THE NIGERIAN LAW SOCIETY (NLS) AND THE BODY OF SENIOR COUNSEL OF NIGERIA (BOSCON) DECLARE THEIR AUTONOMY TO CONDUCT THEIR INTERNAL AFFAIR SUCH AS CONFERMENT OF THE BLUE SILKS RANK OF SENIOR COUNSEL OF NIGERIA-SCN UPON ITS OWN MEMBERS WITHOUT INTERFERENCE FROM OUTSIDERS JUST AS NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION-NBA DECLARED ITS AUTONOMY TO CONDUCT IT’S ELECTION WITHOUT INTERFERENCE FROM THE HON. AGF.
The joint leadership of the Nigerian Law Society-NLS and the Body of Senior Counsel of Nigeria (BOSCON) which are duly registered organisations with certificates of registration dated 30th December 2025 deem it necessary to issue this press statement to notify the general public as follows:
1. The conferment of the Blue Silks rank of Senior Counsel of Nigeria-SCN upon members of both the Nigerian Law Society-NLS is 100% internal affairs of the Nigerian Law Society-NLS using the criteria of 35 verifiable non-litigation transactions as assessed by the Body of Senior Counsel of Nigeria (BOSCON);
2. None of the candidates are coerced into application for the Blue Silks rank of Senior Counsel of Nigeria-SCN, each candidate submits an application out of their own voluntary, free will and pays the prescribed relevant fees out of the firm conviction that the Blue Silks rank of Senior Counsel of Nigeria-SCN is a credible rank of legal excellence for non-litigation Nigerian lawyers;
3. The applicants by payment of the requisite application fees and appending of their signatures and upon taking the oath during the conferement ceremony agree to abide by the Rules and Regulations of both the Nigerian Law Society-NLS and the Body of Senior Counsel of Nigeria (BOSCON), the said Rules and Regulations made pursuant to both the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 and the SMEDAN Act, 2003 respectively;
4. Just as the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association-NBA has by its press statement of 8th July 2026 declared it’s autonomy and stated that only the leadership, and it’s Board of Trustees have the right to govern it’s internal affairs, the Nigerian Law Society-NLS and the Body of Senior Counsel of Nigeria (BOSCON) hereby notifies the general public that no individual, or government officials or institution shall henceforth issue any publications with the intention to interfere with it’s conferement of the Blue Silks rank of Senior Counsel of Nigeria-SCN;
5. The Blue Silks rank of Senior Counsel of Nigeria-SCN is an internal affair of the Nigerian Law Society-NLS and the BOSCON as it is not mentioned inside the Legal Practitioners Act, 1962, in accordance with the judgment of the Hon. Mohamed Garba Umar, delivered on 27th January 2026, neither the NBA nor the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee-LPPC or any other person (individual or juristic) has the right or authority to interfere with the said conferement of the Blue Silks rank of Senior Counsel of Nigeria-SCN.
E-Signed,
Peace Ambassador Dahiru Aliyu, SCN, President of the Nigerian Law Society-NLS on behalf of the Governing Councils of both the NLS and the Body of Senior Counsel of Nigeria (BOSCON)
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