Following the filing of Notice of Appeal against the recent allegedly “ghostwritten” judgment of 13th May 2026 which specifically restrained both the Incorporated Trustees of ALDRAP and Dr. Jaja from conferring the Blue Silks award.
The Governing Council of the Body of Senior Counsel of Nigeria has after its emergency meeting of 21st May 2026 resolved to undertake future awards of the Blue Silks rank of Senior Counsel of Nigeria-SCN upon deserving law graduates and non-litigation Nigerian lawyers.
The Body of Senior Counsel of Nigeria-BOSCON received it’s certificate of registration dated 30th December 2025 and is responsible for screening candidates for the said Blue Silks.
The Blue Silks rank of Senior Counsel of Nigeria-SCN is an award of recognition of legal excellence for non-litigation Nigerian lawyers who meet the criteria of 35 verifiable non-litigation transactions or publications.
There are three categories of Blue Silks namely:
(1) Senior Legislative Counsel of Nigeria (SELCON);
(2) Senior Legal Academic-SLA; and
(3) Senior Corporate Counsel (SCC)
Applicants can submit their CVs for a preliminary assessment to info@bluesilksnigeria.com or info@niglawsociety.org.ng and copy tonyejaja2023@gmail.com
The Body of Senior Counsel of Nigeria-BOSCON as a fully and duly registered with a functional bank account with details ACCOUNT NUMBER-
FIRST BANK: 2048137946
ACCOUNT NAME-BODY OF SENIOR COUNSEL OF NIGERIA-BOSCON
Yours faithfully,
E-Signed,
Amb. Dahiru Aliyu, SCN
President,
Body of Senior Counsel of Nigeria-BOSCON
