The Supreme Court has restrained the Federal Government from implementing the 10 February deadline of the old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes to stop being legal tender. Three states — Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara — had in a motion ex-parte filed on 3 February, prayed the apex court to halt the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Naira redesign policy. In …

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday issued an interim injunction stopping the Federal Government from extending the 10 February deadline for the phaseout of the old Naira notes. The court ruled on an application by four political parties – Action Alliance (AA), Action Peoples Party (APP), Allied Peoples Movement (APM), and National Rescue Movement (NRM). …

Three states – Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara – have dragged the Federal Government to the Supreme Court seeking a restraining order to stop the full implementation of the Naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In a motion ex-parte filed before the court, the three states are praying the court to grant an interim injunction stopping the …

The Supreme Court has upheld the Court of Appeal judgment which awarded the Abia Central senatorial district ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to Hon. Samuel Ifeanyi Onuigbo. This follows two appeal judgment delivered by the apex court in Abuja on Friday. Both appeals were filed by Hon. Emeka Atuma, and they both went in favour of Onuigbo. Affirming …

Supporters of former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro have invaded the country’s congress and supreme court. Bolsonaro lost the presidential election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in October, but his supporters are protesting the outcome of the election asking for Lula’s resignation and that the military should step in. The protesters, who stormed the presidential palace, destroyed properties and …

Female Muslim students in Lagos State schools can now wear hijab without harassment or discrimination, the the Supreme Court ruled on Friday. It was a majority decision of six out of the seven justices who presided over the appeal filed by the Lagos State Government. In February 2017, the state government challenged the Appeal Court ruling in the case between …