Legal Aid Council Hosts 2020 Intensive Capacity Building for Zonal Staff
The legal Aid Council has organized this year intensive in-house capacity building for staff of the council in South-South Zone in order to boost their productivities. The event which took place in Uyo recently with the theme “setting a new agenda for Legal Aid Council, Nigeria” is for the betterment […]
LACON GOVERNING BOARD HOLD RETREAT
History was made on the 12th and 13th of October 2020 when the Governing Board of Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LACON) held its retreat (the first of its kind) in Kano, Nigeria. In his welcome address, the Chairman Governing Board of LACON Mr. Suraj Sa’eda SAN urged the Hon. […]
2018 Award
Selected staff of the Legal Aid Council were given awards in recognition of their hard work and contribution towards the efficient running of the Council both in the Headquarters and in the State Offices. The event took place at Chelsea Hotel Abuja, on the 11th December 2018 during the Council’s […]
LAC STAFF PARLEY WITH THE DIRECTOR GENERAL
It was a joyful moment on the 13th of March 2019 as Staff and Management of Legal Aid Council held a meeting with the Newly Appointed Director General, Mr. Aliyu Bagudu Abubakar. The Director General in his opening remarks thanked the staff for honouring his invitation for the meeting. He […]
PRO BONO CLEARING HOUSE PAYS VISIT TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL LAC
Representatives of the Pro bono Clearing House paid a visit to Mr. Abubakar B. Aliyu, Director-General Legal Aid Council. They were received by the DG and Management members of the Council. The team from the Pro bono Clearing House consisted of the Programme Coordinator, Mr Mutiu O. Akinsanya Esq., the […]
TOWARDS A NATIONAL PARALEGAL MOVEMENT IN NIGERIA
The United Nations Principles and Guidelines are founded on the idea that access to legal aid is an essential element of a fair, humane and efficient criminal justice system, and thus of the rule of law. In the absence of access to justice, people are unable to have their voice […]
LAC HOLDS MANAGEMENT RETREAT
Repositioning Legal Aid Council for Better Service Delivery was the theme at the Management Retreat organised by the Legal Aid Council on Friday 13th – Saturday 14th September 2019. The Retreat took place at Reverton Hotels in Lokoja, Kogi State. In attendance were four (4) former Directors-General of the Council […]
LAC partners with ROLAC, OSJI and FCT Command on Police Duty Solicitor Scheme
The Legal Aid Council, and the NPF FCT Command are working out modalities for the implementation of the Police Duty Solicitor Scheme in the FCT. The Duty Solicitor Scheme is in line with the Legal Aid and Pre-trial Detention in Nigeria Programme. It is a method of delivering Legal Advice […]
LAC GETS NEW GOVERNING BOARD
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of a new Governing Board the Legal Aid Council. The appointments of the member of the Board took effect from 13th May 2019 and the Board was inaugurated by the Hon. Attorney-General of the Federation and […]
LAC pays courtesy call on Controller-General Nigeria Correctional Service
The Director-General Legal Aid Council, Mr. Abubakar B. Aliyu, paid a courtesy visit to the Controller-General Nigeria Correctional Service, Mr. Ja’afaru Ahmed at the Headquarters of the Nigerian Correction Service on the 27th February 2019. The Director-General came along with a team from the Council comprising of the Director Criminal […]