The Eagle Bar will hold her annual law week from Friday 1st December to Wednesday 6th December, 2023.

According to the 2023 Law Week Planning Committee Chairman, Alhaji I. G Haruna, the event is going to be educative, exhilarating and entertaining. The theme is “Elevating Justice: Law and Legal Profession in Nigeria’s National Rebirth”. The programme will play host to the crème de la crème personalities in the legal profession and governmental institutions who will dissect various topics relevant to the theme. It is the hope of the committee that the events will see to the advancement of the course of justice in the Nigerian society.

Programme of Activities:

Friday, 1st December, 2023.

1. Awareness Rally by 7:30am-
The rally will take off from the Old High Court along University of Abuja Teaching Hospital Road to Atlas Hotel Junction to WAEC Junction down to University Mini Campus Junction, then to ENYO Fueling Station and terminates at the Old High Court (take off point).

2. Media Parley by 9:30am at NBA Secretariat, located at the High Court/Shariah Court Premises, Dukpa Road, Gwagwalada, Abuja.

3. Jumm’ah Service at University of Abuja Teaching Hospital Mosque by 1:30pm.

Saturday, 2nd December, 2023
Time: 9:00am

Medical Outreach/Health Talk at NBA Secretariat, at High Court/Shariah Court Premises, Dukpa Road, Gwagwalada, Abuja.
Games & Grills, Chills by 10.am at NBA Secretariat/High Court/Sharia Court premises.
Novelty Football Match between the Bar & Bench at the UATH (Specialist Hospital) pitch.
Sunday 3rd December, 2023
Time: 7:30am

Church Service @ Elohim Christian Centre International, Plot 4 Dukpa Road, after Gwagwalada Area Council Secretariat, Gwagwalada.

Monday 4th December, 2023.
Time: 9:30am. Venue: Customs College, Gwagwalada, FCT.
Opening Ceremony
and
Bar & Bench Forum Session

Chairman
Hon. Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf.
Chief Judge, FCT High Court.

Keynote Speakers
Mr. Asishana Okauru, Esq.
Director General, Nigeria Governors’ Forum
Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzam, SAN, OFR
Founding Principal Partner,J-K Gadzama LLP

Tuesday 5th December, 2023:
Time: 9:00am. Venue: Customs College, Gwagwalada, FCT.
Morning and Afternoon Plenary Sessions in conjunction with:
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
Nigeria Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS)
Legal Aid Council (LAC)
National Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS)
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC)
The NBA – Security Agencies Relations Committee (NBA-SARC)
Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON)

Wednesday 6th December, 2023:
Time: 5:00pm. Venue: Turaki Hall, Body of Benchers, Plot No. 688 Institution and Research District, Jabi, Abuja. (just behind EFCC Headquarters).

Closing Dinner/Award (Red Carpet starts by 4pm).

Keynote Speaker
Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu
Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives

Chief Host
Emmanuel Tayo Ogunjide, Esq, Chairman NBA Gwagwalada.

RSVP:
Alh. I. G Haruna- 0803 591 0166
ETO- 0803 613 4187
Luqman- 0805 437 6258
Nnena- 0803 772 4238