The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Monday, disclosed that a prima facie case had been established against suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari over allegations levelled against him by the…
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday gave the Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited a seven-day ultimatum to appear before its committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petition. The directive by the Senate followed the presentation of the report of the…
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved N52.8 billion for the completion of road projects across the six geo-political zones. Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, disclosed this on Wednesday at the state house…
Dear Colleagues, Following the surge in cases of maltreatment of legal practitioners by security operatives whilst discharging official duties and obligations to clients, you may recall that the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) at the last NEC meeting…
The Tax Appeal Tribunal has said the recent launching of Tribunal Procedure Rules 2021, electronic filing application, and Virtual Court is geared towards effective tax justice delivery system in Nigeria, urged the taxpayers, tax authorities, and the general public to…
*VP inaugurates Health Sector Reform Committee *Presides over meeting of National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy As the Health Sector Reform Committee set up by President Muhammadu Buhari is inaugurated, the members have been urged to brace up for the…
The popular Annual Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) will hold between February 17 and 20, 2021 in the ancient city of Ibadan, Oyo State. The theme of the conference is “The…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has secured a $5 billion corporate finance commitment from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to fund major investments in Nigeria’s upstream sector. The funding commitment was sequel to a meeting between Chairman of…
The West African bloc ECOWAS on Friday suspended Burkina Faso following a coup, but will not impose other sanctions for the time being, a participant at a virtual summit said. ECOWAS is also calling for the new junta to release…
Dear Colleagues, As part of ongoing efforts by the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (“NBA”) to deepen its engagement with the legal community and to ensure that the NBA indeed works for its members, the President of the NBA…