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NJC Reports Chief A.A. Aribisala SAN To LPPC

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has resolved to drag popular Lagos lawyer, Chief A. A. Aribisala, SAN to the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) over “unpalatable and derogatory remarks” he allegedly made against a judicial officer. The NJC has the Chief Justice…

08/12/2023

[FULL LIST] NJC Recommends Appointment Of 11 Supreme Court Justices

The National Judicial Council, at its 104 Meeting of 6 December 2023 considered the list of candidates presented by its Interview Committee and at the end of deliberations, recommended the under-listed names of successful candidates as Heads of Courts and other Judicial…

06/12/2023

EFCC Accuses Lagos AG Of Attempting To Scuttle Ibeto Fraud Trial

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has described the move by the Office of the Lagos State Attorney-General to take over the prosecution of the N4.8 billion fraud case filed against the Chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company, Chief Cletus Ibeto,…

06/12/2023

Stop Remanding Minor Offenders with Hardened Criminals — AGF to Judges

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, on Monday, called for the implementation of non-custodial measures and sentencing guidelines under the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015. This is in a bid to reduce the increasing number…

05/12/2023

NBA Calls On Lawyers To Submit Proposals For Constitution Review

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has invited lawyers across the country to forward proposals and contributions to the House of Representatives Committee conducting a review of the 1999 Constitution. In a weekend statement, NBA National Publicity Secretary Akorede Habeeb Lawal said the Committee…

04/12/2023

COP28: Nigeria To Rollout 100 Electric Buses – Tinubu

Nigeria will rollout 100 electric buses in a step towards a sustainable and eco-friendly future, President Bola Tinubu said Saturday. The “pioneering initiative” is to “significantly” reduce Nigeria’s carbon footprint and modernise the country’s transportation systems,” Tinubu said in Dubai, United Arab Emirates,…

03/12/2023

New Wage Begins April, FG Votes N24tn for Salaries

The Federal Government on Thursday said a new minimum wage regime would come into effect on April 1, 2024. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohammed, who disclosed this in an interview with The PUNCH in Abuja, said the current N30,000…

01/12/2023

Godwin Omoaka SAN Appointed New President of Institute of Chartered Mediators

The Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators (ICMC) has appointed a new President – prominent lawyer Mr. Godwin Omoaka, SAN. Omoaka is a Partner at Templars, one of Nigeria’s leading dispute resolution law firms. He heads both the firm’s arbitration practice and real…

30/11/2023

FG Begins Procurement Act Review

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), will lead the committee set up to review the 2007 Public Procurement Act. Also on the committee are the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy; Minister of…

24/11/2023

No Credible Judiciary Will Produce Confusing CTC – Odinkalu

A former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Prof Chidi Odinkalu, has knocked the judiciary for producing a “confusing” Certified True Copy (CTC) of an appellate court judgement on the Kano State governorship election. Odinkalu, who was on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday,…

23/11/2023

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