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The Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, Prof Isa Hayatu Chiroma, has announced that the Federal Government has approved the establishment of a new campus of the Nigerian Law School in Port-Harcourt, the Rivers state capital.
He spoke on Tuesday at a ceremony to admit 880 law graduates,into the Nigerian Bar.
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He explained that the Federal Government’s approval followed a request from the Rivers state government to build, equip and hand over a brand new campus of the Nigerian Law School to the Council of Legal Education in the state.
He also announced that Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has recently given approval for the construction of 1, 500 seating capacity auditorium and two 900 bed spaces of male and females hostels for the Yenogoa Campus of the Nigerian Law School.
He implored the new wigs to adhere strictly to the norms and ethics of the legal profession.
Speaking,the chairman of Body of Benchers and Life Bencher, Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour,urged the new lawyers to refrain from any act or conduct that will obstruct or adversely affect the course of justice.
“You must adhere strictly to the provisions of the rules of professional conduct and maintain best practices at all times” he said.
He warned that the Legal Profession and Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) will not hesitate to any discipline erring lawyer whose conduct negate the sacrosanct standards of the legal profession or amount to infamous conduct.
He expressed optimistism that the future of law practice in Nigeria s bright with the advent of legal analytic soft wares and the internet, which has provided a complete range of legal information and source materials, including judicial decisions.
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