Nigerian Lawyer Wins IBA Award For Free Legal Services To Vulnerable People

Nigerian lawyer Yusuf Nurudeen has won the 2026 International Bar Association (IBA) Pro Bono Award for his sustained efforts to bridge the justice gap by mobilising 141 volunteer lawyers to provide free legal services to indigent and vulnerable people across 18 states.
Nurudeen, founder of the Foundation for Public Interest Law and Development, also known as The Pro Bono Centre, received the international honour on Thursday, 8 October, at the IBA’s annual awards breakfast in Copenhagen, Denmark.
His recognition places Nigeria among the countries whose legal practitioners have been honoured for using their professional expertise to advance access to justice, particularly for people who...