*“No country in the world has been able to industrialize using renewable energy,” Africa should not be treated differently, VP adds The fact that Climate Change poses challenges of survival and economic development makes it imperative for Africa to define its plan and come up with a vision that addresses its own peculiarities, according to…
The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) has released a schedule of programmes for its 16th Annual International Business Law Conference billed to hold at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja from Wednesday, 20th to Friday, 22nd July 2022. The programme schedule released by the 2022 Conference Planning Committee shows that the conference, themed…
The National Judicial Council, at its 98th Meeting of 10 and 11 May 2022 considered the list of candidates presented by its Interview Committee and at the end of deliberation, recommended the under-listed names of Forty-six (46) successful candidates as Heads of Court and other Judicial Officers for the Federal and State Judiciaries in Nigeria….
Concerned by the multiplicity of litigations of political suits at different Courts of coordinate jurisdiction across the nation, resulting in conflicting orders on the same issues and facts, the National Judicial Council at its 98th Meeting of 10 and 11 May, 2022 under the Chairmanship of The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Honourable Dr. Justice I….
Former President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has been appointed to the international advisory board of the European Corporate Council on Africa and the Middle East (ECAM Council). By this appointment, Dr Jonathan becomes the first sub-Saharan African leader to serve on the board of the ECAM Council, a non-profit organisation established with the purpose of…
The Federal Government has issued a circular directing serving ministers in the cabinet, heads of government agencies, ambassadors and other political appointees of the administration, coveting political ambitions in 2023 to resign from the government. The circular, dated May 11, 2022 with Ref. No.SGF/OP/l/S.3/Xll/173 was issued by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,…
The former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Oduah, planned arraignment over seven point nine billion Naira money laundering charges, could not hold before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday. The arraignment of Odua who was present in court, along with the other 8 co-defendants could not hold for the sixth time, following the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said there is no going back on leaving office after completing his constitutionally guaranteed tenure, emphasising that the May 29, 2023, handover date is sacrosanct. Speaking through Malam Garba Shehu, his media aide, Buhari said the current administration would honour the constitution and people’s right to decide. His reaction follows the…
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has declared the Asset Tracing, Recovery and Management Regulations, 2019 set up by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Abubakar Malami, as invalid and unconstitutional. Consequently, Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa nullified all sales and disposals of assets made by the AGF under the Asset Tracing, Recovery and…
Political Parties in Nigeria under the aegis of Intra Party Advisory Council, IPAC, have asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to consider an adjustment in the Schedule of Activities for the 2023 General Elections. Chairman of IPAC and National Chairman Africa Democratic Party, ADP Yusuf Yabagi-Sani who addressed stakeholders at INEC Quarterly Consultative Meeting with Political…