The theme for this year’s conference is “Transition, Transformation and Sustainable Institutions” and the venue is the International Conference Center, FCT – Abuja, Nigeria.
Below is the Programme
Day
Time
Events
Venue
Attendees
Friday 24August2018
1.30pm –
2.30pm
Jumat service
Secretariat staff
Abuja National
Mosque,
1012, Sani Abacha
Way, Central Business
District, Abuja
NBA members
2.30pm –
4.00pm
Visit to Children’s Ward of the Wuse General Hospital
Wuse General
Hospital,
15, Conakry Street, wuse Zone 3, Abuja
NBA members
Saturday25 August2018
7.00am –
10.00am
10 Kilometer Charity Walk
/Aerobics
Take off is from NBA House to final point
NBA Members
8.00am – 6pm
Collection of Materials
A Class Park Event Centre
Delegates
10am
Visit to Kuje Prisons
Kuje Prisons,
O9 Dodi-Chikuku
Road, Kuje,Abuja
Invitees
Sunday 26August2018
8.00am –
6.00pm
Collection of Conference
Materials
A CLASS Park, Maitama.
Delegates
9.30am –
11.30am
Thanksgiving Sunday Service
Garki Pro Cathedral Area 3, Garki, Abuja
NBA members
1.00pm –
3.00pm
Pre-conference NEC Meeting
NBA House, National
Secretariat
Auditorium
Plot 1101,
Mohammadu Buhari
Way, Central Business
District, Abuja
NEC members
only
4.00pm –
5.30pm
Chief Justice of Nigeria Cocktail
CJN Venue
Invited Guests
7.30pm –
9.00pm
Opening Ceremony
Africa Hall
Delegates/
Invited Guests
9.00pm –
9.30pm
Opening of Friendship Centre
Friendship Centre
Delegates
Monday 27August2018
7.00am – 8.00am
Aerobics
Yoga
Abuja Mini Stadium,
Area 10,
Garki
Jabi Lake view,
Jabi
Delegates
9.00am –
10.30 am
Opening Plenary:
1. Key Note Address by
H.E. Nana Addo
Dankwa Akufo-Addo,
President of the
Republic and
Commander in Chief of
the Ghana Armed Forces
2. Conversation with
President of Ghana
Africa Hall
Delegates /
Invited Guests
10.30am –
11.00am
Tea Break
Suleja Garden
Delegates
11.00am –
12.30pm
Plenary Session 1 Political Transition and Governance:
Political Transitions in Africa- Lessons to Learn
Political Transition and Governance:
Electioneering and Citizenry
Perspective
Africa Hall
Delegates
12.30pm –
2.00pm
Lunch
M&M Event Centre
Delegates
2.00pm –
2.30pm
LUNCH TIME PLENARY
SESSION
Presidency’s National Social
Investment Programme (NSIP)
Africa Hall
Delegates
2.30pm –
4.00pm
Parallel Breakout sessions:
Break out session 1 – Deepening Democracy: Focus on Legislative
and Executive Collaboration
Break Out Session 2 –
Roles of Millennial in transition and institution building
Break Out Session 3 – Impact of Poverty on the
Economy and Ease of Doing
Business
Breakout Session 4 –
The Impact of Crypto currency in
the Deposit Insurance Space
by
Nigeria Deposit Insurance
Corporation (NDIC) session
Breakout Session 5-
Indigenous Petroleum Producers
Group session
Africa Hall
Marquee 1
Marquee 2
Marquee 3
Executive Hall
Delegates
4.00pm –
6.00pm
Sports and Fitness/ Football Tournament
Abuja Mini Stadium
Delegates
6.00pm –
9.00pm
Premiere of Witness Box- Film Show by Roots Media Platforms Ltd.
Africa Hall
Delegates
Tuesday 28August2018
6.00am – 2.00pm
Golf Tournament
IBB Golf & Country Club
Delegates
7.00am – 8.00am
Aerobics
Yoga
Abuja Mini Stadium,
Area 10,
Garki
Jabi Lake View, Jabi
Delegates
9.00am –
10.00am
SPECIAL PLENARY SPECIAL SESSION
for the Vice President of Nigeria: Highlighting Nigeria’s Economic
Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP)
Africa Hall
Delegates
10.00am –
11.30am
Plenary 2
Sustainable Economic
Development
Africa Hall
Delegates
11.30am –
12.00 noon
Tea Break
Suleja Garden
Delegates
12.00noon
– 1.30pm
Plenary 3
Diversity and Inclusion
Africa Hall
Delegates
1.30pm –
2.30pm
Lunch
M&M Event Centre
Delegates
2.30pm –
4.00pm
Parallel Breakout Sessions:
Break Out Session 1 – Managing Transition and transformation of the Nigerian Oil and Gas
Industry
Breakout Session 2 –
Smash the Ceiling; Smash the Glass -The problems of retention of women and promotion to
leadership
Breakout Session 3 – Black Market of Everything
Breakout Session 4 –
Financial Inclusion and Wealth
Management
Executive Hall
Marquee 1
Marquee 2
Marquee 3
Delegates
4.00pm
Sports and Fitness/ Football Tournament
Abuja Mini Stadium
Delegates
5.00pm
Live Band/DJ
Anchored by: Ambassador
Wahala
Friendship Centre
Delegates
6.00pm –
9.00pm
UnBARed Concert
Africa Hall
Ticketed
Wednesday29 August2018
7.00am – 8.00am
Aerobics
Yoga
Abuja Mini Stadium,
Area 10,
Garki
Jabi Lakeview, Jabi
Delegates
Delegates
9.00am –
10.30am
Plenary 4
Rule of Law and Security
Africa Hall
Delegates
10.30am –
11.00am
Tea Break
Suleja Garden
Delegates
11.00am –
12.30pm
Parallel Breakout Sessions:
Breakout Session 1 – Technological Disruptions
Break out Session 2 –
Institutionalizing the War Against Corruption- new approaches to assets tracing and recovery
Breakout Session 3 – Special
Session with the Chief Justice of
Nigeria on … Access to Justice
Breakout Session 4 – Emergence of Disruptive Technology in
Legal Education and Legal
Practice
Breakout Session 5 – Addressing the Justice Gap in Law – A cross
Boarder perspective
Marque 1
Marquee 2
Africa Hall
Marquee 3
Executive Hall
Delegates
Delegates
Delegates
Delegates
Delegates
12.30pm –
2.00pm
Lunch
M&M Events Centre
Delegates
2.00pm – 2.30pm
2.00pm – 2.15pm
2.15pm –
2.30pm
LUNCH TIME PLENARY
SESSION
Microsoft- Legal Mail 15
Total Ancent (Founders of TACORA) presentation on..
Learning without boarders by
Tosin Okojie
Executive Hall
Delegates
2.30pm –
4.00pm
Parallel Breakout Sessions:
Breakout Session 1 – Financial
Technology
Breakout Session 2 (NBA SBL) – Building the Institutions to support
Fiscal and Economic Reforms
Breakout Session 3 (NBA SLP) – The Rights of lawyers and legal obligations of law enforcement agencies- need for collaboration not confrontation
Breakout Session 4 (NBA
SPIDEL) –
Topic 1: State Policing and National Security- prospects and challenges
Topic 2: Executive Orders- The
Concept, Application and
Implications for Rule of Law
Executive Hall
Marquee 1
Marquee 2
Marquee 3
Delegates
Delegates
4.00pm –
6.00pm
Sports and Fitness/ Football Tournament
Abuja Mini Stadium
Delegates
4.00pm –
5.00pm
Annual General Meetings of
NBA Sections
– Section on Legal
Practice
– SPIDEL
Marquee 2
Marquee 3
Delegates
4.30 –
6.30pm
Annual General Meeting/
Cocktail of Section on Business
Law
Marquee 1
5.00pm –
7.00pm
Comedy Show/ Cultural Dance
Festival /Fashion parade/ Raffle
Draw (Car Exhibition)
Friendship Centre
Delegates
5.00pm-
6.30pm
Novelty Match
NBA v. FIDA
Abuja Mini Stadium
Delegates
7.30pm –
9.30pm
NBA PRESIDENT’S DINNER
Main Hall
Ticketed
Thursday30 August,2018
7.00am – 8.00am
Aerobics
Yoga
Abuja Mini Stadium,
Area 10,
Garki
Jabi Lakeview, Jabi
Delegates
9.00am –
10.30am
CLOSING PLENARY
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Reforms Agenda
Africa Hall
Delegates
11.00am –
2.00pm
Annual General Meeting
Africa Hall
NBA Members
Friday 31stAugust,2018
9.00am – 10.00am
Communiqué & Press
Conference
NBA National
Secretariat
Auditorium
NBA Members
10.00am-12 noon
Handing Over Ceremony
NBA National
Secretariat
Auditorium
NBA members
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