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Tinubu Signs Amended Student Loan Bill Into Law

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed the National Students Loan Amendment bill into law. The President signed the bill in a short ceremony at the State House in the presence of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, The…

03/04/2024

Lagos Judiciary Announces N30,000 Fee for Virtual Hearing

The Lagos State Judiciary has announced that, effective from April 1, 2024, all remote court or virtual proceedings will attract a fee of N30,000 (Thirty Thousand Naira Only) per session. This directive was issued by the Honorable Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice…

03/04/2024

ECNBA Bans Campaign By Candidates And Supporters For NBA 2024 Elections

The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has issued a strong warning to prospective candidates and their supporters against engaging in any form of campaigning for the upcoming 2024 NBA elections until officially permitted. In a notice released on April…

02/04/2024

Olalekan Ojo, SAN Wants Supreme Court to Have Final Say On State Assemblies’ Poll Cases

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Olalekan Ojo, has called for an amendment to the law empowering the Court of Appeal as the final determiner of House of Assembly election petitions. Ojo, in an interview with newsmen in Ibadan on Sunday, suggested…

01/04/2024

Rivers Assembly Threatens To Resume Impeachment Proceedings Against Fubara

The Rivers State House of Assembly has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of dishonesty, threatening to resume impeachment proceedings against him if he continues to breach the constitution. Martin Amaewhule, the Speaker of the House, made this known on Saturday during a press briefing…

31/03/2024

Tinubu Preaches Unity, Compassion At Easter, Hails Nigerians’ Sacrifices

President Bola Tinubu has felicitated Christians in Nigeria and around the world as they celebrate the Easter season. Easter is an event that commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. It also symbolises Christ’s victory over sin and death. To mark the…

30/03/2024

NBA Warns Members Against Fraudulent Help Desk Officers & BPF Payment Links

The National Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has issued a warning to its members regarding unscrupulous individuals posing as NBA help desk officers on social media platforms, particularly Instagram. These fraudulent actors have been advising members to make direct…

29/03/2024

Reinstate Ningi Now or be Reported to LPDC, Falana Warns Akpabio

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has requested for the reinstatement of the suspended Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi, representing the Bauchi Central Senatorial District. Ningi was suspended on the 12th of March, 2024, by the senate for alleging that the 2024 budget was padded with N3…

28/03/2024

Tinubu Confers Honours On Slain Soldiers, Awards Scholarships

President Bola Tinubu has conferred Post Humous National Honours of the Member of the Order of the Niger on Officers of the Nigerian Army killed by unknown persons while on a peacekeeping mission in the Okuama community of Delta State. The President…

28/03/2024

SPIDEL Chairman Aikpokpo-Martins Blasts NBA President

In a strongly-worded letter dated March 15, 2024, John Aikpokpo-Martins, the Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association’s Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL), has accused the NBA President, Y.C. Maikyau, SAN, of attempting to blackmail him amidst their ongoing face-off.…

27/03/2024

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