The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has approved the conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) on 68 legal practitioners. Kabir Akanbi, Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and secretary of the LPPC, said in a statement that the decision was taken at the committee’s 174th plenary session held on Thursday under the chairmanship of Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). According to the statement, the rank is awarded to legal practitioners who have demonstrated exceptional distinction either as courtroom advocates or as academics who have made significant contributions to legal scholarship. Senior Ibrahim, Kwara state attorney-general, is one of the legal practitioners listed for elevation. “The rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria is conferred as a mark of professional excellence upon legal practitioners who have demonstrated exceptional distinction either as advocates in the courts or as academics contributing significantly to the development of legal scholarship,” the statement reads. “In accordance with the directives of the Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BOSAN), all shortlisted prospective Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) conferees are required to attend and successfully complete the Pre-Swearing-In Induction Programme. Participation in this programme is a mandatory prerequisite for the formal conferment of the rank of SAN. The date shall be communicated in due course.” The LPPC also warned those shortlisted for the rank against publishing or encouraging the publication of s, congratulatory messages or goodwill notices relating to their nomination or conferment. It said the directive is in line with paragraph 25(1) of the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Guidelines and rule 39(3) of the Rules of Professional Conduct, 2023, adding that any breach could attract sanctions. The swearing-in ceremony for the new SANs is scheduled for October 12, 2026. The 67 advocate appointees are: Ibrahim Gamdeh AdamuJude Chukwuemeka OkaforGodwill Achibong UmohSunday Samuel ObendeAdebayo Olugbenga AdaralegbeJimson Ejovi OkodasoOlalekan Lawrence Bade-JohnOlaotan Thomas OlusegunPhilemeon Audu DaffiAdenrele David AdegborioyeJames Eromosele AgbonheseAlexander Nduka MuokaOnome OkodiyaEmmanuel Akunke AkomayeIkhide EhigheluaMas’ud Mobolaji AlabeleweOgunmuyiwa Olayinka BalogunAnthony Auditz IroagalachiMohammed Tajudeen MohammedOdion Peter OdiaGbemiga AdaramolaMoses Okoh OnyilokwuCharles Azubuike ObodozieHakeem Obafemi AgabaBimbo Felix AtilolaOkechukwu Steve EmeliezeJoshua Demilade OlaniyanIgonikon Abiola AdekunleChristian Nnadozie NwokorieSadiku Momoh IlegieunoSarafa Kolawole IdowuOlujoke Enitan AliuOliver Onyenucheya AmuzieAdebisi Emmanuel AdeniyiFaruk AbdullahSagir Gezawa SuleimanIfeanyi Godwin EzeukoAdebayo Folorunsho OlogeSabiu Gumba AdamuEric Keme-Egolukumor OmareSoibi Ideriah OviaSomina Peter JohnbullChinedum Ikenna UmecheEmmanuel Eghiegba EkhasemomheMohammed El-Hassan SheriffJunaidu Bello MarshallOlawale Sunday FapohundaAdebiyi Alaba AdetosoyeSenior Sulyman IbrahimAgba EimunjezeAyobamidele Oyekunle AkandeAdetunji Taiwo Adedoyin AdeniyiOlamide Mojigbotoluwa AdekunleUmaru YunusaAkorede Habeeb LawalDarlington Nnabuike OzurumbaNnaemeka Francis Patrick EgonuKayode Orire OmosehinMitchel Akinrinsola AribisalaBolu Agbaje AkadriOluwaseun Asimiyu AlaoOlugbenga Olusanya AjalaMustapha Olayinka AjenifujaAfees Hassan AdebayoMohammed Abiodun AdelodunJonathan Akintola MakindeOlajide Salami The sole academic appointee is Nnamdi Onyeka Obiaraeri.