The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola is set to declare open the eagerly awaited Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) Annual Conference. The Annual Conference will hold from August 3 to August 5, 2022 at the NBA Headquarters in Abuja. Meanwhile,…
The Nigerian Bar Association, Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA–SPIDEL) has set up a conference planning committee to organise its rescheduled annual conference. Recall that the annual conference of the Section was previously scheduled to hold in May, 2022 but was postponed due to security concerns raised after…
SPECIAL REPORT BY NBA SPIDEL CHAIRMAN, DR. M. O. UBANI ON THE INVASION OF THE HOME OF JUSTICE MARY ODILI, JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA. INTRODUCTION This is a report of my investigation of the invasion of the home of Honourable Justice Mary Odili, Justice of…
NBA SPIDEL HYBRID TOWN HALL MEETING Another thrilling talk-shop by SPIDEL Venue: Sheraton Hotel, Lagos. Date: February 28, 2022. Theme: Justiciability of Chapter 2 of the 1999 Constitution (as Amended) – providing proactive and pragmatic measures in holding government accountable to the people. The aim of this Town Hall meeting…
RESOLUTIONS OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION (“NBA”) NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (“NEC”) MEETING HELD AT THE AUDITORIUN, NBA NATIONAL SECRETARIAT, ABUJA ON THURSDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF JUNE 2019 1.1 Whereas the Nigerian Bar Association held its National Executive Committee meeting at the NBA Auditorium, NBA House, Abuja on Thursday, the 20th…
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Paul Usoro, SAN on behalf of the national officers of the Bar felicitate with Muslim lawyers and indeed the entire Muslim Ummah on the celebration of another Eid-el-Kabir. The significance of Eid-el-Kabir revolves around the virtues of faith, trust, sacrifice and belief. It…
1. It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the 59th Annual General Conference (“AGC”) of the Nigerian Bar Association (“NBA”) holding from Friday, 23 August 2019 to Thursday, 29 August 2019. With the theme, “Facing the Future”, this year’s Conference literally has something for everyone, lawyers and…