Full List of 72 Prominent Lawyers Elevated to SAN EmergesThe number of Nigerian lawyers with the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) rank has significantly increased as the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) elevates 72 new legal practitioners to the prestigious position. PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! The SAN rank is awarded as a mark of excellence to members of the legal profession who have distinguished themselves as advocates and academics. The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad, is expected to swear in the new senior advocates during an inauguration ceremony to be held on Wednesday, December 8 at the Supreme Court premises in Abuja, Channels TV reported. Below is a full list of those to be conferred with the honour, as filed by The Cable: Recommended for you Africa pays the price as China and Russia muscle in Do you have a groundbreaking story you would like us to publish? Please reach us through info@corp.legit.ng! Meanwhile, Anthony Ojukwu, the executive secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), is among the newly elevated SANs. Legit.ng gathers that Ojukwu and 71 other lawyers were elevated to the SAN rank by the LPPC at its 149th plenary session on Thursday, October 21. A total of 130 lawyers were shortlisted for the rank in September. Of the 130 candidates shortlisted, 72 were successful, while 58 did not make the cut. In other news, a young Nigerian man identified as Chudi Ofili has joined the enviable league of the nation's citizens who are making great waves abroad. Recommended for you Kirikiri inmate gets access to phone, threatens innocent people, Osinbajo’s... On Thursday, December 10, 2020, the man announced he had just become a lawyer in New York, the United States as he shared the virtual oath he took. Ofili said that he is happy and grateful for the opportunity of being called to bar in America. The two photos he shared showed a laptop connecting him to judges admitting the oath. The man said that for other Nigerians who want the same, they could also write the New York bar exams and be on their path to be licensed. Source: Legit.ng The number of Nigerian lawyers with the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) rank has significantly increased as the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) elevates 72 new legal practitioners to the prestigious position. PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Do you have a groundbreaking story you would like us to publish? Please reach us through info@corp.legit.ng! Legit.ng