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NBA President Writes Enugu CJ on Tax Clearance For Court Filings

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau SAN, has written to the Chief Judge of Enugu State, rejecting a recent directive that makes it mandatory for lawyers to attach their Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC) to court processes before…

20/02/2024

NBA Will Appeal Judgment Allowing Registration Of Another Lawyers’ Association – Maikyau

The Nigerian Bar Association has faulted the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja ordering the Corporate Affairs Commission to register a new association for lawyers in the country. Established in 1933, the NBA has aimed to be the exclusive organisation…

20/02/2024

Rising Cost Of Living Could Lead To Social Unrest In Nigeria, Others – AfDB

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has raised an alarm that rising prices of fuel and other commodities could lead to social unrest in Nigeria, Ethiopia, Angola and Kenya. The AfDB sounded the warning in its macroeconomic performance and outlook for 2024 in which…

18/02/2024

NLC To Hold Two-Day Nationwide Protest Over Hardship, Insecurity

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) will hold a two-day nationwide protest over the hardship being experienced by Nigerians as well as the deteriorating security situation in the country. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday after…

17/02/2024

604 Fail, 251 Bag First Class as Nigerian Law School Releases Results

The results for the November 2023 Nigerian Law School Bar Final Examinations has been released by the Council of Legal Education (CLE) headed by Chief Emeka Ngige (SAN) It was gathered from sources that the results were approved for release last night by…

16/02/2024

INTERPOL Arrests Fleeing Briton In Italy Over $9.6bn P&ID Scam

A British national, James Nolan, who reportedly jumped bail in 2022 in a $9.6 billion P&ID fraud in Nigeria has been arrested by INTERPOL. Nolan, a Director of the Process and Industrial Development Ltd, was arrested by International Criminal Police Organisation on January…

15/02/2024

Declare State of Emergency on Insecurity, NBA Tells Tinubu

The Nigerian Bar Association has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on the insecurity ravaging many parts of the country. The NBA president, Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday while addressing journalists on the state…

15/02/2024

NBA Rejects Agreement to Let UK Lawyers Practise in Nigeria

The Nigerian Bar Association has condemned the recent agreement to allow United Kingdom Attorneys to practice in Nigeria. The NBA President, Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), in an email to lawyers of the Nigerian Bar Association on Tuesday by 11:34 pm, titled “The Purported ETIP…

14/02/2024

Stop FCT Judge Appointments Till Quota System Adhered To — House Tells NJC

The House of Representatives on Tuesday, February 13, asked the Chief Judge of the FCT High Court Abuja and the National Judicial Council to suspend the ongoing recruitment process for vacant positions in the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory until…

13/02/2024

UK to Sign New Trade Deal to Allow U.K Lawyers Practice in Nigeria

The United Kingdom will today enter into new economic and trade partnerships with Nigeria to facilitate new opportunities in sectors such as energy, legal and financial services. The British Business and Trade Secretary, Kemi Badenoch together with her Nigerian counterpart Doris…

13/02/2024

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