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NBA President Clarifies Position On 2023 Presidential And NASS Elections

The President, Nigerian Bar Association, Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, has said the association has no preferred candidate in the general elections since it’s not a political party. He noted that the NBA had no affiliation with any political party either directly or indirectly and…

16/03/2023

FG Shifts Population Census To May

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved 2.8 billion naira for the procurement of software for the National Population Commission for the conduct of the National Census in May 2023. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed disclosed that the 2023 population and…

16/03/2023

INEC Will Prosecute Electoral Offenders With Speed – Yakubu

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said on Tuesday that the commission is setting up a legal team to deal with cases of electoral offenders during the February 25 presidential and National Assembly polls. This was as he…

15/03/2023

#EndSARS: Court Orders Lagos Govt to Pay Assaulted Uber Driver N5m

Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Tuesday, ordered the Lagos State Government and the Nigeria Police to pay an Uber driver, Adedotun Clement, the sum of N5 million as compensation. Clement was allegedly assaulted by officials of the Lagos…

14/03/2023

CBN Directs Banks to Receive, Dispense Old Naira Notes

The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed commercial banks to dispense and receive old naira notes as legal tender across the country. The CBN gave the directive at a Bankers’ Committee meeting held on Sunday, according to a statement by the acting Director,…

14/03/2023

NBA President Demands President Complies With Supreme Court Judgement

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, SAN, has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately direct compliance with the terms of the orders made by the Supreme Court in its judgement delivered on 3 March 2023…

13/03/2023

CAC Boss Frowns At Multiple Registration Applications By Associations

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), has expressed concern over the number of associations applying to register as medical laboratory science operators. The registrar-general of CAC, Alhaji Garba Abubakar, in a statement said this when he received the registrar/chief executive officer (CEO) Medical Laboratory…

13/03/2023

Tinubu, APC Leaders Meet Lawmakers-Elect Over National Assembly Leadership

The leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress has invited the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima; senators-elect and members of the House of Representatives-elect on its platform to a crucial meeting. The closed door meeting, which is scheduled to…

12/03/2023

2023 Elections: Only INEC Can Determine Mode Of Collating, Transmitting Results – Court

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja on Friday held that only the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is empowered by law to determine the mode of collating and transmitting election results. In a judgement, Justice Nwite stated that only INEC…

11/03/2023

NBA Crisis: JK Gadzama Alleges Professional Misconduct By NBA President, Asks Him to Recuse Himself

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief JK Gadzama has called on the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr YC Maikyau, SAN to immediately recuse himself from office as the NBA President to enable proper investigation into a case of grave…

10/03/2023

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