The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN has assured the NBA Section on Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL) that she would attend its forthcoming 2026 Annual Conference alongside many members of her Executive Committee. She also assured the delegation led by NBA-SPIDEL Chair, Prof. Uju Agomoh of her readiness...
Stakeholders on Tuesday convened at the United Nations House in Abuja to review the human rights situation in Nigeria and deliberate on measures to strengthen human rights protection, justice and accountability across the country. The meeting, organised by the Human Rights Agenda Network (HRAN), brought together representatives of government institutions, civil society organisations, development partners,...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has issued an order for President Bola Tinubu to be served, within seven days, with the suit seeking to stop him from contesting the 2027 presidential election over his alleged submission of forged certificates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a ruling, Justice Ekwo...
Legal luminaries, civil society leaders, and electoral experts gathered in Lagos on Thursday, September 17, 2026, for the 3rd edition of the Tunji Braithwaite Symposium, issuing a stern indictment of the Nigerian judiciary over its persistent imposition of election winners against the clear mandate of the electorate. The panel of speakers including retired Court of...
The Federal Government has commenced a six-week review of Nigeria’s tax laws to address implementation gaps, ambiguities and unintended consequences identified since the reforms took effect in January.The review will examine Value Added Tax thresholds, withholding tax, capital gains treatment, multiple taxation and other aspects of the tax regime. Its recommendations are expected to inform...
NEWS RELEASE The Nigerian Bar Association, Lagos Branch, recently joined legislators at the Lagos State House of Assembly to review the proposed Street Begging and Street Urchins (Prohibition, Prevention and Rehabilitation) Bill 2026 at the public hearing. Presenting the Memorandum of the Branch’s Law Reform Committee, the Chairman of NBA Lagos Branch, Mrs. Uchenna Ogunedo...
Chief Ebele Nwokoye, a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has been conferred with the controversial ‘blue silk’ rank as a Senior Counsel of Nigeria (SCN). The rank is reportedly designed as an alternative to the coveted rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) conferred by the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC). Nwokoye,...
African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA) International Inc. has announced September 20, 2026, as the end of the Early Bird window for its eagerly awaited International Conference scheduled to take place in Accra, Ghana from November 18th to 22nd, 2026. The Conference is hosted by Mandy Demechi-Asagba Esq., President, AWLA International Inc., with Her Excellency Betty...
The Law Graduates Association of Nigeria (LAWGAN) has declared that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) lacks general statutory powers to regulate, fix or determine the professional fees charged by legal practitioners. CITY LAWYER recalls that the EFCC had called on legal practitioners in the country to desist from the “illegal and unethical practice...
In a bid to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and real-world legal practice, a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Lagos Branch Social Committee, Stephanie Adaku Elvis has released an essential guidebook titled “Welcome to Practice: A Young Lawyer’s Field Guide”. Drawing from over seven years of post-call experience, Elvis outlines a comprehensive...