

The Mandatory Use of the NIN in Everyday Transactions and Matters Arising
The recent emphasis by the Nigerian Government on the mandatory registration and linkage of the National Identification Number (“NIN”) to all sim cards owned by Nigerians under various network providers operating in Nigeria is not entirely new.
Read More
SPIDEL Kicks Off Early Bird Registration for 2021 CONFAB
Registration has commenced for the eagerly awaited 2021 Annual Conference of the resurgent Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL). Coming on the heels of the famous 2019 Annual Conference which held in November in the commercial city of Aba, Abia State, this year’s conference will hold in the ancient
Read More
Nigerian Governors Move To Take Over Covid-19 Vaccines’ Distribution, Meet Wednesday
Following concerns over the opaqueness of the recent allocation of expected 100,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to states by the federal government, governors of Nigeria’s 36 states are making moves to take over the distribution of the life-saving substance, newsmen gathered on thursday. The allocation made by the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) has
Read More
Nigeria Is Better Than I Met It, Says Buhari
In a self-assessment on Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari awarded his administration high marks, saying the country is better than he met it more than five years ago. But the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, faulted the president’s claim, contending that he has underperformed. Buhari, in assessing
Read More
Cross River Acting CJ Withdraws 29 Protesting Magistrates From Sitting In Court
The Cross River State Acting Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Effiom Eyo-Ita, has withdrawn the 29 protesting magistrates, who on Monday and Tuesday last week took to the streets of Calabar to protest the non-payment of their two years’ salary by Governor Ben Ayade, from sitting. It would be recalled that Senior Magistrate Safiya Iyeh
Read More
Nigerian Government Suspends Visiting Days, Assembly, Lists Other Measures As Schools Prepare To Resume
The Federal Government has listed measures to combat the spread of the Coronavirus Disease as schools prepare to open on January 18, 2021. The measures were contained in a statement on Thursday by the Federal Ministry of Education, after a stakeholders meeting where the resumption of educational activities was reconfirmed. According to the statement by
Read More
Payment Solutions: CBN Issues Framework for Regulatory Sandbox Operations
Given the rise in consumer appetite for payment solutions and new technology in the financial services space, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has taken steps to ensure new and flexible ways of engaging with the industry. One of the ways the Apex bank is doing this is with the introduction of a Regulatory Sandbox,
Read More
Sanwo-Olu Asks Judiciary To Be Fair
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has asked members of the state judiciary to exemplify equity, fairness and integrity in all their dealings. He said his administration would continue to accord them necessary supports in the discharge of their duties. A statement on Wednesday said Sanwo-Olu spoke during the swearing in of a Deputy Chief
Read More
National Assembly Proposes ₦10Bn As Presidential Candidate’s Election Spending
The Joint Senate and House of Representatives Committees on the Independent National Electoral Commission and Electoral Matters, has proposed an extension to the tenure of Local Government Chairmen, in the Federal Capital Territory, from three to four years. The committees equally proposed an upward review of the amount to be spent by candidates seeking elective
Read More
Nigeria’s Presidency Cautions Muslim Group To Leave Sokoto Bishop Kukah Alone
Nigeria’s presidency on Wednesday waded into the raging controversy over the Christmas homily of the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Hassan Kukah, with a caution to an Islamic group that demanded that he should apologise or quit Sokoto State, to back off. It said in a statement by a presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu,
Read More
Recent Comments