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- 12 Feb 2024
ALX Partners Institute of Continuing Legal Education, LSETF, HFM to Empower Tech Careers
Nigeria tech career accelerator, has announced strategic partnerships with the Nigerian Bar Association Institute of Continuing Legal Education, the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) and…
- 9 Sept 2017
Leadway Partners NBA to Deepen Insurance Coverage for Lawyers
Nigeria’s foremost insurer, Leadway Assurance has reiterated its commitment to providing insurance protection to practicing lawyers who are members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Leadway…
- 24 Sept 2025
Ag, Ex-NBA Secretary Arraigned for Alleged Cyberstalking
The police on Wednesday arraigned Mr Chinedu Agu, ex-secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Owerri Branch, before an Owerri Magistrate Court, for alleged cyberstalking, defamation of…
- 1 Apr 2019
MTN Organises Masterclass for Lawyers on Best Corporate Legal Practices
As part of its efforts to support capacity building in the legal profession, the Commercial Legal Department of MTN Nigeria in collaboration with the Lagos branch of the Nigerian Bar Association…
- 19 Oct 2020
NCC Renews Partnership with NBA for Better Service Delivery
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has renewed its partnership with members of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to provide legal assistance for copyright owners under its Lawyers Advocacy for the…
- 28 Feb 2015
Jega’s Removal is Invitation to Crisis- Agbakoba
Olisa Agbakoba, former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has warned the federal government against sending Professor Attahiru Jega, chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission…
- 5 Dec 2018
EFCC Charges Usoro, Top Telecom Lawyer with N1.4Bn Fraud
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a N1.4 billion fraud charge against Mr Paul Usoro (SAN), foremost telecom lawyer and President, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) at the the…
- 20 Aug 2018
Paul Usoro, Foremost ICT Lawyer Becomes New NBA President
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has elected a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Paul Usoro, as its new national president. Professor Auwalu Yadudu, chairman of the Electoral Committee, disclosed…
- 24 Jan 2022
NBA Indicts SAN, Six Lawyers for Influencing Judges to Give Conflicting Orders
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) said it has identified seven lawyers, including a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) that influenced judges to issue conflicting court orders, especially on political…
- 19 Apr 2024
Nigeria’s Telecoms Sector Threatened by Economic Challenges - Ikemesit Effiong
Ikemesit Effiong, Chairman of the Technology Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law, has raised concerns about the sustainability of Nigeria's telecoms sector amid ongoing…
- 21 Jul 2024
How Afam Osigwe Emerged New NBA President
Afam Osigwe, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria has emerged as the president-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) following the 2024 NBA election held online. Afam Osigwe Osigwe secured the highest…
- 20 Aug 2013
NAHCO Appoints 2 Directors, Head of HR
The management of Nigeria Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO Aviance) has announced the appointment of Ahmed Tijjani Uwais and Hadiza Aliko Mohammed as director and independent director respectively.…
- 3 Jul 2025
FIRS Commits to Fostering Trust, Voluntary Compliance Nationwide @ Tax Clinic
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has reaffirmed its commitment to fostering trust and voluntary tax compliance among small businesses, startups, and informal sector operators across the…
- 22 Sept 2022
FG Suspends Adewusi, Appoints Bulus as NIPOST PMG
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has approved the appointment of Barrister Bulus Samuila Yakubu as acting Post Master General of the Federation and…
- 11 Jul 2022
Prof Iredia Asks NBC to Allow Media Self-Regulate
Prof. Tony Iredia, former director general of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), has appealed for self-regulation of media in Nigeria. Prof. Iredia made the call while fielding questions on a…
- 27 Dec 2017
NCC Holds Workshop on Electronic Banking Fraud in Port Harcourt
Nigerian Communications Commission recently hosted a broad spectrum of stakeholders at a workshop, the Third Industry Working Group on Electronic Banking Fraud in Nigeria, at the Nigerian Bar…
- 16 Feb 2009
NCC Inaugurates ICAF for Telecom Consumers
The Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), has stepped up its telecom consumer protection initiatives with the inauguration of an twelve-man Industry Consumer Advisory Forum, (ICAF), headed by…
- 11 Feb 2020
Transcorp Group Announces Significant New Executive and Non-Executive Board Appointments
Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp) has announced significant appointments to its Board and Executive Management. Owen Omogiafo Transcorp is Nigeria’s leading listed industrial…
- 17 Apr 2014
Nwuneli, Others to Lead Discourse at Airtel's SME's Business Forum
Airtel Nigeria, in demonstration of its commitment to empower entrepreneurs in Nigeria to succeed in their business endeavours, has announced plans to hold a special Business Forum that will…
- 2 May 2017
Omobolanle Johnson, Others Inaugurated into Board of ACT Foundation
Dr. (Mrs) Omobolanle Johnson, former minister of Information Technology; Tunde Folawiyo, group managing director, Folawiyo Group; among others have been inaugurated as Board members of Nigeria’s…
- 11 Jan 2021
FG Threatens Sanctions for Expatriate Policy Violation
The Special Ministerial Task Force on Monitoring and Enforcement of Nigerian Expatriate Business Permit and Expatriate Quota Administration has said the Federal Government will sanction any company…
- 26 Aug 2019
IBA Urges Legal Practice to Embrace Technology
Mr Horatio Neto, President of the International Bar Association has emphasised on the need for legal practice to be based on Information Communication Technology (ICT). According to him, as part of…
- 24 Jul 2023
NCC to Galvanize NPA, ANA, Others to Harvest Creativity Behind Bars
In line with its statutory mandate and the renewed drive to encourage the use of copyright to grow the creative sector, the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) will partner with relevant agencies,…
- 28 Apr 2022
Telcos Collaborating with NCC, NIMC to Unblock Barred Lines – ALTON
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), umbrella body for telecoms operators in Nigeria has said it is working in collaboration with the Nigerian Communications…
- 3 Jun 2024
Court Stops Awomolo from Removing Alegeh as Body of Benchers' Crisis gets Messier
The crisis rocking the Body of Benchers (BOB), the apex regulatory body for the legal profession in Nigeria, has taken a different twist as the Federal High Court in Lagos has issued an interim…
- 8 Jun 2013
DPSS, OMNL Develop World Class Procurement Curriculum
DPSS Consultants, UK and OMNL (Office Machines Nigeria Ltd) have kicked off curriculum development and qualifications structure for institutions in Nigeria under the World Bank economic reform and…
- 14 Jul 2020
ATCON Hosts Sectoral Virtual Forum to Address Post COVID-19 Telecom Needs
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has concluded plans to organize a Sectoral Virtual Forum that would address the need of telecom and ICT Consumers in the…
- 5 Jun 2014
Fashola Says Bad Governance Symptom of Voter Apathy
As Nigeria warms up to another round of general elections in 2015 the quest for good governance has once again taken centre stage, with prominent Nigerians calling on all and sundry to work towards…
- 19 Feb 2023
Adoption of Emerging Technologies will Scale Nigera's Socio-economic Development – FG
In implementing the various policies which have been strategically developed for the scaling of the socio-economic development of Nigeria, the Federal Government has re-emphasized the adoption of…
- 25 Oct 2015
WINET Builds PWDs’ Capacity to Access Justice via Courts
Women Information Network (WINET), a media focused, independent, non-governmental and non-profit organization in collaboration with Justice for All (J4A) Nigeria programme/ DFID, has continued its…