The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Friday unveiled the theme and logo of its 2026 Annual General Conference (AGC) in Abuja.
The theme of the conference ‘Beyond limit’, the NBA said, called for action for lawyers and other stakeholders to rise up to the task of nation-building instead of complaining.
Speaking at the unveiling ceremony at the NBA house in Abuja, the Chairman of the planning committee of the 2026 NBA-AGC, Mr Mohammed Abdul, SAN, said the theme of this year’s annual conference of the association is a call to action for every lawyer in Nigeria to rise above challenges and push boundaries.
He said, beyond limits was chosen as the theme of the conference because the Bar wants to go beyond the outdated system, beyond complacency, division, fear and societal expectations.
“It is about innovations, transcending boundaries and achieving excellence in justice, integrity and nation building”, the chairman of the planning committee of the NBA AGC said and added that the AGC logo for 2026 was carefully chosen and carefully designed to meet the theme of the year.
Mohammed said, “To meet this criterion, we chose the mountain. Recall the trials humanity had before we conquered Mount Everest. The peak of the mountain depicts the zenith, the highest point a person can physically reach or attain. However, this mountain in our logo is slanted sideways. This is to show that you could go beyond that limit, as we have no limitations.
“This theme is bold because our times demand boldness. We are living in an era of rapid change, and the Nigerian lawyer must lead beyond limits. Invites us to re-imagine legal education, champion reform, mentor the next generation and promote ethical leadership.
“We are launching a movement within the Bar, a commitment to push boundaries and redefine possibilities. Let beyond limits echo in our branches, court, chambers and conversation, guiding us towards a stronger, more dynamic Nigerian Bar Association.”
In his speech at the event, the President of the NBA, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, said that legal practitioners, Nigerians and Nigeria as a country must stand out and learn to do things differently in tackling the economic challenges, the security challenges and taking bold steps to make for a stronger nation.
He said, at a time when school children were abducted in numbers towards the end of last year, when there was a threat by America to invade Nigeria and when America has labelled Nigeria a country of particular concern, it is a time to go beyond limits, to go beyond comfort zone as lawyers and as a country.
He said the theme of the 2026 AGC of the NBA is a call to action from lawyers and other members of society to be part of finding solutions to Nigerian problems.
The NBA President said, time has come for all Nigerians to find ways of contributing to nation building, instead of complaining, and urged policy makers, decision makers, persons in authority and government, to go beyond mere platitudes, to go beyond insecurity situations, recovering or rescuing those who have been kidnapped, to taking preemptive actions to ensure that kidnapping, terrorism, banditry are put to an end in the country.
He said, “The NBA believes that as partners in building a nation and finding things that work and ensuring that we include the rule of law, it is a time for us to go beyond our limits. Whatever limitations we feel placed against us, this is the time to dismantle those obstacles, whether they be physical or mental obstacles, political or socioeconomic, to find solutions to our problems.”
Highlights of the event include the commissioning of a co-working space on the first floor of the NBA house to serve as temporal office for young lawyers and lawyers who come from outside Abuja for cases.
The workspace, which was named after a former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN, was furnished by Chief James Ogwu Onoja, SAN.
According to the NBA President, the workspace was named after Agabi, SAN, in view of his massive contributions to the growth of the legal profession in the country.
The 2026 Annual General Conference of the NBA is scheduled to take place in the city of Port Harcourt from the 22nd day of August 2026 to the 29th.