Prominent senior lawyers will on Saturday x-ray the emerging issue of online mentoring as it relates to Nigeria’s young lawyers. The webinar is scheduled for 1 pm and hosted by the Nigerian Law School Class of 1989. Among the speakers at the webinar are leading Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential aspirant, Dr. Babatunde Ajibade SAN....
BY EMEKA NWADIOKE * SAYS: ‘WE HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE’ The Nigerian Law School has described as misleading, the report that it approved the payment of N32 million to an unnamed cleaner over a period of 12 months. The school also denied giving out an alleged N36 million as a dressing allowance to an individual...
The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria, Lagos State Branch has launched its Police Duty Solicitors Scheme (PDSS). The event took place during the weekend at the FIDA Lagos headquarters at Makoko, Lagos. Speaking on the rationale for the scheme, the Chairperson of FIDA Lagos Branch, Mrs. Philomena Nneji said it was aimed to...
BY EMEKA NWADIOKE The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has published the manifestos of candidates for the forthcoming NBA Elections on the association’s website, exactly 21 days prescribed by the NBA Constitution (as amended). The manifestos are hosted here. Paragraph 2.3(h) of the Second Schedule to the NBA Constitution provides that “The...
The Oyo State Government is set to recruit personnel for her two ministries. Details of the recruitment exercise as obtained by CITY LAWYER are below: OYO STATE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION VACANCIES Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for appointment into various ministries as indicated below STAFF VACANCIES IN THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE STAFF VACANCY IN...
By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN In this article, leading human rights activist, EBUN-OLU ADEGBORUWA, SAN argues that while the process leading to award of SAN title is increasingly meritorious, the rank is no longer the ultimate barometer for measuring legal excellence On July 4, 2019, the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee, LPPC, rolled out the names of...
SAY NBA ICT TEAM IS MANIPULATING VERIFICATION PROCESS ASK ELECTORAL C’TE TO WAIVE VERIFICATION, BRANCH DUES WORRY ABOUT NON-DISCLOSURE OF VOTING FRAMEWORK BY EMEKA NWADIOKE A major twist has emerged in the run-up to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) National Officers Elections as some Bar leaders and the NBA Section on Business Law have asked...
SAYS VERIFICATION MODEL WILL FOSTER FAKE VOTERS ‘SAFEGUARD YOUR GOOD NAME,’ ONU TELLS TAWO TAWO BY EMEKA NWADIOKE The Co-Convener of Open Bar Initiative, Mr. Silas Onu has petitioned the Chairman of the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) over the exclusion of his name and that of his colleague from the voters’...
Popular lawyer and telecoms litigation expert, Mr. Kunle Adegoke has endorsed Mr. Olayinka Sokoya to win the race for Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) come July 30, 2020. In a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, Adegoke who is also active in the election petitions circuit noted that having x-rayed the professional...
Former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Treasurer, Joyce Oduah has his chances of clinching the post of General Secretary boosted at the weekend with the green light given to her by the Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA). The electoral committee listed the erstwhile NBA Lagos Branch Publicity Secretary as one of the candidates to compete...