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The Ondo State Chief Judge, Justice Olusegun Odusola has sworn-in Mrs Yetunde Ajanaku-Makun as the new Chief Registrar for the State High Court. Ajanaku-Makun’s appointment as the Chief Registrar of the state judiciary became necessary following the retirement of the former occupier of the office, Victoria Bob-Manuel. Justice Odusola, during the inauguration, charged the new Court Registrar to bring positive and transformative changes that will lead orderliness in every sector of the judiciary He congratulated Ajanaku-Makun on her appointment and urged her to be steadfast and carry her responsibilities without fear or favour. The Chief Justice said, “As we know,…

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says automation of passport application process will begin from January 8, 2024, and Nigerians will be able to apply and complete their passport application process online without human contact. “We are good to go live,” Tunji-Ojo said Monday in Abuja during an inspection of facilities of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) alongside the Comptroller General (CG) of the Service, Wura-Ola Adepoju. “We are starting the training and on January 8, the solution will be live and direct for Nigerians to have a good feel, a sweet experience based on the Renewed Hope of Mr…

Dear Distinguished Learned Silks, Benchers, and Colleagues, Compliments of the season! Kindly be reminded that the Bar Practicing Fee (BPF) for the year 2024 will be payable from January 1, 2024, to March 31, 2024, as stipulated in Section 9(1) of the Legal Practitioners Act. The payment of BPF can only be made through the NBA Portal or the new NBA Digital App. Members who have not yet registered on the portal are advised to create their profiles promptly. Access the NBA Portal via the following link: https://portal.nigerianbar.org.ng/ The new NBA Digital App is robust, user-friendly, highly effective, and efficient. To download the NBA Digital App, follow the instructions…

The Federal Government has announced the planned closure of the Iyana Oworonshoki-Adeniji Adele section of the Third Mainland Bridge in 2024. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos State, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, announced in a Thursday statement that the planned closure will commence from 11: 00 am on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. Kesha said the closure would be done on the Lagos Island-bound carriageway of the bridge. She appealed to motorists to obey traffic rules and use alternative routes to prevent hardship as comprehensive repairs continue on the highway. “The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Works wishes to inform…

The French parliament has passed legislation prohibiting Nigerian students and others from bringing their families to France. After a revised version was approved, this measure won backing from President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Renaissance party and Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally. The revised immigration policy tightens controls on family reunion, restricts migrants’ access to welfare benefits, and prohibits the incarceration of minors in detention centers. However, leaders from one-third of France’s regions have stated their refusal to implement key legislative measures. Notably, a contentious component of the law distinguishes between citizens and migrants, including those legally residing in France, in…

The Federal Government has declared holidays to mark the Christmas, New Year celebrations. The Federal Government declared Monday, and Tuesday, December, 25 and 26 2023, and Monday, January 1, 2024, as public holidays to mark Christmas and New Year’s Day celebrations, respectively. The Hon. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government on Friday. The Minister also felicitated with Christians and all Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora on this occasion. Dr Tunji-Ojo enjoined Christians to emulate the life of Jesus Christ in his practice and teachings of humility, service, compassion, and…

The Special Investigator probing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Jim Obazee, has discovered 593 bank accounts located in the United States, United Kingdom and China in which the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), under Godwin Emefiele, kept Nigerian funds without authorisation by the Board and Investment Committee of the bank. The investigator also discovered how billions of naira were allegedly stolen by Mr Emefiele and other officials from the CBN’s accounts including a “fraudulent cash withdrawal of $6.23 million” – about N2.9 billion at the then official exchange rate of N461 to a dollar. Mr Obazee disclosed these in…

In an interesting announcement, Charles Ajiboye, Esq., the National Assistant Publicity Secretary, has revealed that the Annual General Conference (AGC) 2024 is poised to make legal history by convening in the vibrant city of Lagos. Following a meticulous decision-making process during the National Executive Committee Meeting, the Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN-led executive declared that the AGC, renowned as the largest gathering of lawyers globally, is scheduled to take place from Friday, August 23rd, to Friday, August 30th, 2024. With the 2023 AGC setting an exceptional standard, the legal community eagerly anticipates a more remarkable event in the coming year,…

Nigeria on Wednesday got a hard-won relief from a thorny lawsuit against it by Process and Industrial Developments (P&ID), a company registered in the British Virgin Islands. The case had dragged on for more than a decade and would have wiped out about one-third of Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves if victory had gone the way of the company. An earlier decision of the London Court of International Arbitration six years ago had awarded $6.6 billion against Nigeria for the profits that would have gone to P&ID from a contract to construct and run a gas plant in southern Nigeria if…

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi has explained why the federal government is encouraging the utilisation of plea bargaining in resolving criminal cases. Fagbemi said the plea bargaining option, provided for in the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015, and similar laws enacted by the various states is intended to curb delay, reduce the cost of production, and address congestion in prisons. The AGF spoke in Abuja on Tuesday, December 19, at the unveiling of the “Plea Bargaining Guidelines for Federal Prosecutors 2023” and a sensitization workshop on the guidelines for judges,…