The popular Annual Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) will hold between February 17 and 20, 2021 in the ancient city of Ibadan, Oyo State. The theme of the conference is “The Role of Public Interest in Governance in Nigeria.” According to a statement made available to...
Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong and his Benue counterpart, Dr. Samuel Ortom are among dignitaries expected to participate in an online colloquium that would discuss law and technology. The theme of the webinar is “The...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad will today chair the 12th edition of the popular “J-K Gadzama LLP Annual Public Lecture” which holds from 3 pm to 6 pm. The theme of the lecture is “Rebuilding the nation post COVID-19 outbreak: the judicial, economic and political perspectives.” The lecture which is being...
The 14th Annual Lecture of ǼLEX will hold today, Wednesday, November 18, 2020. This year’s edition of the popular lecture will hold virtually with the theme, “Illiteracy, Migration and Insecurity: Nigeria’s Population Time Bomb.” Among the Speakers for today’s lecture are: Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa – Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission; Mr. Mohamed Yahya – Resident...
Fiery human rights activist and member of the #ENDSARS Judicial Inquiry Panel, MR. EBUN-OLU ADEGBORUWA SAN chronicles his encounter with Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwa-Olu and why he accepted to serve on the panel. My phone rang unusually, but it was a call that I had to pick, given the assignment that came through that...
Nigerian Law School teacher, MR. SYLVESTER UDEMEZUE dissects the lexical nexus between ‘The Presidency’ and ‘The President’ and points the way forward The purpose of this piece is to demonstrate that it is incorrect and unfitting for any media aide to a Nigerian President to issue or sign any Public Statement or Press Release in...
PROMISES FREE LEGAL HELP FOR VICTIMS Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr. Olumide Akpata yesterday stormed the inaugural sitting of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for Restitution for victims of #EndSARS-related abuses and the October 20 Lekki Tollgate shootings. Briefing NBA Lagos Branch members after the visit, Akpata vowed that NBA will closely...
A group of lawyers under the aegis of Lawyers for Welfare Advocacy (LAWFWA) has felicitated with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr. Olumide Akpata on his birthday today. NBA Benin Publicity Secretary, Mr. Ogaga Emoghwanre has also congratulated Akpata on his birthday, describing him as “a quintessential gentleman, effervescent, intelligent, savvy, spruce, dapper and...
The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest Law (NBA-SPIDEL) is set to reinvent its membership database. In an announcement made available to CITY LAWYER, the leading NBA organ for the promotion of public interest causes urged members to take advantage of the exercise to ensure that their information is captured in the section’s database....
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr. Olumide Akpata and foremost legal expert and Dean of Law, University of Lagos, Prof. Ayodele Atsenuwa are among leading jurists billed to speak at a webinar in preparation for the 1st Online Settlement Month in Africa themed ‘Resolving Disputes Through Technology in Africa.’ The virtual workshop is a partnership...