The Grundnorm

28 April 2020 NBA MEMBERS’ LIFEASSURANCE SCHEME RENEWAL We are pleased to announce the renewal of the Life Assurance Scheme (“Life Scheme” or “Scheme”) for NBA Members who had, as at 31 March 2020 paid their Bar Practice Fees (“BPF”) for Year 2020. Our Partner for the Scheme […]

ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CUMULATIVE LOCKDOWN ORDER OF LAGOS AND OGUN STATES AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ON COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJAMONDAY, 27th APRIL, 2020 Fellow Nigerians I will start by commending […]

GOVERNOR WIKE ANNOUNCES THE Lockdown of parts of PORT HARCOURT AND OBIO /AKPOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS •to inaugurate Task Force on Border Closure Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has announced a lockdown of parts of Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas in view of the failure […]

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Yenagoa Branch under the Leadership of Felix Okorotie, Esq., earlier today, commenced the disbursement of financial palliatives to interested and deserving Members to flatten the curve the Covid-19 pandemic has posed following the skeletal operation of Courts and the inhibitions placed on other […]

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT BUHARI SPEAKS TO THE NATION President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation Monday, April 27, 2020 at 8pm. Television, radio and other electronic media stations are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Federal Radio […]

URGENT PRESS RELEASE 26TH APRIL, 2020. 406 ETHNIC YOUTH GROUPS CALL FOR AN URGENT MEASURES TO CURB THE SPIRAL SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN NIGERIA; CAUTION THE PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE AND GOVERNORS ON FURTHER EXTENSION OF LOCK DOWN AND URGENT NEED FOR TOTAL WELFARE IN 7 DAYS. With a […]

The National Judicial Council has approved the appointment of 70 judges to different courts in Nigeria. Details of the appointment were sent to PREMIUM TIMES, on Sunday, by the NJC spokesperson, Soji Oye. Four of the judges were appointed as heads of important courts in Nigeria. These are […]

Funding the Nigerian Police – By Douglas Ogbankwa Esq. Nigeria appears to be the only Country in the World, where the Police arrests before investigation commences. Reason:There are no resources available for the Police to operate. An average Nigerian Police Man in his job is like a National […]

Excelling as a Young Lawyer . By :Douglas Ogbankwa Esq. You can not be bigger than the System that made you you. This Statement above ,attributable to my humble self ,aptly captures the essence of this article. Law as a Profession is highly regimental in nature .The time […]

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court rejected Friday pleas from liberal-leaning states and local governments to block a Trump administration policy that penalizes immigrants for seeking public benefits during the coronavirus pandemic.

GOVERNMENT SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, PhD has approved the constitution of the Abia State Post COVID-19 Economic Advisory Committee. The Membership of the Committee is as follows-

DYING…..DIGITALLY AND THE LAW Written by Anne Agi INTRODUCTION We all have online lives, you know – our other homes: The ones on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo etc. Personally, I love my Facebook account as well as my twitter handle. Many of my most robust […]

The Legal 500 has ranked ǼLEX as Tier 1 in four practice areas in its EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) 2020 rankings.ǼLEX stayed in the lead for Dispute Resolution; Energy and Natural Resources; Shipping and Transport; and Corporate, Commercial and Mergers & Acquisitions practice areas.Nine of the […]

ETI-OSA BAR FORUM ANTI-COVID-19 TASKFORCE VISITS SAMPLE COLLECTION SITE, CALLS ON LASG TO PARTNER PRIVATE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS The Special Taskforce Committee against the Spread of Coronavirus of the Eti-Osa Bar Forum paid a visit to the COVID-19 Sample Collection Site and Emergency Operations Centre in Eti-Osa Local Government […]

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says about 40 health workers have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. Dr Ehanire disclosed this on Thursday during the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja, the nation’s capital.