The Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) has elevated 87 lawyers in the country to the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
The lawyers were conferred with the rank at the 164th Plenary Session of the Committee under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.
A statement by the Secretary of the LPPC, Hajia Hajo Sarki Bello, on Thursday in Abuja, indicated that the 87 lawyers were selected for the award from among the 98 shortlisted last month.
The statement also revealed that 11 applicants were dropped from the race for undisclosed reasons.
Meanwhile, the new Senior Advocates will be inaugurated into the inner bar on September 30.
