARTS TODAY *

Congratulations to the 32 shortlisted Candidates for making it to the knockout stage of the competition.

The first round will commence today, Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.; it will be live on zoom and can be watched via this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86044023411

The debates will continue tomorrow, Thursday, November 18, 2021 and will end on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, when the finals will be held.

Recall that the winner will walk home with N1,000,000 while the runner up and second runner up will win N500,000 and N250,000 each. Other prizes are also available for the shortlisted Candidates.

To find out more about the competition and obtain live updates, you are advised to check J-K Gadzama’s social media handles.

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IBIDAPO-OBE DELIVERS UNILAG INAUGURAL LECTURE MARCH 24

Renowned Professor of Public Law and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK), Professor Akinola Ibidapo-Obe will on March 24, 2021 deliver his inaugural lecture at the University of Lagos (UNILAG).

The lecture which is scheduled for 4 pm at the popular J. F. Ade Ajayi Auditorium of the university is titled “Battle of three ancestors and the jurisprudence of Black Africa.”

An invitation by the UNILAG Vice Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe noted that “Guests are requested to be seated by 3.45 p. m.,” moreso as strict COVID-19 protocols will be observed.

The hybrid event will also be beamed live to a global audience via the ZOOM platform. A message by Prof. Ogundipe reads:

The Vice Chancellor is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Inaugural Lecture of Professor Akin Ibidapo-Obe
Time: Mar 24, 2021 04:00 PM West Central Africa

Join Zoom Meeting
https://wacren.zoom.us/j/66790548799?pwd=S2p1Vm1ic0djME9OVXZ3VHpqa2tKUT09

Meeting ID: 667 9054 8799
Passcode: 782826

Professor Ibidapo-Obe obtained his LL.B Degree from the University of Lagos in 1977 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in July 1978. He was awarded LL. M. with Distinction from the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University OAU, in 1980. He joined the Faculty of Law of OAU as Lecturer II in 1989. He was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1996 and Associate Professor with effect from 1st October 1998. He has been Examinations Officer, Sub-Dean and Ag. Head of Department of Public Law. He was visiting Professor of Law at Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A. in 1993. He has also been an Exchange Scholar to the University of Nottingham, England. He has delivered papers at learned conferences in several countries. As an Afrocentric legal scholar with special interest in African Customary Law, his contributions were rewarded with the traditional honour of Bamofin-Ibile Ipetumodu (exponent of indigenous law). He was a Director of Constitutional Rights Project (CRP); Member, Director, and Founder of several other notable human rights organisation. As Dean of Law at the Univeristy of Lagos, Professor Ibidapo-Obe pioneered Introduction of Law and Religion Studies as an approved course for the 2016–2017 session. He credits his involvement with the law and religion movement to his attendance at the 21st International Symposium on Law and Religion Studies in Provo in October 2014. Professor Ibidapo-Obe and colleagues throughout Nigeria have formed the Nigeria Association for Law and Religion Studies and the West African Regional Centre for Law and Religion Studies to promote teaching and research on law and religion in Nigeria and the West Africa subregion.

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