The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has drawn the attention of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to the arbitrary stigmatisation that is caused by the recent banning of countries from visitation based on omicron variat of COVID-19. According to a statement by the Ekiti State governor and chairman of NGF, Kayode Fayemi, the three cases of…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed three more cases of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19. This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases of the Omicron variant detected in Nigeria to six. Three cases had earlier been announced on December 1. According to the…
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, says that three students of Dowen College are currently being grilled by the Lagos state police command in connection to the death of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr. Odumosu, who spoke with newsmen on Tuesday morning, also said two other students of the school fingered in the assault, are…
The National Judicial Council has received a petition bordering on alleged falsification of the age of the acting Chief Judge of Gombe State, Justice Muazu Pindiga. The petition dated 29th November, 2021, which was made available to our correspondent on Monday by the petitioner Hussaini Musa, was addressed to the Chief Justice of Nigeria Justice…
The Ibadan Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association fondly called the Premier Bar, has scheduled her 2021 Law Week themed, “Unity in Diversity and Sustainable Security in Nigeria: Any Role for the Law?” to begin on Tuesday, 7th of December through to Friday, 10th of December, 2021 in commemoration of a successful legal year. The…
The 72 successful applicants for the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) this year, would be formally conferred with the title at a ceremony scheduled for December 8 at the Supreme Court, Abuja. The Director of Press and Information, the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Dr. Festus Akande said, in a statement, that the event…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, departs Abuja early today to participate at the World Liquified Petroleum Gas Association forum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where he will be delivering the keynote address. World leaders, top government ministers from several countries and Chief Executives of major multinational corporations in the Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) sectors around…
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has guaranteed that the National Assembly will provide resources in 2022 budget for the battle against COVID-19 pandemic, while insisting on judicious use of the funds. Lawan, who spoke Monday in Abuja while declaring open a National Summit on COVID-19 with the theme: ‘End the Pandemic and Build…
The Appeal filed by former National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Uche Secondus, was on Monday stalled at the Supreme Court. Secondus is challenging the rulings of both the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt and a High Court of Rivers State which upheld his suspension from the PDP by his ward. At…
Dear Colleague, Be reminded that the NBA-ICLE 6-day Training on the legal aspects of Finance: Overview, Issues and Documentation, will commence today – 6th day of December 2021. Today’s training is scheduled to hold as follows: *2pm – 3.30pm: Introduction to Finance by Nicholas Okafor. *3.30pm – 5pm: Deconstructing the Loan Agreement by Matthew Wood….