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The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has suspended its planned strike scheduled to commence on Monday, November 13th. This was contained in a communique issued by JUSUN on Saturday, November 11th after a marathon meeting with the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) at the Supreme Court complex in Abuja. JUSUN was set to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike over the failure of government to implement the N35,000 minimum wage and 40% peculiar allowance for judiciary workers However, after extensive deliberations centred on the issues, JUSUN directed its members to call off the strike and be at their duty…

Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka said technology is creating new generations of illiterates in Nigerian society. Soyinka stated this at the CANEX Live Theatre closing ceremony of the 3rd Intra-African Trade Fair, IATF 2023, in Cairo on Friday. The fair was convened by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), in collaboration with the African Union and AfCFTA. The Nobel laureate said, “Simultaneously, it’s a very large subject, and we can go on for the next seminars over the next few weeks over this issue. I want us to understand that, on the other hand, there’s a new culture taking place about…

Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday, declared as unconstitutional, null and of no consequences, some sections of the Tax Appeal Tribunal (Procedure) Rules ( 2021), the Federal High Court of Nigeria (Federal Inland Revenue Service) Practice Directions (2021), and the Federal High Court of Nigeria (Tax Appeals) Rules (2022). Justice Omotosho, in a judgment declared the said sections unconstitutional on the grounds that they constrained the constitutionally provided right of appeal. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Joseph Daudu, had dragged the federal government to court to challenge…

A non-governmental organisation has petitioned the National Judicial Council (NJC) against the failure of the Grand Khadi of the FCT Sharia Court, Ibrahim Rufai Imam, to retire aftet being due. In the petition dated October 30, 2023 and signed by Onoja Johnson Baba of the Network Against Corruption and Trafficking accused Imam of overstaying his time in public service and a breach of Chapter 12 Rule 120243 of the Revised Federal Government Public Service Rules 2021 (PSR). The NGO alleged that Khadi Imam ought to have retired from office just as Hon. Justice Tukur Argungu, the Grand Khadi of Kebbi…

The National Industrial Court (NIC) has issued a restraining order against the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and their affiliates, preventing them from initiating any form of strike or industrial action. The two major labour unions have been directed to halt their nationwide strike scheduled to begin on November 14, 2023. Justice Benedict Bakwaph Kanyip, the President of the Court, issued the restraining order following an ex-parte application brought before the court by the Federal Government of Nigeria, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the Minister of Justice. Justice Kanyip invoked Sections 17 and 19…

The Director General of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yusha’u Ahmed has told corps members deployed to Borno state that they should not be worried because their safety is guaranteed Brig-Gen. Ahmed said this during a swearing-in ceremony of the 2023 Batch C Stream 1. NYSC Orientation Course in Maiduguri on Tuesday. He noted that Borno state is one of the safest states in the country owing to the high presence of military and paramilitary personnel in all parts of the state. According to NYSC DG, ”When we returned to the orientation course here…

Nigerians were rightly exultant about the recent judgement of the London Commercial Court quashing the $11bn arbitration award against Nigeria in the case involving an Irish company, Process and Industrial Developments Ltd, also known as P&ID. Former President Muhammadu Buhari penned a newspaper article titled ‘A matter of principle’, in which he described the award as “an attempted heist of historic proportions”, arguing that Nigeria would have forfeited “a third of its foreign reserves” had it lost the case. Bola Tinubu, the current president, called it a “landmark judgement.” Both Buhari and Tinubu credited their governments for the victory. But…

In this report, Vanguard’s Law & Human Rights examines the present composition of the Supreme Court and the extent of compliance by the appointing authorities with the provisions of sections 230(2), 231(3) and 14(2) of the 1999 Constitution in the appointment of justices to the apex bench between 1999 and 2023 with a survey of stakeholders on the concomitant impact of past appointments on the quality of judgments emanating from the apex court and its public image in the last 24 years with recommendations on how about a dozen vacant seats at the Supreme Court bench should be filled in…

A Federal High Court, Abuja, has declined to grant a motion ex-parte brought by Alhaji Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) to stop Athan Achonu as governorship candidate of the Saturday’s election in Imo. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a short ruling, refused to grant the prayer of the plaintiffs for an order of interim injunction recognising their candidate, Chief Joseph Ukaegbu, as validly elected standard bearer of the party. The development followed an ex-parte motion moved by counsel to the plaintiffs, Mohammed Mohammed, SAN, to the effect. Rather, the judge directed Mohammed to put the Independent National Electoral…

The High Commission of Canada in Nigeria said on Thursday that visa application centres in Abuja and Lagos remained open to the public. The mission said this in a statement following the fire outbreak that affected a section of the building of the high commission in Abuja on Monday. “As we continue to mourn the passing of our dear colleague from the High Commission of Canada in Abuja, please note the following information below: “Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC clients: processing of applications continues). “Regardless of the suspension of operations at the High Commission of Canada in Abuja, the…