Twenty-three days after its transmission by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the upper chamber of Nigeria’s National Assembly, the Senate, held public hearings on 18 December 2025 to consider the Legal Practitioners Bill. At this pace, the bill could become law well before the middle of 2026. The journey to this bill has been somewhat...
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Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has raised serious concerns over the controversies trailing the recently enacted Tax Reform Acts, warning that the issues threaten the credibility and transparency of Nigeria’s lawmaking process. President, Nigerian Bar Association, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, in a statement on Tuesday, said the unfolding developments cast...
The planned resumption of enforcement of the motor vehicle tinted glass permit policy by the Nigeria Police Force has reignited a major legal and constitutional controversy, with critics warning that the move amounts to a direct challenge to the authority of the courts and a dangerous erosion of the...
Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has urged the Federal Government not to engage in dialogue with terrorists who have terrorised the Nigeria for years. Speaking on Tuesday in Akure at the opening ceremony of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Law Week, Akure Branch, Fani-Kayode said the government...
Federal High Court has announced that its 2025/2026 Legal Year and Annual Judges’ Conference will begin on December 15 in Abuja. According to a statement issued on Monday by the court’s Director of Information, Dr. Catherine Christopher, the week-long event — which will run until December 18 — was...
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has expressed serious concern over reports that a Magistrate Court in Kano ordered two popular TikTok personalities, Idris Mai Wushirya and Basira Yar Guda, to formalize their relationship through marriage within 60 days, following a case involving the circulation of an allegedly indecent video. Describing...
Nigeria Police Force has announced a nationwide pause on enforcing the law against vehicles with tinted windows. This decision follows discussions with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) held at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. According to a statement from the Police, the suspension will stay in place until a...
In response to growing security threats, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Kebbi State branch, has issued a travel advisory to its members, urging them to avoid nine local government areas identified as hotspots for kidnapping. The directive, issued by Branch Chairman, Alhaji Aminu Hassan, followed an emergency meeting held...
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called for justice and protection for the family of a 22-year-old man, Moses Mba, allegedly killed by a security aide attached to Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu. In a petition addressed to the state’s Commissioner of Police, Rashid Afegbua, and shared with newsmen...
Director-General of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Dr. Adebowale A.Adedokun, has called for the emergence of procurement lawyers to address public procurement deficits and corruption. He made this assertion on August 25th, 2025, at the 65th Edition of the Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)...
Managing Director/Chief Executive of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF), Barrister Olúwaṣeun Faleye has said workplace safety and social protection are fundamental pillars of social justice. Barrister Faleye made this assertion in his lead paper at the Breakout Session Vl at the Annual NBA Conference holding in Enugu, Tuesday....
Dynamic leader of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema, has delivered a powerful address at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference in Enugu on Sunday, August 24, 2025. He called on African nations to regulate loans from international financial institutions like the World Bank and...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu– South African activist Julius Malema passionately called for African unity to counter external exploitation and division. Malema made the call on Sunday during the 2025 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference held at the International Conference Centre, Enugu State. The theme of the conference...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’adu Abubakar, Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah, and South African politician Julius Malema, have passionately called on lawyers to uphold justice and protect vulnerable populations. They made the call at the 2025 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual Conference held on Sunday...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and South African political leader Julius Malema are set to attend the Nigerian Bar Association’s (NBA) 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC) in Enugu State, kicking off on Sunday, August 24. The conference, themed _“Stand Out, Stand Tall,”_ will take place...
Prominent rights lawyer and one-time Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof Chidi Odinkalu, has challenged claims by former General-Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN, criticizing the recent requirement for newly cleared Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) to undergo security screening by...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Kaduna Branch, on Tuesday, led residents of six communities in Igabi Local Government Area in a peaceful protest against alleged illegal demolitions and persistent disobedience of court orders by the Nigerian Army. The protest, which took place at the Secretariat...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly denounced Ibom Air’s handling of passenger Ms. Comfort Emmanson, labeling it as “reckless, unlawful, and a grave violation of her right to dignity” following an incident on August 10, 2025. In a statement, NBA President Afam Osigwe (SAN) and...
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has advised newly admitted lawyers to be wary of relying too heavily on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in their legal work. This guidance was shared by Mr. Rabiu Garba, the NBA Bauchi State Chairman, during an orientation session for new lawyers held on Tuesday in Bauchi....
By JOY JOY ADARA, Abuja- The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has paid tribute to the late former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mohammed Uwais, describing him as an architect of electoral reform and conscience of the bench. In a statement signed by its President, Afam Osigwe (SAN), and...