Court Orders Bank to Pay over N162m in Retirement Benefits to Former Staff

The National Industrial Court sitting in Lagos has ordered a deposit money bank in Lagos to pay over N162 million in outstanding retirement benefits to a group of its former employees. The court held that the bank ...

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the proposed bill seeking to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make voting compulsory for all eligible Nigerians. The NBA described the bill as draconian and ...

The Nigerian government has filed criminal charges against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over statements she made on national television alleging a plot to assassinate her. The details of all the charges are still ...

The Chief Judge of Kogi State, Hon. Justice Josiah Majebi, has inaugurated a committee for the review of the state’s High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, just as judges of the court proceed on a one-week break to ...

Oil firms in court  over alleged $10m debt

Halkin Exploration and Production Limited has been sued before a High Court of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, by Eunisell Limited for $10,240,679.98 million over alleged unpaid debt. The amount being alleged ...

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and others to file their defence in a suit filed by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District. ...

The Enugu State House of Assembly has passed for a second reading a bill to amend the 2004 Landlord and Tenant Law. The bill scaled the second reading on Tuesday in Enugu during the plenary at the assembly complex. ...

A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered that “the status quo be maintained” in a case seeking an interim injunction restraining parent company, PZ Cussons (Holding) Limited, and PZ Cussons NPZPm ...

Justice S. H. Danjidda of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, has directed the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to reinstate Mrs. Nneka Anastasia Anukwa, who ...

As the political crisis ravaging Rivers State rages on, Gov Sim Fubara has reminded the Nyesom Wike-backed 27 lawmakers that they too were duty bound to obey the Supreme Court orders. Gov Fubara who was locked out ...

Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, March 6, 2025, ordered the final forfeiture of $1,426,175.14 linked to a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin ...

A Lagos High Court has ordered Amazon Web Services Nigeria Limited and the producers of the film Gangs of Lagos to issue an unreserved apology to the Isale Eko Descendants Union (IDU) for misrepresenting the ...

The Senate on Thursday passed for the second reading a Bill to amend the Electoral Act to provide an opportunity for Nigerians on essential duties to exercise their civic rights through early voting. The Bill, ...

The Chief Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of blogger Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), over allegations of “criminal defamation” ...

The Nigerian judiciary has designated 48 justices across various divisions of the Federal High Court to handle cases brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).  This decision, contained in ...

Virgin Atlantic Airways’ passenger, Alhaji Ahmed Rabiu, has told a Federal High Court in Lagos that he was neither compensated for his lost luggage nor was it replaced, contrary to the airline’s claim. Rabiu ...

Justice Omolaja Durojaiye of an Ogun State High Court sitting in Idi-Oke, Igbesa division will on April 25, 2025, hear a recusal application filed by the former head of Okewaye ruling house, Prince Mufutau Francis ...

The Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LACON), through its One Stop Claim Shop for Victims of Motor Accidents (OSCAR) Unit, has thrown its weight behind the enforcement of a third-party insurance policy by the Nigeria ...

Following the introduction of virtual proceedings in Lagos State, about 234 inmates across the Correctional facilities in the state have enjoyed access to Justice. The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem ...

A Lagos High Court, Alausa, Ikeja has ordered a local firm – OPR Equipment and its CEO, Mr. Tairu Oladimeji to refund N2million to Dr. Prince Alum Nduka, who is trading under the name (Anfani Estate). The court ...