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8 hours ago
Stakeholders have stressed the need for the judiciary to accelerate justice for victims of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV), while soliciting women inclusion in policy making of the country.
MTN Group
8 hours ago
Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court, Lagos has vacated its interim order which restrained MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and ATC Nigeria Wireless Infrastructure Limited from constructing new Base Transceiver Stations across Nigeria.
8 hours ago
Justice Olubukola Aigbokhaevbo of the Lagos High Court has ruled that the management and administration of Pearl Gardens Estate, Sangotedo, Lagos by CMB Building Maintenance and Investments Limited is not in dispute.
8 hours ago
The Nigerian Bar Association Women Forum (NBAWF) said it is poised to redefine the meaning of success for female lawyers in Nigeria.
8 hours ago
The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin, Edo State, has declared Chief Hyacinth Afamefune Okolie, the authentic Ihonor of Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State.
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Six property investors have dragged Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Co. (SEEPCO) Limited and representatives of the Umu-Azaka Anie family before the High Court of Delta State, sitting in Asaba, over disputed property.
12 Mar
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Jibril Okutepa, has canvassed a situation where every post-electoral legal matter is concluded before Nigerian political office holders are sworn in.
12 Mar
Despite the existence of the Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Act, 2017, hospitals in Nigeria have continued to abandon emergency patients in contravention of the extant law.
12 Mar
The Federal High Court in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State has awarded N15million damages against the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for infringement and violation of the fundamental human rights of a corps member, Ufumaka Glory Ukpanken.
12 Mar
An Edo-based lawyer, Douglas Ogbankwa has called on the Edo state Attorney General to recuse himself from the suit filed against him which bothers on conspiracy to commit a felony, citing concerns of political bias and prejudicial actions.
12 Mar
A Port Harcourt based lawyer, Dr. Promise Wobo Iwezor has debunked the rumour that the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) has been disbanded. Recall that NBA National Executive Council...
12 Mar
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) has approved the printing and distribution of 2,000 copies of a legislative drafting textbook to all Nigerian Universities.
5 Mar
The woes of the slow justice delivery system in Nigeria have continued to take toll on Nigeria’s socio-economic existence with over 198,432 cases pending at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Magistracy, Federal and Appeal Courts. 

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