LPPC Elevates 68 to SAN Rank, Prof. Obiaraeri Emerges Sole Academic Conferee

ThisDay· 3h ago· 1 min read

Alex Enumah in Abuja and Wale Igbintade in Lagos

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has approved the elevation of 68 legal practitioners to the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), with 67 advocates and one academic making the list for the 2026 conferment exercise.

The successful applicants included Professor Nnamdi Onyeka Obiaraeri, who emerged as the sole successful academic applicant, and Mustapha Olayinka Ajenifuja, who was ranked 63rd in the order of seniority at the Bar among the successful advocate applicants.

The decision was reached at the 174th Plenary Session of the LPPC held yesterday under the chairmanship of Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, GCON.

Announcing the outcome in a press release, Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and Secretary of the LPPC, Kabir Eniola Akanbi, said the rank of…

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