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Olanipekun Warns NASS Against Law School Proliferation as 4,711 New Lawyers Called to Bar

The Body of Benchers (BOB) has cautioned the National Assembly against giving effect to its proposal to regulate the establishment of Law Schools in the country. BOB Chairman, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) said this while admitting 4711 new lawyers at the Call to…

06/12/2022

NBA Withdraws From Call to Bar Ceremony over Olanipekun Scandal

STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION (NBA), YAKUBU CHONOKO MAIKYAU, OON, SAN, ON THE INSISTENCE BY THE CHAIRMAN, BODY OF BENCHERS (BOB), CHIEF WOLE OLANIPEKUN, OFR, CFR, SAN, TO PRESIDE OVER THE CALL TO BAR CEREMONY On 4 December 2022,…

06/12/2022

FG Restates Commitment to Rome Statue Domestication

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has stated that the Federal Government is committed to the domestication of the Rome Statute. Malami stated this in the Netherlands while delivering Nigeria’s County Statement at the 21st session of…

06/12/2022

ASUU Strike: FG To Review University Autonomy Laws – Osinbajo

In the light of recent agitations by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said the Federal Government is planning to review the university autonomy laws. This comes weeks after ASUU called off an eight-month strike, which saw its…

06/12/2022

SAIPEM Scandal: NBA Writes Body of Benchers to Prevent Olanipekun Presiding over Call to Bar Ceremony

The President of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Y.C Maikyau SAN has written a strong worded letter to the Body of Benchers requesting that the Chairman of the body, Chief Wole Olanipekun SAN not be allowed to continue to preside over the…

05/12/2022

Presidential Endorsement Not Sufficient to Legimise Naira Redesign – Falana

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says the redesign of the naira may be illegal if President Muhammadu Buhari did not seek approval of the national assembly for the funds used for the initiative. On November 23, Buhari unveiled the new currency notes at…

05/12/2022

AGs Want FG to Cease Deductions on N418bn London/Paris Club

The Body of Attorneys General of the States of the Federation (BOAGS) has asked the Federal Government to cease any deductions from the States regarding the purported N418 Billion London/Paris Club loan consultancy fee pending the final resolution of an appeal filed…

04/12/2022

Nigeria’s $11bn London Trial Will Expose Corruption, Court Hears

A British lawyer representing Nigeria in a London court case in which $11 billion are at stake said on Friday the trial would reveal corruption “on an industrial scale”, not only of Nigerian officials but also of British lawyers. The case stems from…

04/12/2022

NJC Constitutes Committees to Probe 15 Judges Over Alleged Misconduct

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has constituted 15 committees to investigate allegations of misconduct against 15 judges of Federal and State courts. NJC’s Director of Information, Soji Oye in a statement on Friday, said the decision was taken at the council’s 99th meeting…

03/12/2022

INEC Announces Date for PVC Collection

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that the collection of Permanent Voter Cards will be decentralised to various wards from January 6, 2023. The commission also said that PVC collection would commence at its offices in each of the 774 local government…

03/12/2022

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