Tag: NBA
Rivers Administrator Threatens Legal Action To Recover Funds From NBA
The Administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ibas, has refuted claims by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) suggesting that a ₦300 million payment made to the association was a mere “gift” and not tied to the hosting rights for the NBA’s 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC). Reacting to the NBA’s announcement of the relocation of the…
NBA Did Not Receive Money From Rivers Sole Administrator-Lawyer
Human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju has dismissed claims that the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) received financial support from the Rivers State Government in connection with the now-relocated 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC), calling the allegations false, misleading, and politically motivated. Adeyanju was responding to a social media statement attributed to the Sole Administrator of Rivers…
NBA Declines Proposal to Allow British Lawyers Practice in Nigeria
The Nigerian Bar Association has rejected the recent arrangement permitting United Kingdom attorneys to practice within Nigeria. In an email sent to Nigerian Bar Association lawyers on Tuesday at 11:34 pm, titled “The Purported ETIP Agreement on Legal Services between the Government of Nigeria and the United Kingdom,” NBA President Yakubu Maikyau (SAN) emphasized that…