How can strategic litigation, advocacy and effective service delivery advance human rights and protect the public interest? This question will take centre stage at Session 7 of the 2026 NBA-SPIDEL Annual Conference in Umuahia.
Scheduled for Tuesday, November 10, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Umuahia, the session will feature distinguished voices from the legal profession, human rights advocacy and international development.
The session will feature special remarks by Natalie McCauley, Chief, Child Protection Section, UNICEF, alongside panellists Donald Deya, Chief Executive Officer, Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU), Tanzania; Dr. Monday Onyekachi Ubani, SAN, Legal Adviser to the President of the Senate and former NBA Second National Vice President; and Kunle Edun, SAN, former NBA National Publicity Secretary and former Chair of the NBA-SPIDEL Litigation Committee.
The session will be chaired by Prof. Oguagua Victoria Ikpeze, Professor of Human Rights and former Dean, Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. Other contributors include John Aikpokpo Martins, former NBA First Vice President and former SPIDEL Chair, and Ikechukwu Uzoma, Senior Staff Attorney, Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Centre, Texas, USA.
With expertise spanning human rights, litigation, institutional advocacy and public-interest law, the session promises practical perspectives on strengthening access to justice and translating legal advocacy into meaningful public impact.
Be part of the conversation. Register now at www.app.nbaspidel.ng.
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