The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, on March 5, 2025, received a delegation from the United States Embassy, led by Mr. Timothy Smith, at the NBA Secretariat in Abuja. The meeting focused on strengthening legal and security collaborations between the two entities, with an emphasis on transparency, accountability, and ...

    The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe, has advocated for sweeping judicial reforms to address the increasing backlog of cases in Nigerian courts. He emphasized the need to review the role of the judiciary in pre-election disputes and limit the types of cases that reach the Supreme Court. Speaking in ...

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), under the leadership of Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has launched the issuance of digital Annual Practice Licenses for all legal practitioners who have duly paid their Annual Bar Practicing Fees for the year 2025. This has been stated in an issue signed by Dr. Mobolaji Ojibara, General Secretary, of the ...

  On the 19th of February, 2025, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) hosted a pivotal conversation on local government autonomy at the NBA Secretariat Auditorium in Abuja. The State of the Nation Discourse, themed “Strengthening Local Government Autonomy in Nigeria,” brought together esteemed speakers, including Hon. Justice Ejembi Eko, JSC (Rtd.), and Mr. Tijani Gazali, ...

  The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has reaffirmed the association’s dedication to environmental sustainability and advocacy for a healthier ecosystem. Osigwe made this pledge during a courtesy visit from the Association of Environmental Lawyers of Nigeria (AELN), led by Professor Samuel Chisa Dike. He emphasized the vital role ...

  The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) extends warm birthday wishes to its immediate past President, Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN, as he marks his 60th birthday. In a message of felicitation, NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, praised Maikyau’s unwavering dedication to the legal profession and his impactful leadership, which strengthened the Bar and ...

  The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has announced the appointment and composition of key committees as part of its commitment to strengthening the legal profession and promoting excellence in governance. Some of these committees include: Regulatory Agencies Affairs Committee (RALC), Welfare Committee, Security Agencies Relations Committee, Judiciary Committee, Law Reform Committee, Sports and Recreation Committee ...

  The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for signing the Nigeria Maritime University Bill into law, describing it as a historic milestone. In a statement made available to The Metro Lawyer (TML), Osigwe noted that the establishment of the Nigeria Maritime University comes ...

  The cybercrimes trial of activist Omoyele Sowore attracted prominent figures and supporters to the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, where he was scheduled to be arraigned by the Nigerian police. Among those present were former senator Shehu Sani, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President Afam Osigwe, Country Director of ActionAid Nigeria, Andrew Mamedu, ...

  In a heartfelt gesture of appreciation, Port Harcourt-based lawyer Kelvin Okorie, Esq., who was recently released from over a year of detention by the Nigerian Navy, visited the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) leadership in Abuja on January 13, 2025. Accompanied by his brother, Deacon Nnamdi Eze, Okorie expressed his profound gratitude to the NBA ...

  The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has strongly condemned the recurring incidents of police brutality against legal practitioners, describing such actions as an assault on the entire legal profession. Speaking on Tuesday during a meeting with the NBA National Litigation Committee at the NBA House in Abuja, Osigwe reaffirmed the ...

    The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe (SAN), has restated the association’s dedication to judicial reforms, the rule of law, and the welfare of its members, emphasizing that 2025 will be a pivotal year for the legal profession in Nigeria. In his New Year message delivered on Wednesday in Abuja, ...

    On Monday 16th December 2024, the NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, officially inaugurated the Governing Council of the NBA Young Lawyers Forum (NBA-YLF). This marks the beginning of a renewed commitment to advancing the welfare and growth of young lawyers across Nigeria. We thank the NBA President for his visionary leadership and ...

  At the 2024 International Human Rights Day celebration hosted by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Human Rights Institute, the NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, delivered a compelling call for stronger measures to safeguard human rights and promote judicial accountability across Nigeria. Speaking on the theme, *“Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now: All Humans ...

  The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has called for robust reforms to address the challenges plaguing Nigeria’s judiciary, particularly its criminal justice system. Speaking at the 2024/2025 Justices Annual Conference of the Court of Appeal, Osigwe emphasised the need for judicial introspection to restore public confidence in the ...

  The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN has announced the co-option of 150 distinguished members into its National Executive Council (NEC) for the 2024-2026 tenure. The decision was approved during the NEC meeting held on November 7, 2024, in Enugu. The co-option, made in accordance with Section 8(1)(e) of ...