”We often talk about young lawyers being the future, but they are in practice now and this is what they are bringing to the table…” We tend to consider young lawyers as the future of the profession. This, in my view, creates a gap between the future and the role they currently play to actively…
Author : Kimberley Williams For recruitment consultancies, January has typically heralded a surge in demand for new jobs. It may be an unrecognised subconscious connection with those feelings of starting the new year fresh, full of hope and possibilities, or it might just be that the new year is synonymous with making a change. Either…
This Newsletter issues in February 2022, a few short weeks before the inaugural meeting of the new Council for the CLA. This is an exciting development in the evolution of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association. In June of 2021, after careful preparation, the members at a General Meeting adopted a new constitution for the CLA, recognising…
The CLA congratulates our past president (2013-2015) Mark Stephens CBE, on his appointment as Co-Chair of the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute. Joining existing Co-Chair Anne Ramberg, the Immediate Past Secretary General of the Swedish Bar Association, his tenure is for the calendar years 2022 and 2023. Mark commented : ‘I have throughout my…
By Moshood Olajide Veneration for the territorial integrity of states is a foundational standard rule in international law. This norm is enshrined in international instruments – ranging from the resolutions of the United Nations and regional and bilateral agreements to international treaties. The above explanation is the antithesis of the ongoing power flexing between Russia,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a Supplementary Budget Proposal of the sum of N2.557 trillion to the National Assembly. The amendment proposal is contained in a six-page letter sent to the House on Tuesday. In the letter, President Buhari is asking the National Assembly to approve the sum of N2.557 trillion supplementary budget for petrol…
The chief judge of Zamfara State, Justice Kulu Aliyu, has inaugurated a seven-member panel to investigate the allegations leveled against the Deputy Governor of the state, Mahdi Gusau, by the State House of Assembly. Justice Aliyu constituted the committee on Monday at the request of the lawmakers following the commencement of impeachment proceedings against the…
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Olumide Akpata last Wednesday paid a working visit to Imo State where he held interactive sessions with lawyers and visited judicial officers in the State. The NBA Publicity Secretary, Dr. Rapulu Nduka said in a post event report on the visit: In continuation of the efforts of…
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the closure of all satellite units of the Intelligence Response Team and Special Tactical Squad across the country. This comes a day after the arrest of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police and Head, Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police Force, Abba Kyari and others…
*VP represents President at convocation, delivers Visitor’s Address at Federal University, Wukari *”Your field of competition is not local but global,” President adds The Federal Government will continue to offer and support initiatives that would create wealth, jobs and opportunities for young Nigerians, while they themselves must also acquire knowledge and skills to innovate, create,…