The Federal Government has hired seven Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to defend against lawsuits filed by property owners affected by the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. This was disclosed by Minister of Works, David Umahi, during the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Stakeholders Meeting. The 700-kilometer highway project, which spans from Victoria Island, Lagos to Calabar, ...

    At the Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday, January 20, 2025, Dr. Bisi Onasanya, a former Group Managing Director of First Bank, through his lawyer, Olumide Fusika, SAN, demanded the proper service of charges and proof of evidence in a loan-related controversy allegedly dating back 12 years. Onasanya, a chartered accountant, is ...

    A debate has erupted among senior lawyers in Nigeria over whether judges recently recommended for compulsory retirement for age falsification should face prosecution. The National Judicial Council (NJC), chaired by Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, disclosed on November 15 that two heads of court were found guilty of falsifying their ages ...

  The Nigerian Immigration Lawyers Association (NILA) has extended warm congratulations to Prof. Roland Otaru, SAN, on his recent appointment as Professor of Law Practice at the Federal University, Oye Ekiti. In a letter jointly signed by Prince Ebere Nwokoro, FCarb, FNILA (Trustee and 1st Vice President), and Dame Georgina Ehuria-Arisa, MON, FNILA (Trustee), the ...

    Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Femi Atteh has emphasised that a legal education opens limitless opportunities, describing a law degree as one of the most valuable assets anyone can acquire. Atteh, who serves as the founder and Principal Partner of Peniel Solicitors & Advocates, made this statement during a send-forth ceremony held in ...

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Kaduna chapter held a valedictory session to honor the late Yunus Ustaz Usman, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and life bencher, who passed away on September 11, 2024, at the age of 67. The three-hour session, held at the High Court Complex, saw attendance from senior members of the ...

  The Lagos State government has taken a significant step towards speeding up justice delivery with a new bill aimed at reducing the duration of civil and tenancy cases in the state’s courts. The bill, which has been sent to the State House of Assembly for approval, seeks to ensure that civil cases at Magistrate ...

  Human rights lawyer, Professor Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, SAN has accused the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) of commercialising their services, charging exorbitant fees for assistance, and neglecting crime victims in need. In a post on her X (formerly Twitter) handle on Monday, October 21, Ezeilo revealed that the police demand fixed amounts as high as ...

    On October 27, 2024, Ofante-Ogugu in Kogi State’s Olamaboro Local Government Area will host the ordination of renowned legal luminary Dr. Ogwu James Onoja, SAN (Senior Advocate of Nigeria), as an Elder of the United Evangelical Church (UEC). The ceremony, set to attract top legal figures, friends, and well-wishers from across Nigeria, will ...

  The Ilorin branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Kwara State has produced its first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), marking a historic milestone in the branch’s over 50-year existence. Barrister Ronke Adeyemi, a legal practitioner with deep roots in the Ilorin legal community, was among the newly elevated SANs, officially inaugurated ...

  The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has praised Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Tajudeen Oladoja, for his pivotal role in securing a landmark judgment that recognizes the inheritance rights of women married under Shariah law, despite a husband’s marriage to another woman at the civil registry. In a statement issued on Thursday, MURIC’s Founder and Executive ...

  The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Yunus Ustaz, SAN, describing him as a “towering legal icon” and a beloved leader of the NBA Kaduna Branch. In an official statement addressed to the members of the NBA Kaduna Branch, Mazi Osigwe ...

  Attorneys-general and Justice Commissioners from Nigeria’s 36 states, along with major justice sector stakeholders, are set to converge in Abuja on Monday, September 9, 2024, for a crucial roundtable on tackling corruption. The one-day event, themed “Building a Unified Front Against Corruption in Nigeria,” is organized by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related ...

Former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Kanu Agabi, has criticized Nigeria’s presidential system of government, arguing that it fosters dictatorship. He made this assertion during the 23rd Mike Okonkwo Annual Lecture, themed ‘Nigeria’s Pathways: Diagnosis and Prescriptions,’ in honor of Bishop Mike Okonkwo’s 79th birthday. Agabi expressed concern over Nigeria’s governance, warning that the ...

  The Lagos State Government is set to host a Special ‘Lagos Day’ during the 2024 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference, which will take place on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at a specially constructed marquee within the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) in Lagos. In a statement issued by the Lagos State Attorney-General and ...

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC), chaired by Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has approved the conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria on 87 legal practitioners. According to a statement signed by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary of the LPPC, Hajo Sarki Bello, the swearing-in ceremony ...