The African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA) will hold the ground-breaking ceremony for the AWLA Resource Centre on Thursday, 12 November 2026, at 11:00 a.m., at Ora Town, Mojoda, Epe, Lagos State. Themed “From Pain to Power – One Roof, One Stop, One Safe Haven (AWLA Sweet Escape),” the Centre is described in the project concept note as a one-stop facility...
LAW UNDERGRADS, GRADS, YOUNG LAWYERS TO WIN N.7M IN i-ADRNIGERIA ARBITRATION DEBATE
Ready to showcase your eloquence, legal knowledge, and advocacy skills? The Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution Development and Conflict Management of Nigeria (iADRNigeria) invites all eligible law undergraduates, law graduates, and young lawyers (not more than two years post-call) to participate in its Annual Arbitration Debate! Special Eligibility Note: Student participants are required to add “NIL” in the space provided...
SENIOR LAWYER CHIJIOKE OKOLI NOW NNEWI PRIME MINISTER
The Nnewi Royal Cabinet has been reconstituted, with Chief Chijioke Okoli, SAN (Mgbọrọgwụ Ọjị Nnewi) appointed as its Chairman. By virtue of his elevation as Chairman of the Cabinet, Chief Okoli now occupies the coveted position of Traditional Prime Minister of the highly influential Nnewi town. He also becomes the top-ranking Chief in the ancient kingdom. The inauguration of the...
MTN APPOINTS SENIOR ADVOCATE FABIAN AJOGWU AS DIRECTOR
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has appointed five new directors to its board as part of efforts to strengthen its operations and support the company’s growth and strategic direction. The appointees include former Etisalat Nigeria executives, Ibrahim Dikko and Boye Olusanya, who were appointed as independent non-executive directors to the board of the telecommunication company. The telco giant also appointed corporate...
CIARB NIGERIA CORPORATE COUNSEL GROUP TO ACCRA BREAKFAST DIALOGUE
Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana, Justice Nene Amegatcher, is the Special Guest at the forthcoming Corporate & In-House Counsel Committee (CICC) of the Ciarb Nigeria Branch Accra Breakfast Dialogue, themed “Arbitration That Delivers: From Dispute Resolution to Business Value.” The invitation-only Dialogue will bring together corporate and in-house counsel, business executives, arbitration practitioners, and other key stakeholders...
‘WHY USA IMPOSED VISA BAN ON 7 SUPREME COURT JUSTICES,’ BY RETIRED JURIST
Retiring Supreme Court, Justice Uwani Musa Abba-Aji, on Friday, disclosed that the travel ban imposed on a seven-member panel of the Supreme Court by the United States of America (USA) was occasioned by a misinterpretation of a judgement delivered by members of the panel. Justice Abba Aji, made the disclosure at a special valedictory court session held in her honour...
UTOMI TO DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT IGBO LAWYERS’ DINNER
The Otu Oka-Iwu (Law Society) has announced prominent good governance activist, Professor Pat Utomi as the Keynote Speaker at its 2026 End-of-Year Dinner scheduled to hold at the Nigerian Law School, Lagos, on Saturday, 5th December, 2026. According to a statement by Mr. Emeka Nwadioke, Chairman of the Media & Publicity Sub-Committee of the End-of-Year Planning Committee (CPC), “The choice...
NBA PRESIDENT GIFTS WUKARI BRANCH CARETAKER C’TEE FRESH MANDATE
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, FCIArb has approved the request to extend the tenure of the Caretaker Committee of the NBA Wukari Branch for a further period of 1 (one) month, from 11 November to 10 December 2026. The decision was taken in the interest of institutional stability and continuity of administration, and to...
HURRY! AWLA ACCRA CONFERENCE REGULAR REGISTRATION ENDS TODAY
AWLA is Regional; it is International, it answers its name, spread abroad in over 30 Countries and in the Diaspora, ans Association of female lawyers of African descent, spread all over the world, extending her benefits in service to our Womenfolk in all the Countries that make up Africa! This feat was achieved under Mandy Demechi Asagba’s leadership as the...
NBA LAUNCHES 2026 ICLE NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY
The Nigerian Bar Association Institute of Continuing Legal Education (NBA-ICLE) has officially announced the launch of its 2026 National Training Needs Assessment Survey. The initiative seeks comprehensive feedback from legal professionals across the nation to determine what professional development resources will make the most substantial impact on their career advancement and day-to-day legal practice. The primary objective of the nationwide...