2026 SAN conferment exercise under threat as lawyers ask CJN to halt process

The 2026 Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, conferment exercise has come under threat as an association of Nigerian lawyers has asked the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, to halt the process or face legal action.
The threat emerged shortly after the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee, LPPC, headed by the CJN, on June 23, 2026, released a list of 89 applicants shortlisted for conferment of the prestigious SAN rank. The shortlist, signed by Kabir Eniola Akanbi, Esq, Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and Secretary of the LPPC, comprised 77 advocate applicants and 12 academic applicants.
The shortlisted applicants are slated for the final inte...