Nigeria’s Lawyer Surge: Booming Talent or Burdened System?

By Sunday Michael Ogwu Twenty-four hours ago, Nigeria called a record 5,725 new lawyers to the bar. Photos of the ceremony in Abuja flooded social media, accompanied by comments like, “Where will all these new lawyers find work?” It’s a fair question. With over 200,000 lawyers already in Nigeria—and thousands more graduating each year—the country...