The Grundnorm

The Young Lawyers Forum of Nigerian Bar Association Ukwa congratulate one of their own, Hon. Tony Nwamuo, on his recent appointment and subsequent swearing in, as the Honourable Commissioner for Environment Abia State, by the Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu. The Forum through their Chairman, […]

Dear Colleagues, In line with Section 12(1) (k)  of the Constitution of the Nigerian Bar Association, 2015 (as amended), the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has constituted the General Purposes Committee (GPC) of the NBA.  The GPC is constitutionally charged with the responsibility of (i) screening prospective candidates for […]

There has been published on the website of concerned government agencies including NITDA, INEC and the rest, the draft Data Protection Bill. The law seeks to basically improve on the newly institutionalized regime of data protection in the country, which was birthed with the NDPR 2019, although there […]

Ahead of the planned strike action and protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress from Monday over the recent hike in electricity tariff and fuel price, the Nigeria Police Force has said it will enforce the law on the matter.Despite two court injunctions restraining […]

The year 2020 proposed New Yam Festival by Ndigbo living in Kano State has been put on hold as the High Court has issued an ex parte motion, stopping the activities until the hearing of the substantive motion before it.The High Court presided by Justice Farouk Lawan Adamu, […]

Dear Colleagues, As part of efforts to deepen engagement with the legal community towards ensuring that the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) meets the aspirations of its members and in fulfilment of his promise to routinely interact with the membership of the Association, the NBA President, Mr. Olumide Akpata […]

In an article titled, “The General Council of the Bar (GCoB) Is Not Vested with the Power to Issue RPC,” and published by Pointblanknews on 19 September 2020, a very respected learned friend, Mr. Kazeem A. Oyinwola, reached the following conclusions (as fairly summarized by me; I hope […]

INTRODUCTION Section 24 of the Legal Practitioners Act 1975 defines a Legal Practitioner as a person entitled in accordance with the provisions of this Act to practice as a barrister or as a barrister and solicitor, either generally or for the purposes of any particular office or proceedings.Furthermore, […]

Dear Colleagues, On Wednesday, the 23rd of September 2020, the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), met with a delegation from the Association of Lawyers with Disabilities in Nigeria (ALDIN) led by its President, Daniel Onwe to discuss issues affecting members of ALDIN. Some of the issues […]

Dear Colleagues, Despite the efforts of the Nigerian Bar Association to rid the legal profession of quacks and encroachment, certain individuals and bodies keep reinventing several strategies to offer their quackery to unsuspecting members of the public. Recently, the attention of the Nigerian Bar Association and its Section […]

President Muhammadu Buhari, late Sunday, met with his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Akufo-Addo, in Abuja on the way out of the diplomatic row between both nations on account of the closure of Nigerian businesses over fresh startup capital legislation in that West African country.The disclosure, which was made by […]

Akwa Ibom State Government has commenced plans to launch its own anthem and emblem to create a unified identity for its people.The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Comrade Ini Ememobong disclosed the government’s plans during a public hearing of a bill titled “A Law To Establish And Regulate, […]

Nigeria is currently in the process of ensuring the ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, the minister of trade, Niyi Adebayo, said on Monday.Ratification is the action of signing or formally consenting to a treaty, contract, or agreement, after due legislative process, thus making […]

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Wednesday signed the State Penal Code (Amendment) Law 2020, which provides stiff penalty for rapists.The law provides surgical castration and removal of Fallopian tubes for male and female convicts respectively upon conviction of raping a child.The principal law, the Penal Code […]

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has assured Nigerian traders in Ghana that they would get justice.Osinbajo, who gave the assurance on Tuesday evening during a meeting with representatives of the Nigerian community in Ghana, said their well-being was the federal government’s concern.A statement issued yesterday by the vice-president’s spokesman, Mr. […]