FIFA and UEFA have suspended all Russian international and club teams from their competitions “until further notice,” the governing bodies announced in a joint statement on Monday. World football’s governing body, FIFA, and European football’s governing body, UEFA, said that both organizations’ presidents — Gianni Infantino and Aleksander Čeferin — “hope that the situation in…
The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday said 130 Nigerians have been received by the country’s embassy in Romania. In a statement, the ministry explained that it has also provided accommodation for them while arrangements are being made to take them back home. “Also, officials at Budapest, Hungary have received and accommodated 74 Nigerians…
The Supreme Court will on May 27, deliver judgement in a suit filed by former Governor of Rivers State and Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, seeking to stop his probe in the alleged N96B fraud and alleged fraudulent sales of valued assets belonging to Rivers State. Leading a seven-man panel, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, announced the judgment…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Lagos Branch has released the schedule of activities for the NBA Lagos Law Week 2022. The outline of activities for the NBA Lagos Law Week 2022 as released by the planning committee is set out below. Schedule for the NBA Law Week 2022: Friday, 18th March 2022 Central Mosque, Lagos…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday confirmed that Nigeria’s presidential elections for 2023 will hold on February 25, 2023. INEC also released the timetable for the 2023 general elections. INEC Chairman, Professor Yakubu Mahmood addressed newsmen at a press conference held inside the Conference Room, INEC Headquarters in Abuja where the commission laid…
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced new sanctions on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, saying that Russian leader Vladimir Putin “chose this war” and his country would bear the consequences. The sanctions target Russian banks, oligarchs, and high-tech sectors, Biden said. The United States and its allies will block assets of four large…
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N574.668 billion in January 2022 Federation Account Revenue to the Federal Government, states, and local government councils. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of a virtual meeting of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) for February 2022. The N574.668 billion…
A former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Michael Aondoakaa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has been barred from holding public office in the country for life. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun of the Supreme Court in a unanimous judgment delivered on December 10, 2021, affirmed a judgment of the Court of Appeal, Calabar division,…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the revised Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy instituted 10 years ago. Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing State House reporters on the outcome of the virtual FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to him, the approval shows the…
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigerian Bar Association has approved Saturday, 16th of July, 2022 for the conduct of the election of new national executive committee members. The resolution was reached at the ongoing NBA NEC meeting. In addition, the Meeting resolved to shorten the election duration from 48 hours to 24 hours….