The Appeal Court, Ado Ekiti Division, has reinstated 118 workers of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, who were sacked in December 2019. They included 32 staff members of the laboratory department who were reinstated by the Appeal Court on March 25 and 86 other employees consisting of both academic and non-academic staff members who were…
Denmark said Tuesday it is expelling 15 Russian “intelligence officers” registered as diplomats in the country following similar moves by a number of EU countries, including Germany and France. The Russian citizens concerned will have 14 days to leave the country, the foreign ministry said in a statement. “We have established that the 15 expelled…
The National Assembly Mosque Zone E, Apo Legislators’ Quarters, Gudu District Abuja has terminated the appointment of Imam Nuru Khalid. Nuru Khalid had on Friday last week, in Abuja, during a sermon, flayed the government over its failure to tame the escalating insecurity and killings in the country. The mosque committee suspended the Sheik afterward…
Prof Chukwuma Soludo, Governor of Anambra State has declared an end to the Monday sit-at-home in Anambra State and is offering amnesty to agitators still in hideouts. “Following the unanimous agreement of our leaders across board, and the endorsement of the entire body of Christ, I am pleased to inform our people that today, Monday,…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has expressed concern over the increasing amount of mutilated banknotes deposited with the apex bank by Deposit Money Banks. To this end, the CBN has warned banks to stop including composed currency notes in their deposits or risk paying a penalty of 400 per cent of the value of the…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called on the new leadership of the Body of Benchers to take drastic and urgent measures in curtailing the menace of indiscipline currently ravaging the legal profession. The charge by the NBA’s President, Olumide Akpata, was borne out of concern over the declining capacity of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary…
The Federal Government has directed telecommunication companies in the country to bar all outgoing calls on unlinked lines from Monday, April 4, 2022. Unlinked lines are Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMS) not yet registered and linked with the National Identification Number (NIN) by users. The government’s directive was announced in a statement jointly signed on Monday…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu on Friday upheld the February 28th decision of the Abakaliki High Court bothering on the defection of Governor David Umahi and his deputy, Kelechi Igwe, from the People’s Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The suit had been filed by Senator Sonny Ogbuoji who participated as…
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo; Nigerian Bar Association President, Mr. Olumide Akpata and founder of Afe Babalola University, Aare Afe Babalola, have canvassed an overhaul of the curriculum for legal education to reflect contemporary reality. The legal giants and senior advocates identified an obsolete curriculum as one of the biggest challenges confronting the development of…
Dear Colleagues, In continuation of the efforts of the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to constantly engage with the legal community and to ensure that the NBA indeed works for its members, the President of the NBA – Mr. Olumide Akpata recently led some members of his team on a 2-day working visit…