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CAC POSTPONES NEW SERVICE FEES TO OCTOBER 1ST, FOCUSES ON PORTAL STABILISATION. | Clementina E. Ukiri, Esq.
September 1st, 2025. The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has deferred the implementation of its revised service fees to October 1st, 2025. The postponement comes as the commission prioritises the full stabilisation of its new Company Registration Portal, which is expected to be completed by mid-September. According to a public notice circulated by the Nigerian Bar Association-Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL), the decision aims to ensure a "seamless, efficient transition for all stakeholders" using the online portal. The announcem…
NBA PRESIDENT SAYS LAWYERS ARE BETTER POSITIONED TO FIGHT MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORISM FINANCING; SAYS NBA WILL NOT ALLOW REGULATORY CONTROL OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION BY THIRD PARTIES; ANNOUNCES THE PASSAGE OF RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT 2023.
PRESS RELEASE 22nd June 2023. The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN, has stated that the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing is a legal fight that must be fought within the framework of extant legislation and that there is no profession better positioned to be at the vanguard of this fight than the legal profession. Mr. Maikyau made this remark in Abuja while attending the ongoing National AML/CFT/CPF Compliance Retreat organized by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit …
NBA REACTS TO THE DEMOCRACY DAY ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT TINUBU, SAYS ONLY THE COURT CAN DETERMINE WHAT CONSTITUTES "ILLEGAL ORDERS", AND TASKS THE NEW GOVERNMENT ON ECONOMY, SECURITY, AND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.
PRESS RELEASE 13/6/2023. The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has reacted to the statement made by President Tinubu in his Democracy Day Message "that the unnecessary illegal orders used to truncate or abridge democracy will no longer be tolerated.” In a letter dated June 12th, 2023, and addressed to President Tinubu, the NBA President, Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN, noted that "while the NBA will at all times vehemently oppose any attempt by any person or group of persons to truncate or in any way abridge our democracy, it is …
NBA CONDEMNS RECENT ATTACKS ON COURTS IN IMO STATE, LAWYERS IN NIGERIA.
20/12/2022. The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has confirmed the report that some yet-to-be-identified arsonists burnt down the High Court of Imo State building in Orlu, Imo State, on Friday, 16th December 2022. In the process, all the court's files, exhibits, and records books were completely razed. The NBA strongly condemns this crime on the court. We cannot build a virile justice system that upholds the rule of law if we continue to destroy the structures upon which justice stands. The NBA is concerned that this suspected arson on the c…
PRESS RELEASE: MANAGEMENT CLOSES DOWN OAU, ASKS STUDENTS TO VACATE HALLS OF RESIDENCE.
On Tuesday, 28th September, 2021 Adesina Omowumi Aishat, a 24-year old, female, Part 4 student of the Department of Foreign Languages reported to the Health Centre with signs and symptoms of a severe infection. She was promptly treated with some drugs prescribed and asked to report back as an out-patient. She reported back to the Health Centre in the morning of Thursday, 30th September, 2021. Upon examination, she was referred to the Seventh Day Adventist Hospital for further management where she regrettably died on Thursday, 30th September, 2…
