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The UK Government has unveiled sweeping reforms through its new Immigration White Paper, aiming to reduce immigration numbers by about 100,000 annually. While the changes will affect global migrants, they are expected to significantly impact Nigerians and Africans across key sectors such as education, healthcare, and skilled employment. Here are 10 of the most impactful changes in the new UK immigration policy; -Vanguard News

The UK High Court has ordered that a barrister and the solicitors who instructed her be referred to their regulators after providing five fake case citations in their pleadings, According to legalcheek report. Mr Justice Ritchie said the behaviour of Sarah Forey of 3 Bolt Court and the lawyers at Haringey Law Centre in London had been improper, unreasonable and negligent, and he also ordered them to pay wasted costs. “It was unreasonable, when it was pointed out, to say that these fake cases were ‘minor citation errors’ or to use the phrase of the solicitors, ‘Cosmetic errors’,” he said.…

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and former Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Corruption (PACC), Prof. Itse Sagay, has described Nigeria’s democracy as suffering from “stunted growth,” criticizing the National Assembly’s lack of independence and warning against the misuse of anti-corruption agencies like the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In an interview with Joy Anigbogu, Sagay also called for an enabling business environment to support the Nigeria First Policy and expressed skepticism about efforts to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027, citing the power of incumbency. Sagay endorsed the Nigeria First Policy, which prioritizes local resources and businesses…

Stakeholders, in Abuja yesterday, expressed worry about tax evasion as the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) read the riot act to tax collectors across the country, citing fraud, get-rich-quick syndrome and breach of taxpayers’ data as concerns. The stakeholders also warned professionals against aiding tax evasion, stressing the critical importance of ethics, compliance and continuous professional development in safeguarding the integrity of Nigeria’s tax system. Speaking at an induction ceremony of new members, the keynote speaker at the event, Prof. Yusuf Ali, called for stiffer penalties for tax offences, similar to the serious consequences imposed in the United…

Yesterday, 5th May 2025, the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, received the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General on Violence Against Children, Dr. Najat Maalla M’jid, and her delegation at the NBA National Secretariat, Abuja. Welcoming the delegation, the NBA President introduced the structure and mission of the Association, with 130 branches across the federation and a national executive committee, and reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to the protection of human rights and the rule of law. He highlighted the pivotal role of the NBA Human Rights Institute and other relevant committees in…

In a major step toward easing prison overcrowding, the Chief Judge of Gombe State, Justice Halima Mohammed, on Monday ordered the release of over 80 inmates from the Gombe and Billiri custodial centres. The initiative, carried out under the Gombe State Criminal Justice and Inquiry Committee, saw 45 inmates released unconditionally and 40 others granted conditional freedom. At the Gombe custodial centre, 42 inmates were freed without conditions and 38 with conditions. In Billiri, three were unconditionally released while two others walked free under conditional terms. Justice Mohammed said the move is aimed at decongesting correctional centres while offering a…

Changing your name is a significant legal step that must be properly documented and recognized by law. As of the most recent update, the following are the official requirements for processing a change of name at the Supreme Court:

The federal government has approved a far-reaching policy tagged the Renewed Hope Nigeria First Initiative, which mandates all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of government to prioritise Nigerian-made goods and services in government procurements. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Monday after the federal executive council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him, the policy was aimed at putting Nigeria “at the centre of all business activities” in the country. Idris explained that the initiative, which is set to be backed by…

The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, has raised concerns about the enforcement of regional court decisions within sovereign member states, citing political diversity and limited enforcement mechanisms as major obstacles. The lack of enforcement of ECOWAS Court judgments has remained a topical issue affecting the court’s effectiveness. Joining past leaders of the court in decrying the situation, the current President of the Court, Justice Ricardo Gonçalves, in April identified the non-enforcement of the court’s judgments and the failure to operationalise its arbitration jurisdiction as some of the major challenges confronting the institution. In a statement issued on…

Justice Yellin Bogoro of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, sentenced two women; Folake Adeoti and Modupe Adewuyi, to one year imprisonment each for hawking Naira notes in violation of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act. According to a Sunday statement posted on X by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the defendants were arraigned on separate one-count charges bordering on the illegal trading of currency by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the anti-graft agency. According to the EFCC, Adeoti, a repeat offender, having previously been convicted for the same offence before Justice Ibrahim Kala was apprehended…