“80 Percent Of Young Lawyers Are In Lagos” – NBA

According to the Lagos section of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), 80 percent of new attorneys who graduate from law school each year end up in Lagos because Lagos is Nigeria’s commercial capital.

It stated that it was critical for the Lagos Island NBA branch to properly teach, advise, and equip them for the profession they were about to enter.

Speaking at a press conference held on Friday at Folashade Alli & Associates Chambers Ikoyi Lagos state, the Chairman of NBA Lagos Branch, Ikechukwu Uwanna, said they were going to induct the young lawyers’ programme because it would allow them to welcome them into their fold and teach them how to navigate their way to becoming great lawyers.

Uwanna stated that 80 percent of the 5,000 lawyers who graduate from law school each year end up in Lagos, adding that the majority of them join the Lagos Island NBA branch and are passionate about mentorship of the young, which is why they have made provision for the new wig induction training programme.

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He remarked this while discussing the activities of the Lagos NBA Law Week, which would take place from Monday to Friday, June 23rd, with the topic “Facing the Future: Law in a Globalised Economy” this year.

“NBA Lagos branch over the years had cultivated this tradition that has taken it further to have a law week every year and our law week is the intellectual festival of our branch members.

“The NBA Lagos branch has over 14,000 members and it’s the biggest branch of the NBA and we have robust members who are quite interested in having their intellectual capacity always rejuvenated so they can impact in the legal sphere,” he said.

Speaking at the ceremony, Adewale Adesokan SAN, chairman of the 2023 Law Week Planning Committee, said the program promises to be fascinating because there would be an array of intellectuals participating in a variety of issues.

According to him, there will be approximately nine breaking sessions where various topics such as globalisation, the ease of doing business in Nigeria, regulations of doing business in Nigeria, data protection law, artificial intelligence transforming the judiciary, and the restoration of civil disputes will be discussed.

Adesokan added that our nation is undeniably on the verge of crisis and is seized by worry, having recently seen a change of leadership following a general election. In the midst of it all, there is agreement that the Nigerian economy requires immediate care.

He said, “The current exchange rate of the naira against major currencies around the world, an inflation rate of approximately 22.4%, and the humongous debt burden of about N77 Trillion left by the last administration, have contributed to created anxiety and apprehension about what lies in the short, medium, and long-term future of the nation and the well-being of its citizens.

“While Nigeria continues to grapple with these issues, the march of science and technology outside the shores of the country has manifested in the evolution of Artificial Intelligence, the advent of cryptocurrency, and other forms of e-money.

“The disruptions created in the world economy by the Russian / Ukraine War, the apprehension around the continued relevance of fossil fuel (which is the source of Nigerian’s major foreign exchange and energy) in the future, and the advancement of e-commerce, have all combined to throw up fresh challenges to the Nigerian nation and its new leaders.

“The Legal Profession is at the forefront of those reckoned as leaders and policy influencers in Nigeria today. As newly elected leaders settle into the business of governance, the plenary sessions of the Law Week of The Premier Branch offer a distinct opportunity for the legal profession to take its rightful place in the interrogation of these all-important issues and proffer practical solutions, not just for government at all levels, but all other Stakeholders in the Nigerian nation.”