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NEC Okays Amendment to 2022 Finance Bill

The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved necessary amendments to the proposed 2022 Finance Bill. The Council at an extraordinary virtual meeting on Thursday, according to a release issued by media aide to the Vice President, Laolu Akande, received briefings on the proposed…

02/12/2022

Court Sentences Senator Bassey to 42 Years in Jail for Money Laundering

Senator Albert Bassey representing Akwa Ibom North East at the National Assembly has been convicted of money laundering. On Thursday, Justice Agatha Okeke of the Federal High, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State sentenced Senator Bassey to 42 years imprisonment. The court found the lawmaker guilty…

02/12/2022

‘Patience Jonathan Didn’t Arrest Her Critics’: Monday Ubani Faults Aisha Buhari

Human rights lawyer, Monday Ubani has criticised the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari over the reported arrest of Aminu Adamu for an alleged derogatory post on social media. According to him, many Nigerians flayed Mrs Patience Jonathan during her husband’s tenure…

01/12/2022

How ICT Solves Justice Dispensation Challenges – CJN

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has said “the introduction of ICT into the judicial space” is helping to resolve the challenges of justice dispensation delay. He said this at the 2022 annual workshop for Judges on Legal Issues…

01/12/2022

CAC Says NIN Compulsory For Business Registration

The federal government has disclosed that, without the National Identification Number (NIN), Nigerians would no longer be able to register businesses. This was disclosed by the registrar of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Alhaji Garba Abubakar, on Monday in Abuja during the monthly…

01/12/2022

2023: Agbakoba Lists Challenges for Next President, Proffers Solutions

Former President of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has identified insecurity, poverty, unemployment, ailing economy, disunity, restructuring and legitimate constitution as some of the major challenges the next Nigerian president would have to tackle to move the nation forward. Speaking…

30/11/2022

Contempt: I’m Not Aware Of Court Order On Dismissed Officer – IGP

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, yesterday said he was not aware of any court order on a dismissed officer and his commital to prison.. A Federal High Court in Abuja had sentenced the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman…

30/11/2022

BREAKING: Court Sentences IGP to Three Months in Prison

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to three months in prison for flouting a 2011 court order. The IGP’s committal followed a suit that was filed by a police officer, Mr. Patrick Okoli,…

29/11/2022

For Speedy Justice, CJN Wants Certain Cases End At Appeal Court

Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has again called for the amendment of the 1999 Constitution to allow for certain cases to terminate at the appellate court. Justice Ariwoola made the call yesterday at the commencement of the 2022/2023 legal year…

29/11/2022

Malami Suggests Nigeria as Seat of Arbitration

In an effort to drive the development of arbitration practice in Nigeria, the Federal Government has urged legal practitioners to make Nigeria the seat of arbitration by suggesting that the nation be the venue of arbitration, especially where the subject-matter of the…

29/11/2022

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