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Nigerian Bar Association

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Nigerian Bar Association
TypeProfessional Association
LocationFederal Capital Territory, Abuja
Official language
English
President
Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN
General Secretary
Afam O. Okeke
Websitewww.nigerianbar.org.ng

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is a non-profit, umbrella professional association of lawyers admitted to the Bar by the Council of Legal Education in Nigeria. It is engaged in the promotion and protection of human rights, the rule of law and good governance.[1] The NBA has an observer status with the African Commission on Human and People's Rights, and a working partnership with many national and international non-governmental organizations concerned with similar goals in Nigeria and in Africa.[2][3]

The NBA is made up of 141 branches, three professional sections, two specialized institutes, and six practice-cadre forums.[2]

Its National Secretariat is managed from Abuja. Its organizational structure comprises a National Executive Council, a National Officers/Management Board, sections, forums, committees, working groups and a National Secretariat with 54 staff as at June 2024.

The president of the Nigerian Bar Association is Afam Osigwe, SAN and the General Secretary is Dr. Mobolaji Ojibara.[4][5]

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References

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  1. ↑ "Nigerian Bar Association". Namati. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 "About NBA". Nigerian Bar Association. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Nigerian Bar Journal". www.ajol.info. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  4. ↑ Dennis, Naku (Friday, August 28, 2026, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.). "BREAKING: Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, has been officially sworn in as the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)". The Punch. Retrieved Friday, August 28, 2026, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ Admin 1, Abdullahim (12 August 2024). "NBA: History as Afam Osigwe replaces Maikyau". Blueprint. Abuja, Nigeria. Retrieved 20 October 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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