The Nigerian Law Society has conferred the rank of Senior Counsel of Nigeria on Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, and four other legal professionals.
The other recipients were Seyi Tinubu, Olufunmilayo Osifuye, Ihudiebube Chukwumdi and Alabi Adigun.
The Blue Silks rank of Senior Counsel of Nigeria, introduced in 2025, is the equivalent of the Fellowship of the Nigerian Law Society.
It recognises lawyers who have distinguished themselves in specialised areas of legal practice outside courtroom litigation.
The conferment took place at the society’s 2026 Annual General Conference held in Utako, Abuja.
The conference was themed “Justice for All: Non-Litigation Nigerian Law Graduates Through the Blue Silks (SCN), BOSCON and the NLS”.
In his acceptance speech, delivered by his Special Adviser on Media and Executive Assistant, Mrs Lizzy Okoji, Fani-Kayode called for the protection of Nigerians’ rights and dignity, both at home and abroad.
He said access to justice should not depend on an individual’s social, economic or political status.
“Justice in its truest form must never be selective. It must not be reserved for the privileged, the powerful or the politically connected. It must be accessible to all,” he said.
