{"id":19739,"date":"2024-02-14T13:28:27","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T13:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=19739"},"modified":"2024-02-14T13:28:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T13:28:27","slug":"nba-rejects-nigeria-uk-deal-that-allows-british-lawyers-to-practice-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/02\/14\/nba-rejects-nigeria-uk-deal-that-allows-british-lawyers-to-practice-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Rejects Nigeria-UK Deal that Allows British Lawyers to Practice in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian Bar Association has strongly opposed the recent Enhanced Trade &amp; Investment Partnership Agreement that allows UK Attorneys to practice in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The NBA President in an email to lawyers of the NBA on Tuesday, He said, \u201cMy attention was drawn to the news on the alleged signing of the Enhanced Trade Investment Partnership Agreement, between the governments of Nigeria &amp; the UK<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1s2bzr4\">\n<div id=\"id__veysl6wchxh\" class=\"css-1rynq56 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1inkyih r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-135wba7\" dir=\"auto\" lang=\"en\" data-testid=\"tweetText\"><span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">The NBA finds this statement credited to the Honourable Minister ridiculous, unpatriotic &amp; uninformed. <\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" lang=\"en\" data-testid=\"tweetText\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1rynq56 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1inkyih r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-135wba7\" dir=\"auto\" lang=\"en\" data-testid=\"tweetText\"><span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">It is indeed unfortunate that this tragic reminder of our colonial past is being gleefully celebrated at the highest level of the Government of Nigeria. <\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" lang=\"en\" data-testid=\"tweetText\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1rynq56 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1inkyih r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-135wba7\" dir=\"auto\" lang=\"en\" data-testid=\"tweetText\"><span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">What is more disheartening is the fact that a decision of this magnitude that adversely affects the wellbeing and livelihood of millions of Nigerians could be taken without any consultation, especially with the Nigerian Bar Association.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r\">\n<div id=\"id__ygw5yr8kfrb\" class=\"css-175oi2r r-9aw3ui r-1s2bzr4\" aria-labelledby=\"id__ycrj8hfhkpm id__netkzifytfo\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-9aw3ui\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1ets6dv r-1phboty r-rs99b7 r-1867qdf r-1udh08x r-o7ynqc r-6416eg r-1ny4l3l\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-16y2uox r-1pi2tsx r-13qz1uu\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1adg3ll r-1udh08x\">\n<div class=\"r-1adg3ll r-13qz1uu\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-u8s1d r-1d2f490 r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1mlwlqe r-1udh08x r-417010\" aria-label=\"Image\" data-testid=\"tweetPhoto\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1niwhzg r-vvn4in r-u6sd8q r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu r-1wyyakw r-4gszlv\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian Bar Association has strongly opposed the recent Enhanced Trade &amp; Investment Partnership Agreement that allows UK Attorneys to practice in Nigeria. 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