The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr Olumide Akpata, paid a courtesy visit to the Director General of the Nigerian Identity Management Commission to propose collaboration with NIMC for digital ID for Nigerian lawyers. The President and his team…
…as 62nd Annual General Conference kicks off Friday The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has cleared the air regarding the Presidential Candidates’ session, one of the advertised sessions at its forthcoming Annual General Conference, saying categorically that it is just…
The Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Hon. Justice Ekaette Obot has released the record of proceedings reflecting the exchange between the judge and a lawyer, Inibehe Effiong prior to Effiong’s committal to prison for contempt of court. The release…
Dear Colleagues, On the inauguration of the present leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association, and in the course of its duties, various Standing and Ad-hoc Committees were constituted to assist in the smooth running of the outgoing administration. However, ahead…
The meeting between the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government has again ended without an agreement. This means the six-month old strike by public university lecturers is set to continue. The striking lecturers…
Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State, has signed into law a bill prescribing death sentences for bandits, kidnappers, cattle rustlers, cultists and other criminals, as part of his administration’s efforts to end insecurity in the state. The governor also…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Rear Admiral Yaminu Ehinomen Musa (retired) as the pioneer Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC). The NCTC is established in the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) as the…
If Lagos, Nigeria’s bustling commercial capital, were human, its mood right now would be one of excitement as it anticipates a convergence of lawyers from all over the country for the 2022 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association….
The Nigeria Governors Forum says the freezing of a bank account linked to a Paris Club consultant, Panic Alert Security System Limited is for the benefit of the citizenry as the forum will not pay for unverified work. The Head…
The nation’s electricity supply crisis could worsen from tomorrow as the organised labour has directed workers in the power sector to down tools and commence an indefinite strike over pending labour issues with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). The…