Headlines

FG threatens to sanction public, private buildings violating accessibility laws

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The Federal Government has threatened to shut down financial institutions in Nigeria that violate the accessibility law on the movement of persons with disabilities. Mr Ayuba Gufwan, the Executive Secretary of National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) in an interview with the

Headlines

888 candidates fail law school exams

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BY ANDREW OROLUA No fewer than 888 candidates failed the latest bar examination held in November 2023, while 4,412 emerged successful out of a total 5,300 candidates. At the prestigious call to bar ceremony on Tuesday in Abuja, Professor Isa Hayatu Chiroma, the Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, revealed the statistics. Impressively, 251 candidates […]

Editorial

EDITORIAL: The rule of law

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2020 0

The rule of law is a legal and political doctrine espousing that the government and the governed in a political state are subject to the law. It means simply that everyone must act within the boundaries of what the law allows and anyone who acts, whether exercising a legal power or asserting a legal right, […]

World

Ethiopia passes law imposing jail terms for internet posts that stir unrest

Ihesiulo Grace 13 February 2020 0

Ethiopia’s parliament on Thursday passed a law imposing jail terms for people whose internet posts stir unrest. According to Lawmaker Abebe Godebo, a move the government says is needed to prevent violence ahead of elections but which the United Nations says will stifle free speech. READ ALSO: Minister inaugurates committee to harmonize Police Academy Bill […]

News

2 men to die by hanging in Ekiti

Ihesiulo Grace 28 October 2019 0

Ado Ekiti – An Ado Ekiti High Court, has sentenced two ment to death by hanging for conspiracy, murder and unlawful possession of human skull. In the charge sheet, the condemned persons, Tosin Oluwafemi, 21, and Ogunleye Tajudeen, 18, committed the offences on Feb. 14, 2017 at Ifaki Ekiti, where they conspired to murder one […]

Featured Labour

New Minimum wage a national law, it must be obeyed by all – FG

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2019 0

Abuja – Following three days of negotiations by and the on the consequential adjustments of the implementation of the new minimum wage of N30000, both parties have finally reached an agreement. This came as the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige has said the new minimum wage was a national law and it […]

Featured Politics

Nigeria to make minimum of $1.5bn from amended law – Sen. Akpan

Ihesiulo Grace 15 October 2019 0

Abuja – Sen. Akpan Bassey, representing Akwa Ibom North-East, says Nigeria stands to make $1.5 billion from the just amended Petroleum Sharing Contract Bill. Bassey made this known to journalists at the National Assembly on Tuesday in Abuja, shortly after the Deep offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contract 2004 (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was read […]

Analysis Law

Jokpa Utake: Is Presidential assent necessary for amending the Nigerian Constitution?

Ihesiulo Grace 5 June 2018 0

On May 31, 2018, history was purportedly made in Nigeria as President Muhammadu Buhari reportedly granted assent to the Constitution (Alteration) Bill 2016 which is now more popularly known as “Not-Too-Young-To-Run”. It has obviously taken months of agitation by young people across the country (and possibly, the globe) to effect this change and it is […]

Analysis Law

‘Worth a second look’: Assessing the pitfalls of Lagos’ new Land Use Charge law

Ihesiulo Grace 11 April 2018 0

The Land Use Charge Law of Lagos State, 2018, was passed into law on February 8, 2018. The new law is aimed at unifying an otherwise fragmented legal regime on property taxation within the state and make for more transparency in the calculation of charges levied on the residents of the state. A recent outcry […]

Law Opinion

This is the one thing Paul Usoro does that the legal profession needs to do more

Ihesiulo Grace 4 April 2018 0

In Africa, where the intellectual prowess of women is yet to be fully acknowledged and accepted as a tool for societal development, only a few members of the male gender openly encourage and support females in the face of hostilities associated with society’s gender imbalance. Paul Usoro, SAN, a distinguished gentleman and one of Nigeria’s […]

Law Opinion

Food safety in Nigeria: The law and preventing the next Fanta/Sprite food scandal

Ihesiulo Grace 12 February 2018 0

In recent times, people all over the world, including Nigerians, have become more cautious with regard to the food they consume. Gone are the days when grocery shopping only consisted of picking up food items from the rack and paying for them at the cash counter. People now pay attention to the food items, the […]

Business News

AMAC chairman signs N6.9bn 2018 Budget into law

Ihesiulo Grace 6 February 2018 0

Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Hon. Abdullahi Adamu Candido, has signed into law the 2018 budget, with a promise to complete all ongoing projects, in the council, by July this year. Candido , while signing the budget into law yesterday.stated that the exercise was a demonstration of democracy in action, adding that in […]

Business Law

‘A law firm is a business concern,’ Usoro SAN tasks lawyers on leadership, finance management

Ihesiulo Grace 28 January 2018 0

Prominent lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Paul Usoro, has enjoined lawyers across the country to build competencies in financial management in order to aid their professional performance. Usoro said this in a meeting with a group of lawyers recently who attended an interactive session with him recently at The Colonnades Hotel, Ikoyi. According to […]

Law

Paul Usoro celebrates colleagues for ‘deserving 2017,’ welcomes New Year in style

Ihesiulo Grace 6 January 2018 0

It was an evening of fine wining and dining as one of Nigeria’s leading law firms, Paul Usoro and Co., PUC, held her annual New Year Party at the Colonnades Hotel, Ikoyi on January 5. The event was well attended by staff of PUC, who came out to have a good time and celebrate the […]

Africa

Uganda’s Museveni affirms his perpetuation in office, signs age limit bill into law

Ihesiulo Grace 3 January 2018 0

A law that would give him unfettered ticket to becoming life president of Uganda was signed Tuesday by the country’s president Yuweri Museveni. According to agency report, Uganda’s President Museveni signed into law the controversial age limit Bill that dominated the political space in 2017, paving the way for him to contest for a sixth […]

Politics

Violence mars election of NDU Alumni Association

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2017 0

Niger Delta University Alumni Association NDUAA election held on Saturday at Law faculty in Ovum, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State was disrupted as some of the members alleged that the process had been compromised, leading to hijack of accreditation materials and destruction of ballot boxes and papers. What began as a peaceful process with accreditation that began […]

Politics

National Electoral Offences Commission Bill passes 2nd reading at Senate

Ihesiulo Grace 12 October 2017 0

A Bill for a law to establish the National Electoral Offences Commission has passed second reading at the Senate. The Bill, sponsored by Sen. Abubakar Kyari (APC-Borno), is seeking adequate deterrence and sanctions for undemocratic forces in the electoral environment. In the lead debate, Kyari said that electoral crimes led to low quality, corrupt and […]

Law Opinion

Chronic disrespect for sanctity of contracts: An impediment to infrastructural development in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 23 August 2017 0

The National Economic Council, Nigeria’s highest economic decision making body, rose from its meeting on September 22, 2016, with a battle plan to salvage the dwindling economic fortunes of the erstwhile biggest economy in Africa. Key among the resolutions reached were the sale of government assets and the adoption of infrastructure concession to tackle the […]

Headlines News

Wike signs Rivers State  N470b 2017 budget into law

Ihesiulo Grace 14 January 2017 0

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike,  has given his assent to the state N470billion 2017 Appropriation Law passed by the Rivers State  House of Assembly barely two weeks ago, with a pledge  to  accelerate  the  development of the State this fiscal year. Speaking during  the signing ceremony, Governor Wike  commended the Rivers State House of Assembly […]

News

Ambode signs 2017 budget into law

Ihesiulo Grace 9 January 2017 0

Lagos state governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Today signed the N812.998bn 2017 Appropriation bill into law, with a promise that it would be judiciously implemented to consolidate on the modest milestones recorded in the last 18 months and propel the State to a path of prosperity. The governor, who spoke at a brief but impressive ceremony, […]