Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, on Sunday said the planned strike by labour leaders is not illegal as the freedom of expression is backed by the Constitution.
The Nigerian Labour Congress had announced that it would embark on a nationwide protest on July…
By Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi, SAN, FCIArb. (UK).
Electronic banking plays a very vital role due to the fact that it’s the cheapest way of providing banking services. Using various electronic banking channels, there is a swift movement of funds domestically and internationally.
INTRODUCTION
In the last…
The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola is set to declare open the eagerly awaited Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) Annual Conference. The Annual Conference will hold from August 3 to August 5,…
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has struck out a suit seeking the nullification of the primary elections of the Labour Party that produced Mr. Peter Obi and other flag bearers of the party contesting various elective offices in the 2023 general…
Tobi Amusan became the first Nigerian athlete to win a World Athletics Championship gold as she stormed to victory in the women’s 100m hurdles in Oregon on Sunday.
Amusan, who had obliterated the world record in an astonishing semi-final where she clocked 12.12sec,…
AN Anambra High Court sitting in Onitsha has ordered the state government to allow officials of Urban Transport Terminal Limited to operate the multi million naira motor park at the Upper Iweka area of the commercial city, pending the determination of a…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for “failing to prosecute those suspected of vote-buying and electoral bribery during the recently concluded Ekiti State governorship election.”
According to reports, there was a…
The Federal High Court in Lagos has granted leave to four local government councils to commence committal proceedings against the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola.
Justice Daniel Osiagor authorised the applicants to serve form 48 and 49 on the minister.
In court procedure,…
Following the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to manage exchange rate, currency in circulation dropped by N72.5billion or 2.2 per cent from N3.33trillion as at the end of May to N3.26trillion at the end of June 2022, the latest statistics from the…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, Sunday said that the recent recruitment into the force was purely on merit and not favoritism or political as it is being speculated in some quarters.
The IGP, maintained that the process was not…