BY EMEKA NWADIOKE It is no longer news that the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has given all business owners and entrepreneurs a June 10, 2025, deadline to register their businesses or face prosecution. The warning is contained in a Public Notice issued by the Commission and dated April 29, 2025. The implication of the warning...
Retired Justice Ita George Mbaba (OFR) has been confirmed as one of the Speakers at this year’s Gabriel Adikwu Annual Lecture. CITY LAWYER recalls that Justice Mbaba retired from the bench on 20th February, 2025, after 25 years meritorious service to the Judiciary and the legal profession. Reputed for his integrity and fairness, Justice Mbaba...
A Law firm at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) in Central Business District, Lagos requires the services of a Litigation Counsel for immediate employment. REQUIREMENTS: * 2-5 years post-qualification experience * Excellent litigation skills * Experience in commercial litigation, including Appeal Court cases. * Ability to work with minimal supervision. Lawyers who meet the above criteria...
APPLICATIONS OF NON-INSIDERS GO INTO THE BIN, THE ‘SLOTS’ HAD ALL BEEN ALLOCATED TO THE SONS, DAUGHTERS, WIVES, RELATIVES OF ‘OWNERS OF THE JUDICIARY’ …. ODINKALU In what some stakeholders consider as a groundbreaking move, the National Judicial Council (NJC) introduced a policy aimed at enhancing transparency and accountability in the appointment of judicial officers...
NEWS RELEASE NBA Human Rights Institute Calls for Enforcement of Detainees’ Rights Under the ACJA The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Human Rights Institute, led by the First Vice President of the NBA, Sabastine Anyia, Esq., along with Bolatunmi Animashaun and Zainab Aminu, hereby call on the Vice Chairmen of all NBA branches to rise to...
NEWS RELEASE Relocation of FOI Functions to Legal Units Threatens Transparency and Access – FOI Counsel Warns FOI Counsel expresses deep concern over the recent directive from the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, conveyed through Circular Ref No: HCSF/SPSO/ODD/RR/64886 dated 17th April 2025, relocating Freedom of Information (FOI) responsibilities from the Planning, Research...
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BY MONDAY UBANI The recent assertion credited to Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State that “All lands belong to the State” during his inspection of farmlands in Tiv communities, though perhaps intended to justify state planning decisions, is fundamentally misleading, constitutionally flawed, and legally inaccurate within the framework of Nigeria’s extant laws, particularly the Land...
BY CHISOM ONUOHA In the wake of the recent Supreme Court judgement concerning the leadership crisis in the Labour Party, considerable confusion has ensued regarding who rightfully occupies the position of National Chairman and which faction INEC should officially recognize. This advisory aims to provide legal clarity and guidance which, regrettably, some legal advisers have...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former managing directors and senior officials of Nigeria’s three major state-owned refineries — Port Harcourt Refining Company, Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company, and Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company. The officials were apprehended over the alleged mismanagement of $2.96 billion earmarked for refinery rehabilitation projects. The arrested...