Gideon Edem
@GideonEdem11
• Law • Leadership • Business Consulting • Author, Leadership in the Bud • Founder @wavesandWatts
Exciting news! 🎉 I'm thrilled to announce the launch of my new digital space, Waves and Watts! 🌊💡 Here, I'll be sharing my insights and expertise on all things Maritime Law and the Power Sector in Nigeria.
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You have heard of law conferences, law webinars, law symposiums but ever heard of a law festival? This is going to be an experience. For the next three weeks, I am going to be putting The Law Festival in your faces. If you are in Lagos and it’s environs, you must attend 🫵🏾
Disability Rights are Human Rights. Join us on 28th May as we visit schools across Nigeria, Ghana, and Zambia, to spread awareness about the rights of PWDs to the younger generation—sowing seeds of understanding, empathy, and change, for a more inclusive future. ANTICIPATE! ✨
In only a matter of days, it'll be 3 years since we set out to actively build an inclusive legal community. Today, we unveil the official LAWSANAID @ 3 logo and formally begin our anniversary countdown. Come with us on this journey to find out just how much we have grown! 🌱
Our Governance Risk & Compliance practice unit is pleased to have authored an article on Regulatory Compliance as a Function of Corporate Governance: Trends in Enforcement published in the 2024 edition of the Society for Corporate Governance Nigeria’s (SCGN) annual publication
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is opening doors to immense trade opportunities across Africa. The Guided Trade Initiative Event is part of our annual symposium series to explore the growing potential and practical realities of intra-African trade.
Thankful for a chance to be a part of history, having offered mental health support to the Akwa Ibom State contingent to the UK for an education exchange program. Such a delight seeing how much their lives have changed already. Kudos to @_PastorUmoEno for the initiative.
Our petition against the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED), the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) regarding the severe and prolonged power outage in Obubra Local Government Area was heard today…
I am big on welfare of lawyers. And as someone who benefited immensely from employments that cater to the welfare of lawyers, supporting @ChukaIkwuazom in the upcoming NBA election, is quite an easy decision for me. Asides being a former Chairman of the NBA Lagos branch with…
With just 5 days to elect a new set of leaders at the Nigerian Bar Association, I once again directly request your support and votes to be elected as the next President of the Nigerian Bar Association. My vision is for #transformativeleadership & a #FearlessBar. #ManLikeChuka
Please join us for the finale of the NBA-SARC Townhall Meeting (Northern Zone) in Abuja. Date: Tuesday, 16 July 2024. Time: 9AM Venue: NBA House, Plot 1011, Muhammadu Buhari Way, CBD, Abuja. You can join the meeting online here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
ALN Nigeria | Aluko & Oyebode won 11 awards at the ESQ Nigerian Legal Awards 2024, including six Practice-Based Awards, "The Rule of Law Advocacy Award" under the Editor’s Merit Award Category, and four Rising Stars 40 Under 40 Awards. #ALNNigeria #AlukoOyebode #LegalAwards2024
My President! I’m glad that despite being my senior at the bar, you always allowed my big mouth to ask you questions and investigate your ambitions, even in public. I love and support you for the same reason I supported Mr. Obi—that undeniable earnestness; that humane concern,…
There's no gainsaying that young lawyers are losing interest in dispute resolution practice because of the unnecessary delays and poor remuneration associated with litigation. This is why the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria sometimes no longer has the glory it once held. 1/2
It is my philosophy that payment of bar practising fees is integral to the employment of lawyers. Thus, my administration will work towards making employers shoulder the responsibility of paying these fees on behalf of lawyers they employ. #ManLikeChuka #Chuka4NBAPresident
As President of the Nigerian Bar Association, I will focus on improving welfare and working conditions of the bar and bench, and an effective solution to the perennial poor remuneration problems of young lawyers. #ManLikeChuka #Chuka4NBAPresident
My Entry for the Future Self Challenge organized by @cowrywise Designer: Godsgift Emmanuel Tools: Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. @cowrywise #futureselfchallenge
The Promise fom me to the Nigerian Bar Association is for Transformative Leadership, a Fearless Bar and an administration that would be defined by the hallmarks of accountability and transparency. #ManLikeChuka #Chuka4NBAPresident
My prior service to the Bar is based on abundant empirical evidence.
Dear Nigerian Young Lawyers, As you may be aware, one of the things I am vocal and passionate about is improved welfare and professional development for young lawyers. Take it from me, this man ticks all the boxes. He did it as the Chairman of Lagos Brach and he’s more than…