Al-Bashir Lawal Likko

NP, FNILA, FICMC, AIIFP, CIAE (Dubai), MCIArb (UK)

Likko is a private legal practitioner based in FCT-Abuja, with versatility in diverse areas of law. He was enrolled as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria after obtaining his LL.B (Hons) from Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Management Law (PGDML) from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Likko is the founder and Managing Partner of Likko & Associates (Legal Practitioners, Arbitrators, Mediators & Notary Public).

He was admitted as a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators of Nigeria (FICMC), a Fellow of the Nigerian Immigration Lawyers Association, a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb, UK), and a Certified Islamic Arbitrator & Expert (CIAE, Dubai). He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals, Nigeria (IIFP), and he is also a Notary Public of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Likko has more than a decade of experience working as a private legal practitioner. He is an External Solicitor to NDIC, AMCON, DBN, BOI, SEC, FCTA, the Nigerian Army and Jaiz Bank Plc, among other private companies. He has handled, and is still handling, arbitration matters both locally and internationally.

He was the Chairman of the Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria (MULAN), FCT-Abuja Chapter, for two years, from 2024 to 2026. He is Alternate Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Ethics and Disciplinary Committee; a Governing Council Member of the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators; the Legal Adviser of BUKAA, FCT Chapter; a Member of the Nigerian Bar Association Remuneration Committee; and a Member of the Nigerian Bar Association Law Reform Committee. He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the NBA Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL), the NBA Section on Legal Practice (NBA-SLP), the NBA Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) and the Muslim Lawyers Association (MULAN). He is a member of the NBA Abuja Branch (Unity Bar), Alternate Chair of the NBA Abuja Branch Committee on SPIDEL, and a Member of the NBA-SPIDEL Editorial Board.