The President of The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) , Yakubu Maikyau, SAN said the association under his watch would provide the necessary accessibility facilities and aids for lawyers with disabilities…
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Afam Osigwe, has charged the Nigerian Bar Association to be ‘more involved in creating an enabling environment for vulnerable people in the society. The one-time NBA…
Mr. Daniel Onwe, ALDIN President has praised the NBA for inaugurating the Lawyers with Disabilities Forum. On Tuesday, February 8, 2022, the NBA President, Mr. Akpata inaugurated the Lawyers With…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has pledged to put into consideration lawyers with disabilities in its 61st yearly general conference as more than 10,000 lawyers have registered for it. The…
Ije Ulasi A Disability Rights Advocate, Mr. Bizibrains Okpeh, has called for deliberate efforts towards the implementation of the National Disability Act for the benefits of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs).…
The World report on disability, published in 2011, stated that about 25 million Nigerians had at least one disability. And by 2021, there are reportedly over 32 million Nigerians with…
The Association of Lawyers with Disabilities in Nigeria, ALDIN, has raised concern over the failure of many state governments to domesticate the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018.…
Past National Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA Adesina Adegbite has urged states of the federation to enact strong laws to protect individuals with disabilities. Adegbite said this…
Stakeholders on Disability matters say they will no longer allow any state House of Assembly which refuses to domesticate the Disability laws to rest. The stakeholders argued that domesticating the…
In an unprecedented move to ensure inclusion in the affairs of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the NBA has apologised to lawyers with disabilities (LWDs) for decades of neglect at…
A Lawyer with Disability has tasked the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) to ensure better opportunities for its members. Yusuf Iyodo, a member of Association of Lawyers with Disabilities (ALDIN) and…
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Olumide Akpata has promised to henceforth involve Association of Lawyers with Disabilities in Nigeria (ALDIN) in the affairs of the NBA…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Muhammad Musa Bello has approved the implementation of the Disability ACT within the FCT. The approval was in response to the letter…
Lawyers with Disabilities have congratulated the newly elected NBA President, Olumide Akpata. Akpata beat stiff competition from two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN), Babatunde Ajibade and Dele Adesina to emerge…
Barring any last-minute surprises, a former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Section on Business Law Olumide Akpata is set to win the presidential race in the ongoing NBA…
