Private Lawyers to Pay N5M for the Application of SAN Title.
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has announced the opening of applications for the 2026 conferment of the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) title, with new non-refundable processing fees for applicants.
In a statement issued by Kabir Eniola Akanbi, Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and LPPC Secretary, private legal practitioners are required to pay N5 million, while lawyers in government service will pay N2.5 million.
The application portal www.lppconline.com will open at 12:00 a.m. on November 1, 2025. Applicants must upload evidence of payment along with clear copies of all mandatory documents. Any unclear or incomplete submissions will be rejected.
Beyond the online submission, five flash drives containing the completed application form and all uploaded documents must be delivered to the LPPC Secretariat.
Academic applicants are also required to submit seven photocopies of their CV and Impact Statement, plus a flash drive of their published works.
The deadline for online submissions is 12:00 noon on January 31, 2026, while all flash drives must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on February 2, 2026. Late submissions will not be accepted.
The SAN title is the highest professional recognition for Nigerian lawyers, granted to those who have demonstrated excellence in legal advocacy or academic contribution.
The new fees have drawn criticism. Former National Human Rights Commission Chairman, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, questioned how honest public service lawyers are expected to afford the cost.
He wrote on X: “Private applicants will pay N5m. Public servants N2.5m. How is an honest public servant supposed to find this? Very soon, they will price SAN into extinction.”
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has announced the opening of applications for the 2026 conferment of the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) title, with new non-refundable processing fees for applicants.
In a statement issued by Kabir Eniola Akanbi, Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and LPPC Secretary, private legal practitioners are required to pay N5 million, while lawyers in government service will pay N2.5 million.
The application portal www.lppconline.com will open at 12:00 a.m. on November 1, 2025. Applicants must upload evidence of payment along with clear copies of all mandatory documents. Any unclear or incomplete submissions will be rejected.
Beyond the online submission, five flash drives containing the completed application form and all uploaded documents must be delivered to the LPPC Secretariat.
Academic applicants are also required to submit seven photocopies of their CV and Impact Statement, plus a flash drive of their published works.
The deadline for online submissions is 12:00 noon on January 31, 2026, while all flash drives must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on February 2, 2026. Late submissions will not be accepted.
The SAN title is the highest professional recognition for Nigerian lawyers, granted to those who have demonstrated excellence in legal advocacy or academic contribution.
The new fees have drawn criticism. Former National Human Rights Commission Chairman, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, questioned how honest public service lawyers are expected to afford the cost.
He wrote on X: “Private applicants will pay N5m. Public servants N2.5m. How is an honest public servant supposed to find this? Very soon, they will price SAN into extinction.”
Private Lawyers to Pay N5M for the Application of SAN Title.
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has announced the opening of applications for the 2026 conferment of the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) title, with new non-refundable processing fees for applicants.
In a statement issued by Kabir Eniola Akanbi, Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and LPPC Secretary, private legal practitioners are required to pay N5 million, while lawyers in government service will pay N2.5 million.
The application portal www.lppconline.com will open at 12:00 a.m. on November 1, 2025. Applicants must upload evidence of payment along with clear copies of all mandatory documents. Any unclear or incomplete submissions will be rejected.
Beyond the online submission, five flash drives containing the completed application form and all uploaded documents must be delivered to the LPPC Secretariat.
Academic applicants are also required to submit seven photocopies of their CV and Impact Statement, plus a flash drive of their published works.
The deadline for online submissions is 12:00 noon on January 31, 2026, while all flash drives must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on February 2, 2026. Late submissions will not be accepted.
The SAN title is the highest professional recognition for Nigerian lawyers, granted to those who have demonstrated excellence in legal advocacy or academic contribution.
The new fees have drawn criticism. Former National Human Rights Commission Chairman, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, questioned how honest public service lawyers are expected to afford the cost.
He wrote on X: “Private applicants will pay N5m. Public servants N2.5m. How is an honest public servant supposed to find this? Very soon, they will price SAN into extinction.”
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