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News & events from the Institute.

Announcements, milestones and highlights from the Justice Research Institute’s work advancing people-centred justice across Nigeria and West Africa.

Osinbajo Chairs JRI-Led Session in Cairo as African Lawyers Draft Continental Charter on Children’s Digital Rights

PALU delegates review six pillars of the proposed Cairo Declaration on Child Rights and Design Accountability in the Digital Age.

31 August 2026→

Prof. Yemi Osinbajo to Deliver PALU Conference Keynote in Cairo

Keynote addresses what artificial intelligence demands of African lawyers, regulators and courts.

31 August – 2 September 2026→

JRI Joins Federal Ministry of Justice Technical Working Group on Equal Access to Justice

ACJMC technical session presses for evidence-based reform across Nigeria’s criminal justice system.

15 July 2026→

JRI Opens Collaboration Talks with TrustLaw

Talks with the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s pro bono network open a route to wider legal support in Nigeria.

24 June 2026→

JRI and UMYU Law Clinic Convene Justice & Clinical Excellence Workshop

Two-day training treats law clinics as justice infrastructure, not extracurricular activity.

14–15 May 2026→

Katsina State LAWSAN Leadership Completes JRI Clinical Training

Student law association officers join capacity-building programme at Umaru Musa Yar’adua University.

14–15 May 2026→

Young Lawyers Summit Panel Examines Strategic Value of Pro Bono

Port Harcourt panel sets out what pro bono work returns in skills, visibility and global legal networks.

24 April 2026→

JRI to Join NBA Young Lawyers Forum National Summit 2026

Panel reframes pro bono as career infrastructure, not charity.

24 April 2026→

Prof. Yemi Osinbajo Addresses NBA Section on Legal Practice

JRI Founder speaks on legal development and institutional leadership.

22 April 2026→

JRI Joins Coordination Meeting on the Police Duty Solicitor Scheme

Stakeholders convened by Partners West Africa Nigeria plan long-term funding and coordination for the scheme.

25 February 2026→

Legal Aid Council DG on the State of Nigeria’s Pro Bono Ecosystem

Interview assesses what statutory legal aid has achieved, and what it still cannot reach.

10 December 2025→

JRI Meets Luminate Foundation in Abuja

Scoping conversation explores shared ground between justice research and public-interest philanthropy.

25 November 2025→

Ubuntu’s Journey for Justice in West Africa Premieres in Rome

Documentary follows one claimant’s path through Nigeria’s justice system, and the obstacles that path reveals.

November 2025→

JRI at the PILnet Global Forum 2025 in Rome

Practitioners, funders and civil society gather in Rome to push people-centred justice forward.

12 November 2025→

JRI to Convene West Africa Session at PILnet Global Forum 2025

Rome panel asks whether people-centred justice models can scale across West Africa.

12 November 2025→

JRI Meets Legal Aid Council Director-General Ahead of Rome Forum

Courtesy visit sets the agenda for Nigeria’s contribution to a global pro bono convening.

October 2025→

JRI Joins HiiL Workshop on People-Centred Justice in Nigeria

Workshop puts justice data and innovation to work on SDG 16.3 in Nigeria.

7 August 2025→

Prof. Yemi Osinbajo’s Keynote at HiiL

On rebuilding trust in justice institutions through innovation, evidence and meaningful citizen participation — delivered at The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law.

7 July 2025→