Fani-Kayode rejects NLS senior counsel rank

Nigeria's High Commissioner to South Africa, Ambassador Femi Fani-Kayode, has rejected the Senior Counsel of Nigeria (SCN) rank conferred upon him by the Nigerian Law Society (NLS). Fani-Kayode, who has over 41 years of legal practice, stated that he neither authorized nor approved the designation, describing the circumstances as an administrative misjudgment.

The NLS conferred the SCN designation on Fani-Kayode, Seyi Tinubu, Olufunmilayo Osifuye, Ihudiebube Chukwumdi, and Alabi Olalekan Adigun during its 2026 Annual General Conference in Abuja. The controversy surrounding the Blue Silk designation stems from its lack of statutory backing, according to the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee, which has warned against adopting or parading the designation.

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