The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad, has called on the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria to call off the ongoing strike, which commenced on April 6. This position was made known in a press statement titled, ‘CJN urges JUSUN…
The eagerly awaited Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) Annual Conference holding in the ancient city of Ibadan from May 23 to May 26 received a boost at the weekend as the Canadian Bar Association…
President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need for Nigeria and France to deepen their anti-terror cooperation. This, he said, became necessary to check and overcome the activities of terrorists and insurgents in the Sahel region and beyond. The Sahel region…
The Zimbabwean government has lodged an appeal against a High Court ruling that nullified the chief justice’s re-appointment. The court had ruled the president’s extension of his tenure was unconstitutional. The justice ministry accused the judiciary of being used by…
Former Jigawa chief judge Aminu Sabo Ringim died in a lone automobile crash at about 1:00 p.m., on Tuesday, in Shafar village, Ringim local government area. Adamu Shehu, the spokesman for the Jigawa command of the Nigeria Security and Civil…
Nigeria’s Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has stated that the constitutional provision in Section 121(3) guaranteeing financial autonomy for the judiciary and legislature at the state level is a non-negotiable right exercisable by…
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, said the state judiciary has been granted full autonomy to aid its operations. “Earlier today, at a meeting with the Chief Judge of Delta State, Justice Marshal Umukoro, and…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed a 20 feet container load of bagged soya bean seeds in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State’s capital. The NAFDAC agency South-South zone […]
Call for bids to tender for the 23rd Commonwealth Law Conference 2023 The Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) is inviting legal associations and any other interested agencies of the Commonwealth to submit a bid if they wish to assist the CLA…
Nigeria is among an “amber list” of countries on Britain’s new international travel advisory once foreign holidays become legal in England. As England goes into the next phase of the roadmap out of lockdown on 17 May, a traffic light…