The Chief Justice of the Federal Capital Territory, Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf has scheduled a Saturday recruitment exam for new FCT High Court judges, defying a parliamentary resolution asking him to pause the process over questions about applicable statutes.
Judicial sources told the…
A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Olumide Akpata has clinched the Labour Party (LP) ticket for the September 2024 governorship election in Edo State.
Akpata scored 316 votes to win the exercise held in Benin City, the Edo State capital,…
In a move signaling support for regional accountability, President Bola Tinubu has met with the ECOWAS Judicial Council to address the critical issue of unenforced judgements issued by the ECOWAS Court of Justice.
The chief justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, who chairs…
The Nigerian government has ordered internet service providers to block access to the websites and apps of major cryptocurrency trading platforms including Binance, Coinbase, and Kraken.
Authorities said the move aims to crack down on the alleged use of these platforms by…
The Nigeria Police Force says Labour Party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, was arrested for attempted murder illegal possession of firearms, and related offences.
The spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force Zone 5, Tijani Momoh, said Abure was arrested on Wednesday afternoon in Benin City, the…
The Attorney General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), on Tuesday, called on the Economic Community of West African States Court of Justice to refrain from issuing orders and judgments that are impossible to enforce.
But human…
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…
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…
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…
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…