The Section recently developed and launched its Competency Framework. This Competency Framework effectively defines roles, responsibilities and expectations of organizational behaviour in a structured and analytical manner. It provides industry-wide standards by which business lawyers can be assessed and developed. It addresses non-legal as well as core legal skills in five different practice areas common …
The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has called for the involvement of the Economic and other Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the investigation of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)’s alleged N165bn non-remittance and other allegations. In a statement signed…
Nigeria’s Minister of Justice and Attorney-general of the Federation Abubakar Malami, says Nigeria has received £4,214,017.66 seized from associates of a convicted former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori from the United Kingdom. Mr Malami confirmed the receipt of the…
According to statistics, this year total revenue in the Nigerian Entertainment industry is projected to reach US$4.77m. Furthermore, a PwC report forecasts that the fast-growing industry will earn $14.8bn in 2025. As Nigeria’s media and entertainment industry continues on its…
The Federal High Court of Nigeria has announced it will embark on its 2021 Christmas vacation from Monday, 20th December, 2021. In a statement issued by the Chief Information Officer of the Court, Catherine Oby Christopher (PhD), the court said…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN Justice Olukayode Lateef Ariwoola has sworn-in the new acting President of Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Justice Stanley Adekunle Lawal. The CJN advised the President of Customary Court of…
The 2nd annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Women’s Forum (NBAWF) commenced on Thursday, 31 March 2022 with six plenary sessions at the Civic Centre in Lagos. The first day of the 2-day hybrid NBAWF Conference, which was well…