WIRE — The Nigerian Law Society has declared that the directive by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, banning the use of Barrister and replacing it with Esquire as the title for Nigerian lawyers, is not established by statutes. The CJN had directed lawyers and court officials to, with immediate effect, stop using the CJNs ban on Barrister title, replacement with Esquire not backed by law Nigerian Law Society
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