Court Strikes Down 177% Default Fee
An Abuja High Court has invalidated a contractual provision imposing a 0.5 per cent daily default charge, equivalent to approximately 177 per cent annually, in a dispute between Halkin Exploration…
US Trade Move Puts African Jobs at Risk
South Africa and Rwanda face the loss of preferential access to the United States market under the African Growth and Opportunity Act from January 2027, with exporters warning that the…
African Union Demands Justice for Journalists
The African Union Commission and the Federation of African Journalists have called on African governments to strengthen the protection of journalists, investigate attacks against media workers and end impunity for…
Suspected Terrorists Abduct 14 Students and Teacher in Niger State
Fourteen children and their teacher were reportedly seized in broad daylight while harvesting maize on a farm in Niger State. What should have been an ordinary farming activity has become…
CCTV Evidence Sends Four Edo Kidnappers to Death Row
A kidnapping operation carried out in broad daylight was captured by a private CCTV camera. Months later, that footage became a crucial piece of evidence in court, helping secure the…
Abuja Kidnappers Kill 14-Year-Old After ₦16.2m Ransom
The abduction and killing of 14-year-old Oluwadamilola Adedayo has exposed the brutality of a kidnapping operation in Abuja, after police disclosed that the teenager was murdered while her family was…
Prof. Ladan Advocates ETLS-AfCFTA Strategy to Expand Nigerian Exports
Professor Muhammed Tawfiq Ladan, a scholar of regional economic integration law and practice in Africa, has advocated a coordinated approach to Nigeria’s participation in the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS)…
NBA-SPIDEL 2026: LOC UNVEILS OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION DIRECTORY FOR CONFEREES
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 2026 Annual Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) has unveiled the official lodging directory for…
NBA President Champions Mentorship and Women’s Leadership at South-South Conference of Women Judges
NBA President Oyinkansola Badejo-Okunsanya, SAN, has urged women lawyers to challenge professional barriers and embrace mentorship, outlining a two-year NBA Women Forum agenda focused on developing female leaders at branch…
EJIKE EZENWA, SAN, SPONSORS 10 YOUNG LAWYERS TO ATTEND NBA-SPIDEL 2026 CONFERENCE
Ten young lawyers from NBA Onitsha Branch have secured free conference registration and accommodation after Sir Ejike Ezenwa, SAN, stepped in to support their participation at the forthcoming NBA-SPIDEL Conference…