Institute Of Alternative Dispute Resolution Development And Conflict Management Of Nigeria LTD/GTE (i-ADRNigeria) is set to host a webinar on the Rules relating to the Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023. This comes on the heels of an earlier webinar by the Institute which x-rayed Sections 1 to 91 of the Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023....
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), Nigeria Branch, has unveiled another panel session for its 2026 Annual Conference and Gala Night. According to the organisers, the conference is themed “Beyond Dialogue: Delivering Excellence in Arbitration and ADR” and is scheduled to hold from 4th to 6th November, 2026 at the EUI Centre, Port Harcourt. Below...
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted the reliefs sought by Chief J-K Gadzama, SAN, against the three-year suspension imposed on him by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC). The court, while delivering a landmark judgment in the matter that has dominated legal discourse recently, held that the enforcement of the disciplinary direction...
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The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, and a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Dele Momodu, have renewed calls for the release of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, who has remained in custody since February. Obi’s media aide, Idris Zekeri, said that the former Anambra State governor had consistently demanded...
There are encounters in life that, though brief, leave an enduring impression. My first encounter with our dear senior and learned brother silk, Senator Kanu Godwin Agabi, SAN, CON, was one such encounter. It took place in early 1993 and marked the beginning of a relationship that has, over the years, enriched my professional and...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu When he announced the military coup in Nigeria on 15 January 1966, Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu denounced a confederacy of “political profiteers, the swindlers, the men in high and low places that seek bribes and demand 10 percent.” At the time, Nigeria was mostly funded by agriculture and solid minerals. Seven years...
The Imo State Government has postponed indefinitely the Local Government elections earlier scheduled for today, Saturday, September 26, 2026. Imo State Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation and Strategy, Mr. Declan Emelumba, said that the election was stalled due to lawsuits challenging the conduct of the poll. Emelumba said some opposition political parties had approached the...
A strike by researchers from law firm directory Legal 500 is set to continue into a third week, with no resolution to the pay dispute in sight. Around 60 staff who carry out interviews with law firms who want to be included in the rankings have been on strike for two weeks. The researchers, senior...
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN has assured the NBA Section on Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL) that she would attend its forthcoming 2026 Annual Conference alongside many members of her Executive Committee. She also assured the delegation led by NBA-SPIDEL Chair, Prof. Uju Agomoh of her readiness...