Interview assesses what statutory legal aid has achieved, and what it still cannot reach.
Justice Research Institute published Inside the Legal Aid Council: Impact & Access to Justice, an interview with the Director-General of the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria, on 10 December 2025. The Director-General reviews progress in the Council’s service delivery, the constraints that continue to limit its reach, and the direction he expects Nigeria’s pro bono ecosystem to take.
The conversation situates statutory legal aid within a wider access-to-justice system in which pro bono contribution from the private bar remains essential for vulnerable Nigerians.
Statutory legal aid capacity in Nigeria remains well below demand; documenting that shortfall precisely is the precondition for either funding it or redesigning around it.