The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has rejected a proposal by the Senate to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court bench from 21 to 30. The proposed measure aims to address the growing backlog of cases and enhance the efficiency of the country’s apex court. According to the sponsor of the bill, Osita Izunaso (Imo West), the current …

The Osun State House of Assembly, yesterday, threatened litigation against the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), if local government allocations are paid into unauthorised accounts. This came as the lawmaker representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency in Osun State, Mr Wole Oke urged Governor Ademola Adeleke to stop blackmailing President Bola Tinubu over the ongoing …

A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, was on Monday granted N2 billion in bail by a Federal High Court judge sitting in Abuja. The eight-count charge against Emefiele included allegedly stealing and seizing billions of Naira from proxy accounts, as well as illegally obtaining a housing estate with 753 units. Justice Halilu Yusuf …

The Senate has assured Nigerians to look forward to the reform of the electoral system and review of the 1999 Constitution, among others, as the second half of the 10th National Assembly kicks off. The Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, stated this in a statement issued on Sunday, to commemorate the mid-term exploits of the legislative institution. According to …

A former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais (rtd.), died in the early hours of Friday. He was 88 years old. Born in Zaria, Kaduna State, Uwais was CJN from 1995 to 2006. He became a justice of the apex court at 43 and was the second longest serving CJN in Nigeria’s history. Uwais chaired a panel …

Eighteen months after, the Bayelsa State Government has appealed the ruling of the Industrial Court of Nigeria, given by Justice Bashir Alkali on 22 November 2023, in favour of a civil servant and veteran journalist, Nengi Josef Ilagha. Although dated 14 November 2024, the appeal was entered in the records of the Appeal Court in Port Harcourt on 19 May …

The House of Representatives is considering a bill that seeks to impose a seven-year jail term or a N5 million fine on anyone found guilty of giving or receiving bribes in workplaces across the country. The bill, sponsored by Paul Nnamchi (Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency) and three others, aims to curb bribery in both public and private workplaces. It is …

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has said local government autonomy and devolution of powers to the sub-national are the dominant issues in the ongoing constitution amendment process. He disclosed this on Friday in Abuja while playing host to a delegation of the Abiriba Communal Improvement Union Worldwide led by its President-General, Yuccee Uwah. Kalu, who …

Senators yesterday linked the current upsurge in banditry and Boko Haram activities to the 2027 elections. Speaking during discussions on a motion of urgent importance on the many cases of Boko Haram and arm banditry, sponsored by Senator Shuaibu Isa Lau, PDP, Taraba North, both Senators Sunday Karimi, APC, Kogi West and Danjuma Goje, APC, Gombe Central, urged the federal …

Some Nigerians have continued to express concerns over issues of integrity and erosion of trust in the judiciary, urging the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun to address the institutional problems of the third arm of government. The call was made during a radio programme, Public Conscience, produced by the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG), on …