The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has debunked a statement attributed to its President, Olumide Akpata that casted aspersions on the person of Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami SAN In a statement signed by NBA Publicity Secretary, Rapulu Nduka, the Association stated unequivocally that “The attention of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has been drawn…
The Upper Chamber of the National Assembly on Wednesday passed a Bill into law, to establish the Real Estate Regulatory Council of Nigeria. The Council when established would, amongst others, curb fraudulent practices to ensure that the real estate business confirms with the National Building Code in Nigeria. The Bill which scaled third reading during…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), has approved contracts worth a total sum of N27.4billion for projects in the Works and Housing, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ministries. The government also approved the establishment of a Federal University of Health Sciences, as well as proposing a Bill for the enactment of the Civil Defence, Corrections,…
The Nigerian Bar Association, Benin Branch (The Lion Bar) welcomes the report of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on restitution for victims of SARS related abuses and other matters. The Bar expressed its commendation in a statement signed respectively by its Chairman and Secretary, Messrs Pius Oiwoh and Andrew Lawani. “We salute the…
Legal practitioner, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), has raised an alarm over what he described as “vicious attacks” on members of the Lagos Judicial Panel of Enquiry on Police Brutality following the group’s submission of its report. “Since the submission of the EndSARS Panel Report to the Governor of Lagos State on November 15, 2021, members of…
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja directed Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to study a Report on how best to ensure effective policy design and implementation with a view to implementing some of its recommendations. The report entitled, “Getting Things Done: Strategies for Policy and Programme Implementation in Nigeria,” was presented to the President by…
Human Rights Activist and Lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has called for sanctions for those who tried to cover up the shootings at the Lekki toll gate on October 20, 2020, for complicity. He spoke on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ programme monitored by Lawyard. According to Falana, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, the…
Revenue accruals to the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) slumped by N68.055 billion in October as the the three tiers of government shared the sum of N671.910 billion as federation allocation for the month compared to N739.965 billion in September. Reasons for the huge disparity could be traced to a sharp dip in crude oil…
President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the report released by the Lagos State Judiciary Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and other matters that at least nine persons were confirmed dead at the Lekki toll gate when soldiers stormed the venue to disperse EndSARS protesters on October 20, 2020. While…
Ahmed Saleh, The Executive Secretary of National Judicial Council (NJC), disclosed that inflation is hindering administration of justice when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, chaired by Senator Opeyemi Bamidele. Saleh was in the Senate to give overview of the 2021 budget and to defend the 2022 budget…