Although Nigeria is the 7th largest exporter of Crude Petroleum in the world, Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos which was inaugurated in May this year and described as the game changer for Nigeria’s economy is currently importing crude oil from outside the country because NNPC cannot sell crude oil to the Dangote refinery.
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There was great hope when Nigeria and other African nations gained political independence in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Nigeria is virtually a failed nation today. Yet, it can be worse. Lillian Okenwa, a lawyer, a journalist, the publisher of Law & Society Magazine..
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Nigerian social media users keenly followed the deluge of stories of the alleged activities of the defendants after they were indicted on criminal charges.
The expectation of the public was that the cases would be speedily concluded to help resolve the several allegations of criminality and the perception of slowness or the absence of justice in the country.
Analysts have submitted that despite these cases enjoying rave reviews in the media and public space, several factors could account for their delay, some since 2017.
Among the identified challenges are the usual technical problems in the Nigerian judiciary, some occasioned by lawyers, the COVID-19 pandemic, #EndSARS protest and strike by the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN).