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6 Oct
Former President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, has formally joined the array of aspirants contesting for the Edo governorship on the Labour Party (LP) platform. Akpata, who was at the LP State secretariat to formally declare his intention to run for governorship position on the Labour Party (LP) platform, was accompanied by…
17 Sep 2023
The 114th anniversary of King's College, Lagos, brings with it an opportunity for reflection and action. To shed light on the significance of this occasion and the vision behind it, The Guardian sat down for an insightful interview with Olumide Akpata, the former president of the Nigerian Bar Association and the chairman of the Kingsweek…
29 Aug 2023
The immediate past President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, has commended the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Lagos State Commissioner of Police and the entire Lagos Police Command over the commissioning of the Complaint Response Unit.
26 Jun 2023
The immediate past president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Olumide Akpata, has enjoined Nigerian legal practitioners to be intentional and deliberate in determining how they proceed as an association in a bid to ensure that the right set of people are put in place to pilot the affairs of the Bar. Akpata made…
8 Jun 2023
Senior Partner at Templars Law Firm and immediate past President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Olumide Akpata, has felicitated Otunba Dele Oye on his inauguration as the 22nd President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA). Oye was inaugurated as NACCIMA President in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State…
Olumide Akpata
30 Apr 2023
Olumide Akpata, Senior Partner at Templars Law Firm and immediate past President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has been honoured with an award of recognition for Legislative Reform Support by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC). Akpata received the award on Wednesday, 26 April 2023, at the 2023 PEBEC Awards Ceremony held at…
4 Apr 2023
Senior Partner, Templars and the immediate past President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Olumide Akpata, has been awarded the African legal icon at the first-ever African Heritage Concert & Awards (Afri-Heritage 23).
4 Apr 2023
Templars Senior Partner and immediate past President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Olumide Akpata, was on Saturday, 1 April 2023, presented with the African Legal Icon Award at the first-ever African Heritage Concert & Awards (Afri-Heritage 23) which took place at the Kigali Marriot in Kigali, Republic of Rwanda. Mr. Akpata shot to…

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