…access to justice programmes. He said the partnership also provided opportunities for Nigerian lawyers to participate in international conferences, training programmes, research initiatives and professional exchanges. Reflecting on his tenure, Osigwe said the administration had strengthened the institutional foundation…

…law to drive home his arguments. Nwobike called Kasunmu “the last of the golden era of Nigerian lawyers”, saying his death would be deeply felt by the Bar, Bench and the wider legal community. Dr Sonny Ajala, SAN, also described Kasunmu as an iconic figure in legal scholarship, advocacy and professional ethics. “Prof.…

…‘Esquire’ or its abbreviated version ‘Esq.’ was to be used as the appropriate suffix by Nigerian lawyers in their official correspondences to the Supreme Court of Nigeria,” Jaja observed. He argued that the CJN’s directive could not be traced to any provision of the Legal Practitioners Act. “The problem with this recom…

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