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How Olumide Akpata defeats two SANs to emerge NBA president
It was a drama at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) election last Thursday, as Olumide Akpata against all odds defeated Dele Adesina and Babatunde Ajibade both Senior Advocates of Nigeria…
2020 NBA election and its impact on legal profession
Introduction
In 48 hours’ time, the elections into the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) would have elected her National Officers to run the activities of the Association for the next two…
Nigerian Bar Association evaluates businesses’ compliance with ILO’s Decent…
The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) on Monday evaluated how businesses in Nigeria are complying with the International Labour Organisation’s Decent Work Agenda in…
Buhari nominates Justice Dongban-Mensem as President, Court of Appeal
President Muhammadu Buhari has finally nominated Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, the Acting President, Court of Appeal to the Senate for confirmation as President, Court of Appeal.
The…
Plot or not, President Buhari had enough time to confirm Dongban-Mensem as Appeal…
Following President Muhammadu Buhari decision to extend the appointment of Honourable Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem as the Acting President of the Court of Appeal (PCA) for another three…
To operate a truly deregulated market there must be clarity and predictability of…
In this interview with LEGAL BUSINESS, maritime, petroleum and international trade expert, Emeka Akabogu, shares some insight on the impact of COVID -19 on the downstream oil and gas…
Finance minister issues order expanding the goods and services exempt from vat in…
Acting pursuant to the power conferred by Section 38 of the Value Added Tax Act (“VAT Act”), the Honourable Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning (“Minister”) on February 3,…
The interplay between justice administration, commerce and the Nigerian court system:…
As professions continue to take stock of the extent to which recent global events have affected their endeavours, one cannot help but feel that in the Nigerian legal profession, litigation…
Curiosity is the missing link
Somebody once asked me the origin of a company and when it was established, and I did not have the answer. When I was done with the conversation, I went to research and got the information.…
Rethinking Legal Education for the 21st – Century Lawyer
Rethinking Legal Education for the 21st-Century Lawyer Today’s Legal Marketplace
Like many other industries in today’s world, the legal profession has been and is undergoing radical…