Members of the Executive Committee of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Nigeria Branch recently paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-olu. The aim of the visit was to discuss areas of collaboration. Chief J. Akingbola Akinola, SAN, CIArb thanked the Governor of Lagos State Mr. Babajide Sanwoolu for taking out time from his...

There are strong indications that leading oil and gas lawyer, Mr. Lucius Nwosu SAN is dead. A post on his University of Nigeria Enugu Campus 1976 alumni platform obtained by CITY LAWYER read: “BREAKING… Am distressed and in tears. Why do such things happen?! Can’t still believe it that Papa Doc is gone to the great beyond. He passed this...

In this paper presented at the 1st Hybrid Townhall Meeting organized by the Nigerian Bar Association Security Agencies Relations Committee (NBA-SARC) on the theme, “Lawyers, Security Agencies and the Rule of Law,” MR. MELA AUDU NUNGHE SAN argues that the NBA through its committees and in collaboration with the authorities should focus on sensitizing lawyers and security operatives on the...

In this Opening Address at the recent “Town Hall Meeting,” Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Security Agencies Relations Committee (NBA-SARC), CHIEF JOE-KYARI GADZAMA SAN says the committee has successfully intervened in over 15 cases involving NBA members. He however notes that all hands must be on deck in the task of bridging the trust gap between lawyers and security...

The immediate past General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Jonathan Taidi has commended NBA Calabar Branch on its choice of theme for this year’s Annual Law Week. Describing the theme as “quite apt,” the Bar Leader said that it is “coming at a time when our nation faces multiple challenges, including issues surrounding the extant constitution and...

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) will on July 16, 2022 conduct an election to fill vacancies in the National Executive Council (NEC) and the General Council of the Bar (GCB). A frenzy of activities and jostling has attended the run-up to the eagerly awaited elections. In this piece, and against the backdrop of release of the Election Guidelines by the...

Bar Leader and former Nigerian Bar Association Welfare Secretary, Mr. Adesina Adegbite has felicitated with the Midwest Bar Forum (MWBF) on its recent quarterly meeting. In a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, Adegbite said: “As the leadership of our noble Association is becoming more determined in pushing the frontiers of legal practice and justice system to enviable levels, I...

In this speech, the Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Security Agencies Relations Committee (NBA-SARC) , CHIEF JOE-KYAI GADZAMA SAN tracks his sojourn into the legal profession and notes that if young lawyers “get counsel from the senior ones, engage them, look for someone as a role model and copy and paste with some few adjustments,” they will build successful...

A Tier-1 law firm with corporate office in Ikoyi, Lagos requires urgently the services of legal practitioners: 1. 10 (Ten) years post-call experience. 2. 6 (Six) years post-call experience. The ideal candidates must possess strong litigation experience and should be able to work without supervision. The salary is very competitive and in accordance with industry standards. Interested candidates should email...

The Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BRIPAN) has met with the management of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) towards improving the insolvency practice and licensing in the country. The President of BRIPAN, Mr. Ayodele Akintunde, SAN, who led the delegation to AMCON office in Abuja, said the agency had done a good job in trying to...