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The School of Alternative Dispute Resolution (SADR) is now accepting enrollments for its upcoming Certificate Course in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Skills. The virtual training program, scheduled from October 2nd to 31st, 2024, will equip participants with essential skills in various areas of alternative dispute resolution. The course is designed to cater to a wide […]

The newly inaugurated governing councils of federal tertiary institutions have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to order the exemption of the institutions from the Treasury Single Account (TSA) operated by the Nigerian government. The chairperson for the University of Lagos Governing Council, Wole Olanipekun, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), made the request in his […]

The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has come under fire from its law students after the university’s management decided to scrap the law degree programme, leaving nearly 1,500 final year students in a state of uncertainty. Documents reveal that on January 25, 2023, the University’s Senate ratified the decision to discontinue the law degree […]

THERE was a startling revelation in Awka that no fewer than 59 dead persons, 40 retired staff, including those presently working in two tertiary institutions in Anambra State, as well as people who have relocated abroad, are still earning salaries in the state’s local government system. Chairman of the Anambra State Local Government Service Commission, […]

Nigeria’s capital city, is once again grappling with fuel scarcity as long queues have resurfaced at filling stations across the city. The queues, which began on Thursday morning, persisted through Friday, causing traffic gridlocks in major parts of the city. The immediate cause of the latest fuel scarcity remains unclear, with filling stations in Lugbe, […]

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Friday, ordered the management of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to release the medical certificate of Tigran Gambaryan, the detained Binnace Holdings Limited executive, on or before July 16. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order following an application by Mr Gambaryan’s lawyer, Mark Mordi, SAN. Mr […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered the final forfeiture of at least 20 properties linked to the convicted former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, in a judgment, held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt […]

The House of Representatives has launched a probe into the N1.5 billion meant for the payment of contractors, but allegedly diverted by principal officers of the Federal ministry of women affairs. The House Committee on Women Affairs commenced the probe in Abuja against the backdrop of petitions by contractors over non-payment of contracts executed. Rep. […]

Rivers state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has played down the gravity of the Thursday’s ruling by the Court of Appeal in Abuja which quashed the ruling of the High Court in Port Harcourt on the defection of Martins Amaewhule and 26 other lawmakers. Addressing the concerns expressed by some persons over the pronouncements of the court, […]

Newly-elected UK Prime Minister, KeIr Starmer on Friday made his first set of appointments into the cabinet. This follows his centre-left Labour Party’s landslide general election victory that ended 14 years of Conservative rule. Starmer arrived as the party’s first PM since Gordon Brown in 2010 and had been asked by King Charles III to […]

The Federal Government has announced a new regime of rates for the mining sector to enhance ease of doing business and consolidate ongoing reforms. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake made the announcement at a press conference in Abuja, yesterday. He stated that the review underscores the federal government’s commitment to increasing […]

The Federal Government has confirmed signing Samoa agreement, saying the law on same sex marriage supersedes the agreement. The agreement reportedly has some clauses that compel underdeveloped and developing nations to support the agitations by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community for recognition, as condition for getting financial and other supports from advanced societies. […]