Nigerian Banks face hundreds of lawsuits every year that could potentially cost billions of Naira in claims, according to excerpts from the disclosures in annual reports of the banks. The banks are sued in excess of billions of Naira by their customers, suppliers etc for various reasons. Some get sued for excess bank charges, wrongful […]
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India’s Supreme Court Strikes Down ‘Instant Divorce’ for Muslims
The Supreme Court of India has banned a controversial Islamic practice of instant divorce as arbitrary and unconstitutional, in a landmark verdict for gender justice that will stop Muslim men calling off a marriage on a whim. In India, Muslim men have been able to end their marriages by saying the word “talaq” — Arabic […]
Read MoreCourt Orders Nigerian Government to Publish Names of Looters
A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, has ordered the Federal Government to “immediately release to Nigerians, information about the names of high-ranking public officials from whom public funds were recovered and the circumstances under which funds were recovered, as well as the exact amount of funds recovered from each public official.” The judgment was […]
Read MoreEvery National Industrial Court Decision Now Appealable: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court in the recent case of Mainstreet Bank Ltd (now Skye Bank Limited) vs Victor Anaemen Iwu has held that all decisions of the National Industrial Court can be appealed. This decision has laid to rest the substantial question of law on finality of decisions of the National Industrial Court. The apex court […]
Read MoreEgypt Enacts Controversial New NGO Law
According to news agencies, Egypt’s president has signed into law a contentious new bill to regulate non-governmental organizations, triggering fears of an intensified crackdown on civil society. President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi approved the law on May 24, 2017 after parliament approved it in November last year. Rights lawyer Gamal Eid slammed the text of the […]
Read MoreCourt Bars Local Government Areas from Conducting Marriages Across the Country
A Lagos High Court has barred local government areas from conducting marriages across the country. The court, in a judgment, declared that the Local Government Unified Marriage Certificate was unknown to law and therefore unconstitutional, null and void. The court further declared that Local Governments did not have the powers to issue modified or customised […]
Read MoreNigeria Export Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA) to make Calabar Free Trade Zone a Pilot Industrial City
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Nigeria Export Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA) to make Calabar Free Trade Zone a pilot industrial city in the country, the new Managing Director Emmanuel Jime announced this in Calabar, capital of Cross River State. Speaking when he paid a courtesy call on Gov Ben Ayade in his office in […]
Read MoreGovernor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike Sues the Nigeria Police over Attempt to Search his House
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has sued the police over the alleged move to search his house in Abuja for huge cash sums, believed to be proceeds of crime, firearms and wrist watches. Also joined as defendants in the suit filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja are the Inspector-General of Police, […]
Read MoreFEDERAL GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS 2017
The Federal Government has formally presented the Immigration Regulations 2017 designed to enhance the protection of the nation’s borders from migratory crimes. Making the presentation in Abuja, the Minister of Interior, Lt Gen Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (rtd), said the objective of the Immigration Regulations 2017 is to provide a legal framework for the effective implementation […]
Read MoreWorld Bank set to Support EFCC in Facilities and Capacity Building
The World Bank has announced its plans to support the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the areas of facilities and capacity building to further strengthen the anti-graft war in the country. A statement by the commission said the bank’s Director of Governance Global Practice, Dr. Ed Olowo-Okere, gave the indication when he visited the […]
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