The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has announced that the application portal for the 2027 conferment of the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) will officially open on November 1, 2026.
According to a notice signed by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary of the LPPC, Kabir Eniola Akanbi, the application process will be conducted online through the official portal, and applicants must strictly adhere to all guidelines, documentary requirements, and deadlines.
Key Highlights of the Guidelines:
- Application Fees: The committee fixed a non-refundable processing fee of ₦5 million for private legal practitioners, while lawyers employed by the government are required to pay a non-refundable fee of ₦2.5 million. Payments must be made directly into designated bank accounts (Zenith Bank or Guaranty Trust Bank) with evidence of payment uploaded for verification.
- Submission Deadlines: The online application portal closes at midnight on January 31, 2027. Additionally, applicants must submit five physical flash drives containing copies of their completed application forms and all supporting documents to the LPPC Secretariat before 4:00 PM on February 1, 2027.
- Strict Compliance: The committee warned that applications failing to comply with prescribed guidelines or submitted after the stipulated deadlines will be automatically rejected and treated as non-submissions.
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