The Grundnorm

Greetings dear colleagues?? We are heading for yet another AGC with several educative sessions. However, before we are served with more info, can we reflect on the gains of the last 2019 conference? Visit https://nigerianbar.org.ng/agc-reports, access the NBA Policy handbook prepared by the Conference rapporteurs and download same which […]

Distinguished Bar leaders, Colleagues and friends, I present to you “Okey Leo Ohagba”. Leo is a man of integrity who is aspiring to serve as the General Secretary of our noble Association. He has served the NBA in various capacities, wherein he distinguished himself as a visionary leader […]

Stakeholders at the 14th yearly electronic conference of the Nigeria Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) have stated that Nigeria is facing significant attrition in both Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPIs) and Foreign Direct Investment (FDIs) since the COVID-19 pandemic started.Conducted electronically over two days with the theme: […]

Factional Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Imo Daniel Nwafor, has urged Gov. Hope Uzodinma to wade into the lingering crisis currently rocking the party in the state.Nwafor made the appeal in an interview with newsmen in Owerri while speaking on the Thursday’s judgment of an […]

Pretoria – A Nigerian man has been arrested for allegedly keeping fifteen children tied in chains in Suleja local government area, in Niger State, police have said on Monday.In a statement, Niger State police spokesperson, Wasiu Abiodun, said that the children were between two and ten years of […]

Several eminent guests at the recently held 14th annual Business Law Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) have commended the organisers for putting together a world-class e-conference.There were over 3,500 delegates in attendance at the two-day e-Conference, which took place on Thursday, July […]

Acting Chief Judge (CJ) of Cross River, Justice Maurice Eneji, and a number of experts have picked poor funding as one of the major factors militating against full implementation of Child Rights Act and Family Court in the state.Opening a two-day training yesterday on the family court rules […]

The former president of the West African Bar Association and human rights campaigner, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has called for the cancellation of payment of electricity bills across the country as a result of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic.The senior advocate of Nigeria made the call during the Lagos […]

A Virtual Quarterly General Meeting of the Eastern Bar Forum was held on Saturday, 18th July, 2020. The virtual meeting is the first of its kind by the Forum to be held on a Cloud Based Video Communication Application, Zoom. The meeting witnessed a huge attendance by members […]

FORMER YLF CHAIRMAN, NBA PH., JOSEPH C. ASAWABELEM, ESQ,., ENDORSED DR. BABATUNDE AJIBADE SAN, FOR NBA PRESIDENT. I have been previleged to interact with Dr. Babatunde Ajibade SAN, one-on-one. I have also taken time out to peruse through his profile and manifestoe and can safely posit that I […]

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on Sunday alerted Nigerian taxpayers in advance to prepare to shoulder a N5 trillion debt burden in the event it is unable to recover outstanding monies owed by recalcitrant debtors.The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, Mr Ahmed […]

IT is cheering news that the hundreds of Nigerian-owned businesses earlier shut in Ghana are being reopened after over six months of closure.This might be part of a gradual easing of months-long tensions between the two West African Anglophone countries over trade disputes and a diplomatic spat, with […]

As the NBA General Elections 2020 draw closer, it is pertinent that as lawyers, we must reevaluate and appraise the various candidates, vis-a-vis their plans for the Bar. Leadership of the Bar is a serious business and must be handed to serious and committed minds, who are well […]

I have been previleged to interact with Dr. Babatunde Ajibade SAN, one-on-one. I have also taken time out to peruse through his profile and manifestoe and can safely posit that I am fully persuaded that Dr. B. Ajibade, SAN, apart from being easily the most popular candidate amongst […]

I have been previleged to interact with Dr. Babatunde Ajibade SAN, one-on-one. I have also taken time out to peruse through his profile and manifestoe and can safely posit that I am fully persuaded that Dr. B. Ajibade, SAN, apart from being easily the most popular candidate amongst […]