Muhammadu Sanusi II, the Emir of Kano, has commenced lectures at Northwest University, Kano, after gaining admission as a 200-level law student. The monarch was seen attending classes on Tuesday alongside other students, dressed in a black flowing outfit and…
The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has confirmed that some of Nigeria’s recently gazetted tax laws were illegally altered after being duly passed by the National Assembly and assented to by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The confirmation is…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly condemned the purported appointment of Abdulrasheed Maina, a former pension reform boss convicted of corruption, as Grand Patron of its Garki Branch in Abuja, describing the move as unethical and injurious to the…
The Nigerian Law School has announced an extension of the deadline for the submission of application forms for admission into the 2025/2026 academic session. The extension was contained in a notice signed by the Secretary to the Council and Director…
Human rights lawyer and former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Chidi Odinkalu, has accused the Kogi State Government of failing to pay statutory retirement entitlements owed to several retired judges in the state. Odinkalu made the allegation in…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the Senate of deliberately frustrating efforts to amend the Electoral Act 2022, warning that continued delays could undermine the credibility of the 2027 general elections. In a statement shared on his official X…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has recorded its strongest investor demand since December 2024, with subscriptions hitting ₦3.44 trillion at its Nigerian Treasury Bills (NT-Bills) primary market auction held on Wednesday. At the auction, the apex bank offered ₦1.15…
The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, has explained his refusal to constitute a seven-member panel to investigate Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu, citing subsisting court orders restraining him from taking such action.…
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), Enugu Judicial Division, has declared the Public Officers Protection Act (POPA) illegal, unconstitutional, null and void as it applies to labour and employment disputes. The decision was delivered by Hon. Justice Oluwakayode Arowosegbe,…
The Senate of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has suspended the Acting Dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof. Michael Takim Otu, over alleged irregularities in the handling of the 2025 Nigerian Law School mobilisation exercise. The suspension was announced…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has announced a temporary downtime of its online portal as it begins a system upgrade aimed at resolving persistent technical issues. In a notice signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Bridget Edokwe Esq., the NBA…
Renowned Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has issued a legal notice demanding accountability from a private hospital in Lagos over alleged medical negligence and professional impropriety following the death of her 21-month-old son, Nkanu Nnamdi Adichie-Esege. In a detailed legal…