The Nigerian Bar Association Institute of Continuing Legal Education (NBA-ICLE), under the leadership of Tobenna Erojikwe, has announced an upcoming free training session on mining law and practice aimed at equipping lawyers in Kaduna State and Northern Nigeria with the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively handle mining-related legal matters.
Scheduled to coincide with the Kaduna Bar Law Week, the training will commence on June 21, 2024. Specifically, the mining law training session is set to take place at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation Hall, Race, Kaduna.
Erojikwe emphasized the increasing demand for lawyers with expertise in the mining industry due to the rise in commercial mining activities in Northern Nigeria. Despite this demand, there is often a lack of capacity to provide relevant legal services, leading clients to seek legal counsel from outside the country.
The objective of the NBA-ICLE is to democratise legal knowledge, enhance legal capacity, and enable lawyers to diversify their areas of practice to increase their earnings. Erojikwe stressed the importance of expanding legal capacity across different regions of the country by bringing relevant training programmes directly to lawyers.
The training will provide participants with the opportunity to learn from highly experienced experts in the mining sector, who will offer practical insights and guidance to support lawyers in delivering top-notch legal services to clients in the industry.
In addition, Erojikwe mentioned that this training is just one of many initiatives planned for the year, as the NBA-ICLE works to deliver high-quality training programmes tailored to the specific needs of lawyers in different regions of the country.
This initiative by the NBA-ICLE demonstrates its commitment to enhancing legal education and capacity building for lawyers across Northern Nigeria. The upcoming training on mining law and practice represents a significant step in this direction, aiming to empower lawyers and contribute to the economic development of the region.
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