The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has formally disassociated itself from the emerging use of the professional title “Blue Silk,” declaring that the designation has no recognition within Nigeria’s legal system. In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by…
Attention All Eligible Young Lawyers (0–7 Years Post-Call) Organisers of the Free NWLR Online Access Initiative have announced the removal of the mandatory upload requirement for Bar Practising Fee (BPF) and Branch Dues receipts during registration. The decision follows feedback…
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, FCIArb, has called on the legal profession to embrace deliberate and humane evolution, warning that resistance to change could leave lawyers behind in a rapidly transforming justice system. She made the remarks…
The National Industrial Court sitting in Lagos has dismissed a suit seeking to invalidate the February 2017 National Delegate Conference of the National Union of Civil Engineering, Construction, Furniture and Wood Workers held in Asaba, Delta State. In a judgment…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday reserved judgment in nine consolidated appeals arising from the crisis over the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) November 15–16, 2025 national convention in Ibadan, Oyo State. The convention had produced Tanimu Turaki (SAN)…
The attention of the Incorporated Trustees of the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners(ALDRAP) has been drawn to an unverified information about the Blue Silks. For purposes of clarification we state as follows:
The NBA via an email to its members have shared a simple step-by-step guide to help lawyers easily access and use the NBA Digital Seal System. Kindly follow the steps provided below to access the NBA digital seal. A) First-Time Login…
Young lawyers across Nigeria can now register for the landmark initiative by Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former Chairman of the NBA Lagos Branch, Yemi Akangbe, SAN, which provides complimentary access to the NWLR online platform for 25,000 practitioners between…
A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Joseph Daudu, SAN, has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the ongoing ₦80.2 billion corruption trial of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, is political and…
Businessman Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, has credited the Federal Government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with improving security across the South-East, saying the impact was evident during the last festive season. Iyiegbu made the remarks in Abuja…