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NBA President Commends Enactment of Judicial Salaries Act, Urges NASS to Consider Magistrates, Other Judiciary StaffNBA President Commends Enactment of Judicial Salaries Act

Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has appealed to the National and State Houses of Assemblies, to consider the inclusion of Magistrates within the definition of judicial officers in the constitution, in the process of ...

Concerned about the widespread inappropriate dispensing of drugs under the country’s Social Health Insurance Scheme, the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) is contemplating legal action to ...

Nigeria Law Society To Sue CAC N5bn Over ‘Defamatory’ Publication

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Bolaji Ayorinde has threatened to sue Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, SAN, the Registrar General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) due to an alleged defamatory publication ...

The Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BRIPAN) will discuss the theme of restructuring and insolvency at its yearly international conference billed to hold in Lagos from September ...

Lagos-based lawyer Evans Ufeli has filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Lagos against the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the Attorneys General of Lagos and Ogun states, seeking a judicial review and ...

Enugu Govt to Boost Infrastructure at Nigerian Law School

The Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, says the state government will soon commence the construction of an ultramodern auditorium for the Augustine Nnamani campus of the Nigerian Law School at Agbani in Enugu ...

Alleged illegal demolition: Estate owner drags LASBCA, others for contempt

Amytorix Company Limited, owners of properties in Alma Beach, Ikate area of Lagos has filed contempt proceedings against the Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) ...

Lawyers honoured for excellence, dedication to legal service

In celebration of two decades of excellence, a prominent Nigerian law firm, AELEX, has honoured its employees for their unwavering commitment to advancing the legal profession. The firm recognised employees’ ...

Public analyst sues National Human Rights Commission

Public policy analyst, Sesugh Akume, has sued the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) over its failure to address a matter reported to the commission since March 31, 2023. Two others were also sued: the national ...

The National Judicial Council at its 106th Meeting presided over by the Hon. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, GCON, held on 14 & 15 August 2024, recommended Hon. Justice Kudirat ...

The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has sactioned four legal practitioners; Abikoye Opeyemi Timothy, Jonathan Chinedu Nwagwu, Edward Osaghale and Cyprian Obiora Ifeanyi Agwuna who were found guilty ...

The crisis within the Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has intensified as the party’s South-East Zone has lodged a formal complaint against Justice C.V.C. Ezeugwu of the Enugu State High Court ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has called for the establishment of a special court dedicated to prosecuting cases of crude oil theft. The Commission’s Director of Investigation, Abdulkarim Chukkol, ...

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for signing Judicial Office Holders Salaries and Allowances Bill, 2024 into law. ...

How cultural, procedural snags impede rape victims’ access to justice

here are challenges faced by rape victims in accessing justice, due to cultural attitudes and prosecution practices. These challenges inhibit justice for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) victims in many ...

CJN expresses judiciary’s commitment to embracing ICT

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has expressed the judiciary’s commitment to embrace information technology to advance justice delivery in the country. This declaration was made at a ...

Kanu appeals against decision to try him

The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has appealed against the decision of a Federal High Court (FHC), in Abuja dismissing his objection to his trial continuation. In Kanu’s ...

Court dismisses rights abuse suit against IGP, others

A Federal High Court, Abeokuta, Ogun State has dismissed a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed against the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and two others for lacking in merit. The suit, marked ...

WEMABOD asks court to restrain buyers of property

WEMABOD Limited has asked a Lagos High Court for an order of perpetual injunction, restraining the purported buyers of Casino Heights, who acquired their interest from GTL Properties Limited from leasing the ...

Court directs firm to advertise winding up of another over $20m debt

A Federal High Court, Lagos has granted leave to Brightwaters Energy to advertise the winding up of Eroton Exploration & Production Company, which owes it a consent judgment debt of $20 million. Justice Akintayo ...