REPOSITIONING LEGAL EDUCATION FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (2) In the period after independence, positive action was taken by the government and most of the recommendations of the Unsworth Committee were implemented through the Legal Education Act of 1963 and the Legal Practitioners Act of 1962. The Nigerian Law School was set up in 1962. It ran a 3-month course in January to April 1963 for graduates who had been called to...Read More
REPOSITIONING LEGAL EDUCATION FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (1) The Legal profession in Nigeria derives its origin from the English Legal System and Legal profession. It dates back only to the latter half of the 19th century. This is as a result of our historical links with Great Britain. In 1861, Lagos became a British colony and came under British administration. Eventually, the rest of what is now Nigeria also came under...Read More
RELEVANCE OF SEPARATION OF POWERS AND ITS APPLICATION TO NIGERIA (4) Democracy cannot survive let alone thrive in any country without lawyers particularly those in government and those serving political parties upholding the sanctity of rule of law. A proactive bar that is alive to its inherent responsibilities as a watchdog is a panacea to executive lawlessness. Unfortunately, we seem to have a paucity of that kind of lawyers these...Read More
