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57 LAWYERS ELEVATED TO PRESTIGIOUS RANK OF SENIOR ADVOCATE OF NIGERIA
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The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has approved the elevation of 57 legal practitioners to the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary of the LPPC, Kabir Eniola Akanbi, Esq., announced the approval in a statement on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Kabir Eniola Akanbi said the LPPC, under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, GCON, made the decision at its 169th Plenary Session. “The rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria is conferred as a mark of professional excellence upon legal practitioners who have demonstrated exceptional distinction either as advocates in the courts or as academics contributing significantly to the development of legal scholarship,” Kabir Eniola Akanbi stated. During the session, the Committee considered three petitions submitted against certain applicants, but each petition was found to be lacking in merit and was accordingly dismissed. Kabir Eniola Akanbi emphasized that all shortlisted prospective SAN conferees are required to attend and successfully complete the Pre-Swearing-In Induction Programme, as participation is a mandatory prerequisite for the formal conferment of the rank of SAN. The newly appointed SANs are expected to refrain from publishing congratulatory messages or goodwill notices related to their nomination or conferment, as stipulated in Paragraph 25(1) of the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Guidelines and Rule 39(3) of the Rules of Professional Conduct, 2023. Any breach of these provisions may attract sanctions. The Swearing-In Ceremony for the 57 successful applicants is scheduled to hold on Monday, September 29, 2025. The list of newly appointed Senior Advocates of Nigeria includes Theophilus Kolawole Esan, Fedude Zimughan, Ernest Chikwendu Ikeji, and Prof. Chima Josephat Ubanyionwu, among others.