The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has approved the promotion of 68 lawyers to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
The approval was given during the committee’s 174th Plenary Session held on Thursday in Abuja, chaired by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).
Kabir Akanbi, Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary of the LPPC, announced that the new Senior Advocates will be officially recognised at a swearing-in ceremony scheduled for Monday, October 12, 2026.
The SAN rank is awarded to lawyers who have shown strong professional performance either through courtroom practice or contributions to legal education and research.
The 2026 list includes 67 practising lawyers and one academic, Professor Nnamdi Onyeka Obiaraeri.
Some of the newly appointed Senior Advocates are Ibrahim Gamdeh Adamu, Jude Chukwuemeka Okafor, Godwill Achibong Umoh, Sunday Samuel Obende, Adebayo Olugbenga Adaralegbe, Jimson Ejovi Okodaso, Olalekan Lawrence Bade-John and Olaotan
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