The Supreme Court has declared as unlawful and unconstitutional, Executive Order 10 (EO10) on the funding of State Judiciary and Legislature. In a split decision on Friday, a majority of the court’s seven-member panel agreed that the President exceeded his constitutional powers in issuing the EO10. Six of the seven members of the panel proceeded…
Dear Colleagues, As you are aware, members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), in line with the pledge of the leadership of the NBA, are entitled to two (2) free packs of 24 NBA Stamps each, upon payment of the 2022 Bar Practicing Fee (BPF) and Branch Dues, on or before the 31st day of…
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) says it will partner with the National Judicial Institute (NJI) on Intellectual Property (IP) refresher course for judges in order to strengthen service delivery in the judiciary. Its director-general, Dr John Asein, made this known on Wednesday when he paid a courtesy visit to the Administrator of NJI, Justice Salisu Garba,…
Attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has said President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government respects the doctrine of separation of powers among the three independent and separate arms of government. Malami, through his media aide, Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, said the federal government maintains the sanctity of the provisions of Sections…
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, yesterday, approved the granting of citizenship to 286 foreign nationals residing in the country. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of the virual FEC meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja, said 600…
The Senate, on Wednesday, confirmed the nominations of Nnamonso Ekanem and Mahmoud Abubakar Magaji as members of the Federal Judicial Service Commission. The nominees who are from Akwa Ibom and Niger states are to represent the south-south and north-central zones on the Commission, respectively. The confirmation of both nominees followed the consideration of a report…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said democracy and social justice are vital structures required for nation building, because the pursuit of justice lies at the heart of the quest for a better society. He made the comment at the 53rd Conference of the National Association of Law Teachers, held at Bayero University, Kano (BUK),…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad on Tuesday, has opposed the accusations of delaying high-profile corruption cases and running an untransparent budget levelled against the Nigerian judiciary by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN). The CJN said in a statement through his Senior Special Assistant on Media,…
The Upper Chambers of the National Assembly on Tuesday passed a Bill that seeks to increase the number Law School campuses from six to 12. The Bill, titled: “A Bill for an Act to amend the Legal Education (Consolidation, etc) Act by establishing the campuses for the Nigerian Law School, and for other related matters”…
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has once more expressed disappointment over the refusal of the federal government to honour the agreements it freely entered into with the union in December 2020, saying Nigerians should hold the government responsible if they embark on another industrial action. The Lagos State Zonal Coordinator of the union, Prof….