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‘Prof. Osinbajo noted that “there is no country with the number of law graduates we have yearly that provides in-person lectures and accommodation for those taking bar examinations.” He continued: “generally speaking, professional examinations do not provide residential training. This is why I think the suggestion by some that we scrap residential training and enable law graduates to register online for bar exams, be provided online resources for training, mock trials, appearances in court, how to make applications in court, can be put on video and this will even enable the student play it over and over for mastery.” —————…

The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Cyber Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has cautioned against charging mobile phones using public charging ports or sockets in order to protect them from cyber attacks. It also warned against accepting charging cables or chargers from strangers in public places. The CSIRT, in its first-ever security advisories less than three months after its creation, gave the caution while raising the alarm over the newly identified two cyber-attacks, Juice Jacking and Facebook for Android Friend Acceptance Vulnerability. A statement by the NCC Friday said Juice Jacking can gain access into consumers’ devices when charging mobile phones at…

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has released the new approved constitution of the Association. The Constitution adopted on the 29th October, 2021. Among the important provisions in the new constitution are: To be a member of the NBA, you must be registered as a member where you have office and/or reside provided that any member who resides or practices outside the country may register in any branch of his choice. Branch NEC Representative (NEC Rep) position abrogated. Young lawyers now have representation in NEC- 15 members. Co-opted members in NEC reduced from 180 to 150. The chairmen of young lawyers…

The trend of bypassing, tampering with electricity meters and cables is not alien to Nigerians. Stakeholders in the electricity sector have continuously bemoaned persistent energy theft and meter bypass, which they say result in loss of revenue and could potentially cripple the power sector. In 2018, the Association of Electricity Distributors (ANED) said revenue losses traced to energy theft and poor payment amounted to N155.89 billion. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), in its 2019 first quarter report, said N2 is lost to energy theft and poor distribution equipment for every N10 worth of electricity received by DisCos. In 2020,…

Some unknown gunmen raided the Abuja office of one of Nigeria’s major news outlets, THISDAY, in the early hours of Thursday. The gunmen, who were confirmed to be about nine in number, arrived at the premises of the company in Jabi District at about 3 a.m. and assaulted some of the its production staff and private security guards on duty. Relaying the account, the newspaper’s Abuja Bureau Chief, Iyobosa Uwugiaren Iyobosa, told PREMIUM TIMES that the gunmen accessed the building through the route they came when the organisation was attacked about 10 years ago. In a twin attack, the newspaper…

The legal team to the family of late Timothy Adegoke has disclosed plans to visit the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali, or the Commissioner of Police in charge of the prosecution to press the demand for the transfer of the case back to Osun State. This was disclosed by counsel to the family, Naim Adekilekun, in a chat with The PUNCH in Osogbo. Adekilekun, who insisted that the case should be transferred back to Osun, said the defence team may get the case struck out for lack of jurisdiction if tried outside the area where the alleged offences were…

A 42-year-old father, Ekpo Lawrence, was on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment without an option of fine by an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court for defiling and impregnating his 15-year-old daughter. Giving the judgment, Justice Abiola Soladoye said the prosecution diligently proved the ingredients of the charge of defilement that was proffered against Lawrence by the Lagos government. The judge said the evidence cited by the prosecution had been consistent, while that of the defendant had been inconsistent and manifestly unreliable. Soladoye in the judgment noted that Lawrence’s denial of the allegations amounted to calculated attempt to mislead…

The Nasarawa State Police Command on Thursday said it was on the trail of the killers of 54-year-old Grace Dauda. Dauda, who was the Chief Nursing Officer of Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja, was murdered by unknown persons at her residence in Auta Balefi, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, on January 7. The Federal Capital Territory Council of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives had on Tuesday lamented that the killers are yet to be arrested. But speaking with our correspondent on Thursday, the command’s spokesperson, Ramhan Nansel, explained that the police had carried out a…

The Federal government has concluded plans to commence the inspection of organisations for additional slots of Expatriate Quota facilities, Renewal of Expatriate Quota Positions, as well as inspection of Places of Worship for the issuance of Licences to conduct Statutory Marriages and renewal of existing marriages. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, and Principal Registrar of Marriage in Nigeria, Dr. Shuaib Belgore, stated that this was in accordance with relevant laws. This was contained in a statement on Thursday by the Ministry”s spokesperson, Blessing Lere-Adams. It was titled, “Public Notice for Organisations and Public Places of Worship: Commencement of inspection…

The cost of the test, which currently stands between N80,000 and N90,000 in Nigeria, is almost three times the country’s minimum wage of N30,000. As of Wednesday evening, almost 40,000 Nigerians have signed a petition calling on the United Kingdom (UK) home office to either remove Nigeria from the list of countries whose citizens are required to take English Proficiency tests or reduce the fees charged for the examination. The UK requires the citizens of any country willing to relocate to the country for work or study opportunities to take the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test. But Nigerians…