The Grundnorm

Nigeria and other African nations have developed a framework that would harmonise laws on data protection and digital economy across the continent. Lead, Regulations, Monitoring and Compliance, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Olufemi Daniel, revealed this during the Investigations, Compliance, and Ethics (ICE) September final series by […]

Nigeria has again won another international legal battle as the United States-based International Centre for Settlement of Investment Dispute ordered Inter Ocean Oil Company to pay the federal government $660,129.87 as reimbursement of its share of the arbitration costs incurred in the proceedings. The latest victory is coming […]

Today marks the birthday of a fine, humble, amiable, bold and loving gentleman. A passionate believer in the spirit, tenets and ideals of the Nigerian Bar Association. One time Chairman of NBA Section on Business Law. A senior partner in Templars, one of the leading law firms in […]

Labour unions in the oil and gas sector have directed their members in Chevron Nigeria Limited to commence a total shut down of the company’s operations following the sack of 600 Nigerian employees and other anti-Labour practices by the management of the company. The Unions, National Union of […]

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to explore the maritime sector as well as review Nigeria’s trade facilitation and land administration laws in his renewed effort to shore up the country’s […]

A new report released by Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, (CISLAC) has alleged high-level money laundering in real estate sector, revealing how corrupt Nigerians engage estate firms to conceal illicit funds.The report coordinated by CISLAC, an affiliate to the Transparency International (TI), had contributions from Economic and Financial […]

In recent years, the Bureaux De Change (BDCs) have supported Nigeria’s growth agenda, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) commitment to exchange rate stability and regulation for the industry. They have played stabilizing roles in the retail end of the nation’s foreign exchange market. Against the backdrop of […]

The Presidency has alerted Nigerians on the activities of those it described as anarchists who are bent on causing social discontent among law-abiding citizens sequel to the suspension of industrial action by the organised labour. Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, […]

Thomas Hobbes sometimes known as Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury, 5 April 1588 – 4 December 1679), was an English philosopher, considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy. Hobbes is best known for his 1651 book Leviathan, in which he expounds an influential formulation of […]

Dear Colleagues, The Association of Real Estate And Property Managers paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Council of the Nigerian Bar Association, Benin Branch. The delegation was led by the Chairman of the Association, Mr. Ebuetse Phillip. They were well received by the branch Chairman, Mr. Pius […]

Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, yesterday, said the Federal Government was ensuring that the Nigerian legal system reflected the nation’s existence with respect to dynamism and contemporary realities. He said the country’s legislative and legal frameworks were developed from some inherited […]

Justice Ishaq Bello, the only Nigerian nominated for election to the International Criminal Court (ICC) jury in 2020, may have fluffed the country’s chances after a poor performance in the assessment exercise. The ICC, headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, prosecutes international crimes, crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide, […]

Dear Colleagues, The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Olumide Akpata recently constituted an 8-member Presidential Taskforce, Chaired by Mr. Ayuli Jemide, to look into the repeated complaints from Legal Practitioners with respect to service delivery at Branches of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) across the […]

The Organised Labour, yesterday, came under attacks after it reneged on its promise to ensure the total reversal of tariff increases in electricity and fuel consumption. Ethnic nationalities, regional groups, civil society organisations and political interest groups, including the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a swipe at […]

Dear Colleagues, The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Olumide Akpata on Monday 28 September, 2020 intervened in the brewing crisis threatening to engulf the Ikeja Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association as a result of the Branch’s 2020 elections. It would be recalled that the immediate […]