LPPC approves 68 lawyers for Senior Advocate of Nigeria rank
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee has elevated 68 legal practitioners to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria. The decision was made at the committee’s 174th plenary session chaired by Chief Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun. Notable among the new appointees are Adebayo Adaralegbe, Alexander Nduka Muoka, and the only successful academic, Prof Nnamdi Onyeka Obiaraeri. The swearing-in ceremony for the successful applicants is scheduled for October 12, 2026.
What we know
- The LPPC approved 68 legal practitioners for the SAN rank at its 174th plenary session.
- Prof Nnamdi Onyeka Obiaraeri is the only academic among the successful applicants.
- The swearing-in ceremony for the new SANs will take place on October 12, 2026.
- All shortlisted candidates must complete a mandatory pre-swearing-in induction programme, with the date to be announced later.
- The committee warned against publishing congratulatory messages and stated that violations could attract sanctions.
