The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, on Friday, 26th June 2026, successfully conducted its 2026 Branch Elections, with voting commencing at 9:00 a.m. and concluding at about 4:00 p.m. The election was peaceful, transparent, and seamless, with the entire process streamed live on Zoom, enabling members to remotely observe and monitor the proceedings in...
Advance Your Career in Construction Arbitration! Join the Institute of Construction Industry Arbitrators (ICIArb) for our upcoming Membership Entry Training (MET). Date: 4th–5th August 2026⏰ Time: 10:00 AM📍 Format: Virtual (Join from anywhere!)💰 Fee: ₦250,000 Key Benefits: Gain full membership and use the prestigious MICIArb acronym. Master construction contracts and dispute resolution techniques. Build critical...
NEWS RELEASE NOTICE OF DISCOUNTED FLIGHT FOR AGC 2026 Fly Smart, Arrive Ready with Air Peace to Port Harcourt! Subsidized Flights for NBA-AGC 2026 Delegates Heading to Port Harcourt for NBA-AGC 2026? Enjoy discounted one way and round-trip flights, just for delegates! Lagos-PHAbuja- PHKano – PH Economy (round trip) – N250,000Business (round trip) – N600,000...
IBA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2026: ENJOY EXCLUSIVE 40% DISCOUNT FOR NIGERIAN LAWYERSDistinguished Colleagues, The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) wishes to draw the attention of all members to a final reminder received from the International Bar Association (IBA) regarding the special 40% registration discount available exclusively to lawyers in Nigeria attending the IBA Annual Conference 2026. The IBA had announced...
MY MISSION To advance the NBA through an innovative e-governance framework that delivers a transparent, responsive, and member-centric Secretariat JOIN ME, LET’S INNOVATE! VOTE OKEY LEO OHAGBA FOR GENERAL SECRETARY, NBA InnovativeSecretariat TheIBAmodel #InnovativeBar#Thefuturestartsnow#OkeyisOk OKEY LEO OHAGBA, CANDIDATE FOR NBA GENERAL SECRETARY, SALUTES MULAN AT 17TH ANNUAL GENERAL CONFERENCE, KANO I write to felicitate the...
The Electoral Committee for the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Port Harcourt Branch has suspended the branch elections scheduled for tomorrow in obedience to an order of a high court sitting in Port Harcourt. In a move that has been hailed as exemplary and a show of respect for the majesty of the courts, the committee...
Ęgbé Amòfin Oòdu’À (The Yoruba Lawyers Forum), the umbrella body of lawyers of Yoruba extraction, has raised strong concerns over the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Elections, calling for the use of National Identification Number (NIN) linked mobile numbers for transmission of voting credentials as against use of emails. In a communique made available to...
The Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BOSAN) is currently reeling under the loss of three of its members, at least two of who died this month. In separate announcements made available to CITY LAWYER, the elite body named the deceased as Sir Chief Henry Oghogho Ogbodu, SAN (1953 – 2026), Senator (Chief) Anthony Ademuyiwa...
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mike Ozekhome, has been barred by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) from further parading or referring to himself with that title pending the conclusion of ongoing disciplinary proceedings and other cases involving him. “This action was taken pursuant to Paragraph 26(6) of the Guidelines for the Conferment of the...
NEWS RELEASE NBA LAGOS LAW WEEK 2026: IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ON OUR HEALTH WALK Learned Silks, Seniors & Esteemed Colleagues, As we prepare to kick off NBA Lagos Law Week 2026 with our Health Walk on Saturday, 27 June 2026, at 9:00 a.m., kindly note that the monthly Environmental Sanitation Exercise in Lagos State will also...