Nigerian Bar Association Inducts Over A Thousand New Lawyers
The Nigeria Law School has inducted hundreds of new lawyers into the legal profession.
This was during its 2022 Call to Bar ceremony held on Wednesday with a total number of 1,507 graduands being adorned the wig and robe as new lawyers at the event organized by the Body of Benchers.
While 1,501 of the lawyers are fresh graduates, the remaining six are from the previous call.
Their graduation followed the Bar final examinations held in May.
The event which is ongoing at the multipurpose hall of the Nigerian Law School in Bwari, Abuja, has in attendance various professionals in the judiciary sector.
They include the Chairman of the Body of Benchers (BOB), Wole Olanipekun; former Justice of the Supreme Court and Vice-Chairman of BOB, Justice Mary Odili; and the Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, Professor Isa Chiroma, among others.