Dear Colleagues, In continuation of the efforts of the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to constantly engage with the legal community and to ensure that the NBA indeed works for its members, the President of the NBA - Mr. Olumide Akpata recently led some members of his team on a 2-day working visit to Maiduguri, the Borno State Capital. Upon arrival on the 21st day of March 2022, the NBA President held an interactive session with members of the Maiduguri and Biu Branches of the NBA. At this session, the NBA President reassured …
I wish to once again commend the Young Lawyers Forum (YLF) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Maiduguri Branch for taking another giant step in the right direction. This time the YLF in collaboration with the Borno State Ministry of Justice did organize a Legal Drafting Skills Workshop wherein their members were trained on different drafting techniques/methods including how to prepare affidavits. It would be recalled that this same NBA Maiduguri YLF a few weeks ago, did organize a Seminar in collaboration with the Norwegian Refugees Council…
I am deeply impressed with the bold initiative and the collaboration of the Young Lawyers Forum of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Maiduguri Branch as they host their collaborative seminar with the Norwegian Refugees Council (NRC) on the theme "Displacement And Resettlement In Borno State: Legal Issues on land Disputes And Resolutions." This collaboration with the NRC is very instructive bearing in mind the laudable efforts the NRC has been engaged in across the continent. The theme of the seminar is very apt and touches on the h…