By Ahmad Deedat Zakari
A Nigerian lady of northern extraction, Munayah Yusuf Hassan, has reportedly made history as the first woman from the northern part of Nigeria to be admitted as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales.
Audu Bulama Bukarti, a Senior Analyst at the Tony Blair Institute, announced this on Facebook on Saturday, September 3, 2022.
According to Bulama, Mrs Hassan is the first lady of northern descent to achieve the feat. Bulama added that Mrs Yusuf graduated from the Law Faculty of Bayero University, Kano and was called to the Nigerian Bar before relocating alongside her husband to the United Kingdom.
He further described the solicitor as humble and hardworking.
“Meet Munayah Yusuf Hassan, the first northern Nigerian woman to be admitted as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales (to my knowledge). Her admission ceremony held in London yesterday. Munayah was born and brought up in Kano and graduated from Bayero University before proceeding to the Nigerian Law School and being called to the Nigerian Bar. She relocated to the UK after marrying a Nigerian architect who lives there. Munayah is a beacon of hardwork, resilience, humility, kindness and excellence. May this be a blessing to Munayah, her family, friends and society. May it inspire all of us to work harder towards our dreams.” Bulama posted
