The Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, has called for urgent and coordinated reforms in Nigeria’s legal education system to ensure it produces competent, innovative and globally competitive lawyers. Fagbemi made the call on Monday in Abuja at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) 2026 Legal Education Summit themed “Advancing Legal Education Reform in Nigeria: Progress,…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and South African firebrand politician, Julius Malema, are expected in Enugu State on Sunday for the 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the conference, scheduled to hold at the International Conference Centre, Enugu, from Aug. 25 to Aug….
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Afam Osigwe (SAN) has set up a three-man caretaker committee, to regulate the affairs of the NBA Orlu branch for the next three months. Osigwe set up the committee following a resolution by the branch’s Appeal Committee, seeking a dissolution of the NBA Orlu branch’s Electoral…
The Assistant General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association,(NBA), Mr Ehi Barnabas-Henry, has said Jos, the Capital of Plateau is a place rich in culture, warmth, peace and not a war zone. Barnabas-Henry made the assertion on Tuesday in Abuja following the successful hosting of the NBA Section on Legal Practice (NBA-SLP) Conference in Jos….
The Rivers State government has demanded for a refund of the sum of N300 million from the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for the relocation of it’s 2025 annual general conference earlier slated to hold in Port Harcourt to Enugu. The state government, in a statement issued yesterday by the senior special assistant on Media to…
Anthony Edwards was fined $100,000 by the NBA for using profanity during a live television interview, with the league increasing the amount after penalizing the Minnesota Timberwolves star for the third time in three weeks. This penalty was for comments Edwards made after the Timberwolves rallied for a 113-112 victory Friday in Houston. The NBA…
