Nigerian Bar Association
14 Sep 2020
As conversations at the on-going 60th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association move from showcasing activities of the bar through the years, through the rule of law, to the executive order and democratic governance, Ayotola Jagun, Chief Compliance Officer and Company Secretary Oando and member of the technical committee on conference planning joined CNBC Africa's Christy Cole to discuss the evolution of Nigeria's judiciary - country relationship in the past year.
6 Sep 2020
At the just-concluded 60th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mfon Usoro, Managing Partner of Paul Usoro and Co joined CNBC Africa’s Christy Cole to discuss how the bar is tackling gender-based issues in Nigeria.
16 Sep 2019
The Governor of Nigeria’s Nasarawa state; Abdullahi Sule says engagements with the private sector reveal that poor road network and power have been the major reasons impacting significant investments into the state. From the sidelines of the 59th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, he discussed the plans to fix the highlighted problems with CNBC Africa’s Christy Cole.
14 Sep 2019
Asue Ighodalo, founding and Managing Partner of Banwo and Ighodalo says as a country, there are many things Nigeria needs to re-work, reshape and restructure. To discuss the future of Nigeria's Judiciary – on the sidelines of the Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, he joins CNBC Africa’s Christy Cole for more.
11 Sep 2019
On the side-lines of the 2019 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoniyi spoke to Oluyemisi Adefunke Bamgbose, a Professor of Law at the University of Ibadan on the depth of human rights education in Nigeria.
7 Sep 2019
Olumide Akpata, Co-Chair of the Technical Committee on Conference Planning of the Nigerian Bar Association takes us through the planning process of the 59th Annual General Conference of the Association and highlights some of the feedback from participants. He joins CNBC Africa for more.
7 Sep 2019
On the side-lines of the 59th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, to explore ways to empower women and girls in Nigeria, Zouera Youssoufou, Managing Director and CEO of Aliko Dangote Foundation joins CNBC Africa’s Christy Cole for more.
6 Sep 2019
At the just-concluded 59th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association – on imparting his thoughts on the level of technological adoption in Nigeria’s Judiciary, Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law, Seni Adio, joins CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoniyi for more.
3 Sep 2019
On the sidelines of the 59th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, to discuss some issues impacting young girls and women in Nigeria, Halima Dangote, Executive Director of Aliko Dangote Foundation joins CNBC Africa’s Christy Cole for more.
2 Sep 2019
A panel session at the ongoing 59th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association focused on space law, exploration and research in Nigeria and the benefit it presents to the country. To discuss his takeaways from the panel session Bart Nnaji, Chairman and CEO of Geometric Power and former Minister of Power in Nigeria joins CNBC Africa’s Christy Cole for more.
13 Jul 2019
As the 13th annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association's Section on Business Law winds to a close, the Chairman of the conference planning committee, Adeoye Adefulu, says a communique containing recommendations from the conference will be issued to the Nigerian government and its economic management team.
13 Jul 2019
Tax breaks are a vital strategy for Nigeria in the execution of its ease of doing business strategies. While speaking in an interview with CNBC Africa's Christy Cole, on the sidelines of the ongoing annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association's Section on Business Law, Cecilia Akintomide, non-Executive Director of FBN Holdings pointed out that such tax breaks and incentives would normally be reinvested by business owners leading to expansion and more jobs.
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