EFCC RETURNS ₦140M RECOVERED IN LOAN FRAUD PROBE
The EFCC has returned ₦140 million to an investment and money-lending company following an investigation into allegations surrounding a ₦500 million loan and shares pledged as collateral.
DSS RE-ARRAIGNS FIVE OVER OYO SCHOOL ABDUCTION
Five defendants accused of involvement in the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oyo State have returned before the Federal High Court on amended terrorism-related charges.
NBA SEEKS SAFEGUARDS IN LAGOS ANTI-BEGGING BILL
The NBA Lagos Branch has backed efforts to tackle organised street begging while warning lawmakers that enforcement must not turn poverty and vulnerability into criminal offences.
NBA CHALLENGES POLICE PHONE-SURRENDER POLICY
Lawyers in Ondo State are challenging an alleged police practice requiring counsel to surrender their mobile phones before entering stations, warning that it could interfere with legal representation and confidential…
PROBE ORDERED INTO DEATHS IN NSCDC CUSTODY
Deaths involving suspected illegal miners detained by the NSCDC in Niger State have triggered investigations by federal authorities, raising urgent questions about detention conditions, use of state power and custodial…
NIGERIA WINS MAJOR MAMBILLA ICC ARBITRATION
Nigeria has defeated a major arbitration claim arising from the long-running Mambilla hydropower dispute, removing a substantial international legal obstacle surrounding one of the country’s biggest proposed power projects.
NBA PRESIDENT JOINS BODY OF BENCHERS LPDC APPEALS PANEL
The controversy over how disciplinary decisions against Nigerian lawyers should be appealed has moved into a new phase, with NBA President Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, appointed to a Body of…
ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE: WHAT NIGERIAN LAWYERS MUST PROVE BEFORE ADMISSIBILITY
From WhatsApp messages and emails to bank statements, CCTV recordings and downloaded documents, digital evidence now dominates modern litigation — but relevance alone does not guarantee admission in a Nigerian…
Atoyebi SAN Calls for Stronger Legal Framework to Boost Foreign Investment in Nigeria
Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi, SAN, says Nigeria’s challenge in attracting sustainable foreign investment goes beyond having adequate laws, stressing that regulatory certainty, effective implementation, faster dispute resolution and institutional accountability are…
NBA-SBL TARGETS TOURISM INVESTMENT AT UYO RETREAT
Lawyers, investors, regulators and financiers are set to examine how data, innovative financing and stronger legal frameworks can unlock investment in Nigeria’s underdeveloped tourism and hospitality industry.