Exclusive: Nigerian Law Society-NLS Demands Payment of Outstanding Balance from Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, SCN and Publishes Email Evidence to Contradict FFK.

PUBLIC NOTICE: NIGERIAN LAW SOCIETY (NLS) DEMANDS PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING BALANCE FROM CHIEF FEMI FANI-KAYODE REGARDING THE BLUE SILKS RANK OF SENIOR COUNSEL OF NIGERIA (SCN).

For purposes of educating and enlightening members of the public, the Nigerian Law Society (NLS) seeks to set the record straight as follows:

1. Our lawyers have written to demand that Chief Femi Fani-Kayode make payment of an outstanding balance into the bank account of the Nigerian Law Society (NLS), with the details as follows: ACCOUNT NAME: *NIGERIA LAW SOCIETY; ACCOUNT NUMBER: 2047951361; BANK NAME: FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA;

2. Contrary to the allegation that his representative(s) was not authorised to receive the Blue SILKS-SCN certificate at the Nigerian Law Society-NLS event of 5th November 2026, we hereby reproduce a self-explanatory email dated 4th November 2026, sent by the official Secretary of Chief Femi Fani-Kayode at his office at the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa.

The email was sent to both Ambassador Dahiru Aliyu SCN, President, Nigerian Law Society (NLS), and the Executive Director of the Nigerian Law Society (NLS). The email reads as follows:

Nigerian Law Society-NLS Demands Payment of Outstanding Balance from Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, SCN and Publishes Email Evidence to Contradict FFK.

“——– Forwarded message ———
From: NIGERIA HIGH COMMISSION <nhcpsecretary@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2026, 09:26

Subject: Re: Please kindly forward to HIS EXCELLENCY, AMBASSADOR PLENIPOTENTIARY, CHIEF FEMI FANI-KAYODE, ESQ., HIGH COMMISSIONER OF NIGERIA, TO THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO, AND THE KINGDOM OF ESWATINI.

To: Tonye Jaja <tonyejaja2023@gmail.com>, aliyudahiru47 <aliyudahiru47@gmail.com>

Good day,

I am directed to acknowledge receipt of your email and to inform you that MS LIZZY UNEKWUOJO OKOJI is the representative of His Excellency, Chief Femi Fani-Fakoye, please.

MS OKOJI is the one who will collect the certificate on behalf of the High Commissioner.

Kindly acknowledge receipt of this email.

Warm regards,

Kemi Akinwale

Secretary (High Commissioner)

High Commission of Nigeria

971 Francis Baard Street

Arcadia – Pretoria