EMPOWERING HER, EMPOWERING ALL Happy International Women’s Day!Embracing the spirit of ‘Give to Gain’, let’s celebrate the power of empowering women. Dear woman and all our He4She’s, your strength, resilience, and generosity inspire many as giving has the power of […]
Happy International Women’s Day! Today, we celebrate the invaluable contributions of women and girls across every sphere of life, those who lead, nurture, innovate, and inspire. True to the theme “Give to Gain”, it is a call for society to […]
BUILDING A TRANSPARENT AND RESPONSIVE WELFARE FRAMEWORK We must move from goodwill to governance.One of the recurring concerns within the Bar is uncertainty around how welfare support is structured, funded, and disbursed. When systems are unclear, confidence weakens. When processes […]
Introduction From the outside, the legal profession appears unified. Lawyers wear the same robes, recite the same procedural language, and are bound by the same ethical codes. Titles may differ—pupil, associate, partner—but the public image suggests a single, coherent professional […]
Former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Abuja Branch (Unity Bar), Afam O. Okeke, has reflected on his participation at the 2nd Annual Lecture of the Body of Benchers, held on the 5th of March, 2026 describing the gathering as […]
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, is once again raising the bar for professional development as it prepares to host its 23rd Continuing Legal Education Committee (CLEC) Seminar, a two-day high-level knowledge gathering designed to equip lawyers with the […]
By Ehigimetor Igbaugba The Federal High Court, Calabar Division, has ordered the University of Calabar (Unical) to pay N55 million to eight ex-students over what it described as fraudulent, reckless, and deceitful conduct. The court gave the order in the […]
By Innocent Anaba LAGOS — Following a comprehensive and exhaustive investigation by the Nigeria Police Force Special Fraud Unit, SFU, and subsequent ruling by a Federal High Court, Mr. Austin Albert and his associated firms have been exonerated of all […]
The Body of Benchers has sanctioned 17 lawyers over professional misconduct, with penalties ranging from two to five years’ suspension handed to the erring lawyers. The revelation was made at the Body of Benchers’ annual lecture and presentation of the […]
The crisis rocking the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) deepened on Wednesday as an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan ordered a halt to steps being taken toward the conduct of the 2026 National Officers’ Election. Justice G. A. Opayinka […]