NWLR has sustained Gani Fawehinmi’s vision, says Editor

NWLR has sustained Gani Fawehinmi’s vision, says EditorPublication marks 40 years of law reportingNigeria’s longest-running law reporting publication, the Nigerian Weekly Law Reports (NWLR), has assured Nigerians that the publication has remained consistent with the vision and focus of its founder, the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN). Established on October 1, 1985, by Chief Fawehinmi, the NWLR has remained consistent for four decades, making it the longest consecutive weekly law report in Nigeria and across Africa. Addressing reporters yesterday at the Nigerian Law Publication House in Ikeja, the Chairman of the Anniversary Planning Committee and Editor of the NWLR, Mr. Oluwole Kehinde, said the publication has stayed true to the vision of its founder. “Chief Fawehinmi dreamt that the Nigerian Weekly Law Reports would continue even after his demise, and since September 5, 2009, that dream has been sustained,” Kehinde said. Before independence, colonial courts issued official law reports, while private initiatives such as the Nigerian Monthly Law Reports (1964–1977) struggled with sustainability.