Monday, January 19, 2026

Nigerian Lawyers

November 18, 2024

Nigerian lawyers colluding with international investors to loot national treasury: EFCC

EFCC chair Ola Olukoyede says no mega financial fraud, especially illicit financial flows, is possible without lawyers’ collusion.

Lawyers
March 25, 2024

Nigerian lawyers should never argue with judges, ex-NBA chieftain says

“Arguing with a judge is not our training. You do not argue but advocate in a courtroom,” said the Duty Solicitor’s Network convener.

Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, Federal High Court judges
December 23, 2022

Oil Spills: Shell to pay €15 million compensation to three farmers in Niger Delta

The farmers in 2007 initiated legal proceedings in Hague, for oil pollution in Goi, Oruma and Ikot Ada Udo in Rivers, Bayelsa and Akwa Ibom States respectively.

Shell
December 19, 2022

Tally of judges, lawyers kidnapped or killed in Nigeria 

To survive in Nigeria’s legal profession these days, practitioners and judges require skills in martial arts.

Composite of Supreme Court and Nigerian Bar Association buildings
July 27, 2021

Nigerian lawyers risk losing jobs to technology, says Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday says Nigerian lawyers risk losing their jobs to technology and called for a technology-driven legal system in Nigeria.

Nigerian Law School