The Supreme Court has affirmed the six years imprisonment imposed on a former Federal Director of Pensions, Mister John Yakubu, and also ordered him to refund the sum of N22.9b to the Federal Government. The N22.9b was part of the police pension fund he admitted before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)…
TITLE: WHETHER THE SALARY OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILOR CAN BE DETERMINED AND CHARGED UPON THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND OF A STATE CASE TITLE: CHARLES NWOKEDI v. ANAMBRA STATE GOVERNMENT & ANOR (2022) LPELR-57033(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 4TH FEBRUARY, 2022 JUSTICES: OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, JSC JOHN INYANG OKORO, JSC AMINA…
The European Union (EU) on Monday continued to mount pressure on Nigeria to ramp up its gas supply to Europe, with a visit to the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mr. Mele Kyari. The visit to the GMD came days after EU ambassadors paid a similar visit to the…
The Federal Government has approved three new Federal Polytechnics, as part of efforts to make tertiary education more accessible in the country. The polytechnics will be sited in Umunnoechi, Abia State, Orogun Delta State, and Kabo in Kano State. According to a statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations, the Federal Ministry of Education,…
Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama SAN has laid to rest any speculations on his quest for the presidency of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), having picked up the nomination form yesterday at the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) Office at Trade and Convention Centre, Abuja to contest the forthcoming election. Accompanied by the different…
The new Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has resigned from his position as the senator representing Nasarawa West in the 9th Assembly. His resignation was contained in a letter sent to the upper chamber and read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan during Tuesday’s legislative proceedings. Adamu explained that his resignation…
The Federal Government has declared Friday and Monday as holidays in commemoration of Easter celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, announced the holiday on behalf of the federal government on Tuesday. In a statement, Dr Shuaib Belgore, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, issued on his behalf, Aregbesola urged Christians to emulate the attributes…
TITLE: WHETHER THE SALARY OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILOR CAN BE DETERMINED AND CHARGED UPON THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND OF A STATE CASE TITLE: CHARLES NWOKEDI v. ANAMBRA STATE GOVERNMENT & ANOR (2022) LPELR-57033(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 4TH FEBRUARY, 2022 JUSTICES: OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, JSC JOHN INYANG OKORO, JSC AMINA…
The Nigerian Government has received 3.2 million doses of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines, from the Italian government in Abuja. Speaking during a press conference on Monday in Abuja, the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, said Nigeria has fully vaccinated a little above 13.5 million people…
Dispute Resolution (Litigation & ADR) is the most common practice area for law firms in Nigeria, and the role of young lawyers in in sustaining the status quo cannot be over-emphasized. Litigation, in particular, is reputedly stressful and deadline-driven. Young wigs have complained of burnout and it seems many are opting out of the reward…