The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the resumption of proceedings in the money laundering charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, entered against former Governor of Niger State, Dr. Babangida Aliyu. The court, in a judgment that was delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo, quashed an administrative directive that okayed the
Members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives have asked the federal government to postpone the planned reopening of schools by three months citing rising Covid-19 cases, stating that it would be wrong to allow unprepared state governments to hoodwink or pressure it into reopening centres of learning. The House’s committee on Basic Education and Services said
The uncertainty over the tenure of Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, which expires on February 1, is hampering activities at the Force Headquarters, newsmen gathered at the weekend. This comes as Canada pledged $10 million to support capacity building for the personnel of Nigerian Police. There have been speculations that President Muhammadu Buhari
Following concerns over the opaqueness of the recent allocation of expected 100,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to states by the federal government, governors of Nigeria’s 36 states are making moves to take over the distribution of the life-saving substance, newsmen gathered on thursday. The allocation made by the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) has
Registration has commenced for the eagerly awaited 2021 Annual Conference of the resurgent Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL). Coming on the heels of the famous 2019 Annual Conference which held last November in the commercial city of Aba, Abia State, next year’s conference will hold in the ancient