Law
9 Apr
African Human Rights Mechanisms Nomination and Selection Initiative, also known as the Arusha Initiative, has launched a campaign in search of experts to fill vacant positions in the upcoming elections into the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
9 Apr
Civil Society Organisations (CSO) have criticised the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola over the state of Nigeria’s Judiciary under his leadership.
9 Apr
The first area I think we should pay attention to is the idea of the source of the Constitution. It continues to be a source of dissatisfaction to people that this constitution didn’t arise from the ethnic nationalities that make up Nigerians. The opening chapter of the Constitution says, ‘We, the people of Nigeria’.
9 Apr
Ahead of its 18th yearly law conference, the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) said it would boost lawyers’ skills and careers in its Lawyers Got Talent (LGT) 2.0.
2 Apr
The 4th yearly general conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Women Forum (NBAWF) ended with a Gala Dinner and Awards Nite at the Lagos Oriental Hotel.
2 Apr
Justice Ismail Ijelu of a Lagos High Court, Ikeja has issued a bench warrant against the former employee of Punch Nigeria Limited, Olusegun Ogunbanjo and others charged with N950 million fraud.
2 Apr
The Lagos State House of Assembly has reiterated its commitment to protect and promote human and socio-economic rights of Nigerians in the State.The House noted that such commitments are on the laws which were made to strive for transparency
2 Apr
The International Parliamentary Union (IPU) has admitted the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners (ALDRAP) as a member of its International Parliamentary Engagement Network (IPEN).
2 Apr
Human Rights lawyer, Chief Malcom Omirhobo has charged the Nigerian Maritime University (NMU), Okerenkoko Warri South West Local Government Area Delta State, to furnish his firm with the Certified True Copies (CTC) of public documents evidencing its expenditures from different funds in its coffers.
2 Apr
The 2024 yearly conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) will focus on how to “survive and thrive” in the legal and business landscape under the current economic downturn in Nigeria.
2 Apr
Human rights group, Centre for Law and Civil Culture (CLCC), has called on the National Assembly as well as the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to set up an independent inquiry to unravel the circumstances behind the killing of 17 security...
2 Apr
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has restrained the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) from arresting a lawyer, Chinwike Chamberlain Ezebube for the use of a faded number plate pending the conclusion and determination of the originating application of the applicant.
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