The newly redesigned naira notes will go into circulation on Thursday (today) with Deposit Money Banks releasing the bills to their customers via over-the-counter payments.
This came about three weeks after the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), unveiled the new bills at…
A former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, Kanu Agabi (SAN), has advised that for Nigeria to excel in development, it should begin to give the young people right education.
This as the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has donated N500…
Justice Bolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court Abuja has set aside its November 29, 2022 order committing the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba to prison for contempt.
In a ruling today, Justice Olajuwon, held that there was evidence before her…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has criticised the National Assembly for vesting the exclusive jurisdiction of hearing and determining pre-election cases on the Federal High Court.
Yakubu Maikyau, NBA’s President, spoke on Monday at a special court session to mark the commencement of the Federal High Court…
The Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BoSAN) has called for the immediate establishment of a constitutional court that will address the issue of undue delay in court cases occasioned by the prioritization of political cases.
The proposed constitutional court, according to BoSAN,…
The Body of Benchers, Nigeria, has sought adequate remuneration for young lawyers in the legal profession.
This was as it sought better welfare for judges and other judicial officers in the country.
The call was made by the Chairman, Body of Benchers, Chief Wole…
Ativist lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has said that the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) fixing N20, 000 and N100,000 limits for daily and weekly withdrawal by individuals from January 9, 2023 is illegal, null and void in every material.
He…
Access to Justice (A2J) has described the reinstatement of Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia as an agonising stab to the soul and body of the judiciary.
In a statement by the convener of the civil society organisation, Joseph Otteh, it urged the National Judicial Commission…
A Lagos based lawyer and rights-activist, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo, has responded to the petition by Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) seeking that he should be punished by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) of the Body of Benchers for alleged violation of the…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has said that the failure of the Chief Magistrates to conduct monthly visit to police stations and other detention facilities in the country is responsible for the impunity in law enforcement agencies.
Falana in a release titled,…