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Legal Education in Nigeria needs urgent reforms ― Prof Olawuyi

Share The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, Research, Innovation and Strategic Partnerships (ARISP) of the Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Professor Damilola Olawuyi (SAN) has called for rapid reform of legal education in Nigeria in order to develop practice-ready lawyers who can contribute meaningfully to Nigeria’s economic rebirth. Prof Olawuyi, a frontline energy law expert and the co-Chairman of the Legal Education Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), made the call at the Bar Lecture organized as part of the 10th Anniversary Law Week of the Ado Ekiti Branch of the NBA with the theme “The 21st Century Lawyer: Integrating Business Skills with Legal Knowledge.”

NBA Ilorin raises the alarm over unethical practices

NBA Ilorin raises the alarm over unethical practices NBA Ilorin raises the alarm over unethical practices Share Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ilorin branch has raised the alarm over dwindling ethical values among legal practitioners in the state, citing cases of lawyers giving their NBA personalised stamps (seals) to non-lawyers for a fee. The NBA also alluded to practice by lawyers standing as sureties for their clients in criminal matters, describing it as worrisome. Speaking at the NBA Ilorin Continuing Legal Education seminar in Ilorin on Wednesday, the branch chairman of NBA Continuing Legal Education Committee (CLEC), Mr Kehinde Eleja, SAN also alleged that some lawyers serve as conduit pipes for delivery of gratification to investigators in criminal matters.

Bar Council of India overstepping its role

Bar Council of India overstepping its role Bar Council of India overstepping its role Sajid Sheikh, Adithya A Variath India for the past few years is witnessing an unprecedented transformation in the education sector. This growth in the knowledge economy depends crucially on our ability to strengthen institutional frameworks that foster education. In 2019, the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry introduced the draft National Education Policy (NEP) to improve education in the country. The policy was subsequently approved by the Union Cabinet of India on 29 July 2020. However, the changes envisaged in NEP for the legal education in India were unwary. The Bar Council of India recently claimed that it holds the power to regulate higher legal education because NEP2020 does not make any explicit provision pertaining to it. The National Education Policy 2020 also highlights that the present system of education is overregulated and under-governed. The policy recommended consolidati

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