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The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Afam Osigwe SAN has directed all branches to accord full recognition to virtual attendance in all branch matters. The directives are a direct fallout of a CITY LAWYER exclusive report which highlighted the decision by the Branch Elections Appeal Committee (North) rejecting virtual attendance of meetings as a requirement to participate...

Barely 24 hours after CITY LAWYER reported that the National Officers Election Appeals Committee (NOEAC) had overshot the deadline set by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Constitution in treating appeals by disqualified aspirants, the committee has now resolved all pending appeals. This development was confirmed by the Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA) through its latest official notice. CITY LAWYER...

There is a major concern with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) appeal process for the forthcoming National Officers Elections as the fate of some disqualified aspirants hang in the balance. At least one disqualified aspirant told CITY LAWYER that the committee has failed to deliver a verdict on an appeal submitted to the National Officers Election Appeals Committee (NOEAC) beyond...