LEGAL practitioners from all over the federation will today converge in Kaduna for the third yearly conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).

Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs. Farida Waziri, are expected to speak at the event.

In a statement issued yesterday, NBA National Publicity Secretary, Murtala Abdulrasheed and Chirs Nnoli, Secretary, Publicity Sub-Committee of the Local Organising Committee (LOC), said the theme of the two-day conference, 'Legal Practice: Changing times, changing strategies,' will feature Bernad Sullivan as the keynote speaker.

The Governor of Osun State, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, will be the session chairman with the topic: "When financial transactions become financial crime - The powers of regulatory bodies and judicial institutions."

Other lead speakers include Chief Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), Prof. Joe Goldface-Irokalibe, former President of the association, Mr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) and Chief Executive of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Alhaji Ganiyu Ogunlaye.