In a new twist to counter the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), three West African Sahel countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, all under military juntas, have on Saturday signed a security pact promising to come to the aid…
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has shortlisted for the rank of SAN, an applicant who only a few years ago earned a pink slip and general infamy for smuggling unauthorised material into an examination facility.
According to Peoples Gazette, Benedicta Lopez…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Dr. Olayemi Michael Cardoso to serve as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for a term of five (5) years at the first instance, pending his confirmation by the Nigerian…
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee on Thursday released the full list of senior lawyers shortlisted for the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
On the 69-man shortlist obtained by The Lawyer are Funmi, wife of Mr Femi Falana (SAN); the daughter of…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed his Special Adviser on Revenue, Zacch Adedeji, as the new Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
This was contained in a Thursday statement by the Special Adviser to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, saying the erstwhile FIRS…
There is a significant power outage across Nigeria after the national electricity grid reportedly collapsed early Thursday morning.
The grid collapse has resulted in a massive loss of supply to power distributors nationwide.
Some electricity distribution companies confirmed the development with a statement on…
In 1987, Mr. Lawal Mohammed Alade Pedro, SAN, was just an ordinary State Counsel (Level 8 Civil Servant) in the Lagos State Ministry of Justice. Fresh from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria with a 2nd Class Upper Degree in Law and the…
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The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy, has found herself embroiled in controversy following accusations of interference in the sexual harassment scandal involving the suspended dean of the University of Calabar’s (UNICAL) law faculty, Prof. Cyril Ndifon.
In August, a wave of…
Daniel Kip, Assistant General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has strongly denied allegations of financial misconduct leveled against national officers. In a detailed response to the NBA’s Calabar Branch, Kip maintained his integrity and commitment to transparent service.
The allegations, which…
