The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb) Nigeria Branch has unveiled its theme for this year’s eagerly awaited Annual Conference. In an online post seen by CITY LAWYER, the 2026 Annual Conference Planning Committee stated that this year’s theme is “Beyond Dialogue: Delivering Excellence in Arbitration and ADR.” CITY LAWYER gathered that the theme is a...
I write to convey my warmest note of felicitation to the Elder E. I. Nwude led branch Executive, the Law Week Planning Committee, and the entire members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Bwari Branch, on this occasion of your 2026 Law Week. Your chosen theme; “The Leadership Challenge In Nigeria: The Way Forward, Beyond...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Remuneration Committee, led by Chief Emeka Obegolu, PhD., SAN, has formally notified all banks in Nigeria, to comply with the Legal Practitioners’ Remuneration Order 2023, which took effect on May 16, 2023. The Order, issued under Section 15(3) of the Legal Practitioners Act, sets a minimum fee structure for legal...
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr. Afam Osigwe SAN; Chairman of the 2025 NBA Section on Legal Practice (NBA-SLP) Annual Conference Planning Committee, Chief Paul Harris Ogbole SAN, and Mr. M. A. Attah SAN are among many jurists and Bar Leaders billed to descend on Yola, the Adamawa State capital, for this year’s Gabriel Adikwu...
Tier one lender, Fidelity Bank Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to health and social welfare with the donation of food and essential items to inmates at the Enugu Maximum Security Custodial Centre. The outreach was carried out by the newly inducted Legacy Class of 2026 and executed under the bank’s flagship Corporate Social Responsibility CSR,...
NBA 1ST VICE PRESIDENT & CHAIRMAN HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE ADDRESS AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHT & CLIMATE JUSTICE IN NIGERIA: LAW, REMEDIES & ACCOUNTABILITY. TODAY, THE 16TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 Protocol It is my privilege to welcome you all to this very important conference. Permit me to add that this conference is like no other,...
OKEY OHAGBA ON GOOD FRIDAY 2026: A SOBER REFLECTION ON TRUE SACRIFICE, LOVE & HOPE OF REDEMPTION Beloved Bar leaders and colleagues of the Christian Faith, Christ’s crucifixion and death on Calvary’s cross have washed away our iniquities, travails, and tribulations. May He renew our strengths and grant us the wisdom to seek justice with...
NEWS RELEASE A Call to Action: Chief Gadzama, SAN, Challenges Stakeholders at Security Summit The International Peace, Security Summit and Awards was held on the 31st day of March 2026. It concluded with a resounding call to move beyond rhetoric and commit to actionable outcomes. Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN, in his capacity as Chairman, challenged...
The Gabriel Adikwu Annual Lecture 2026, reputed to be the largest single gathering of Lawyers in North East Nigeria and accredited by the Nigerian Bar Association Institute of Continuing Legal Education (NBA- ICLE), is set to hold in Yola, Adamawa State on May 16, 2026. This year’s Annual Lecture will hold by 9 am at...