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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) once again received a boost in its anti corruption campaign as the Supreme Court on Friday restored the final forfeiture of several high-value properties and $2.045 million linked to former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, setting aside the decision of the Court of Appeal which had ordered a fresh hearing of the case. In a unanimous judgment delivered on behalf of a panel led by Justice Ibrahim Mohammed Musa Saulawa, Justice Mohammed Idris upheld the 2024 judgment of Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, Lagos, which…

The Hon. President of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, His Lordship, Hon. Justice Benedict Kanyip, PhD, OFR has declared Monday, 28 July 2025 to Tuesday, 23 September 2025 as this year’s Annual vacation. Justice Kanyip made the declaration pursuant to Order 58 Rule 4(1) (c) of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (Civil Procedure) Rules 2017. According to the notice signed by the Hon. President, Justice Kanyip stated that there will be no Court sitting during the period of the vacation except urgent applications where the res of a case may be destroyed if not heard by a vacation…

The Corporate Affairs Commission has commenced another round of enforcement against non-compliant companies, placing about 100,000 firms at risk of being struck off Nigeria’s companies register for failing to meet statutory filing obligations. The commission announced the exercise in a public notice posted on its official Facebook page on Thursday, stating that the action was being undertaken under the provisions of Section 692(3) and (4) of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020. The affected companies have been given 90 days to regularise their records by filing all outstanding annual returns and submitting information on Persons with Significant Control, also…

A Federal Capital Territory High Court has sentenced Ekang Bassey to life imprisonment for the death of his friend, Emeka Nnonifu, following a disagreement at a birthday celebration in the Kubwa area of the FCT. This was disclosed in a statement released yesterday by the Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Police Command, Josephine Adeh. Adeh said the conviction followed a thorough investigation by the command into the incident which occurred on January 6, 2024. The statement said Bassey was initially charged with culpable homicide punishable with death, contrary to Section 220(a) and (b) of the Penal Code Law and punishable…

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has struck down Sections 77(5), (6) and (7), as well as 84(2) of the Electoral Act 2026, which regulate membership registers of political parties and the procedure for the nomination of candidates for the 2027 general elections. In a unanimous decision delivered on Thursday, a three-member panel of the appellate court held that the Sections were inconsistent with provisions of Sections 221 and 222 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, which gave political parties the right to decide whom to sponsor in an election. The judgment followed an…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the final forfeiture of 48 properties linked to the immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, who is facing money laundering charges. The court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, held that the properties, allegedly acquired with proceeds of crime, should be permanently seized by the federal government. It held that Malami, who served as Justice Minister from November 11, 2015, to May 29, 2023, under former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, failed to rebut the reasonable suspicion that the properties were acquired through…

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The National Judicial Council (NJC) has extended the appointment of Hon. Justice Ijeoma O. Agugua as the Acting Chief Judge of Imo State for another three months, from 26 June 2026 to 26 September 2026. The extension was conveyed in a letter dated 30 June 2026, signed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the National Judicial Council, Hon. Justice Kudirat M. O. Kekere-Ekun, GCON, and addressed to the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma. According to the letter, the Council had, at its 111th Meeting held on 13 May 2026, resolved that if the process of…

Nigeria and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China have signed a bilateral agreement to eliminate double taxation and strengthen economic cooperation between both jurisdictions. The agreement, signed virtually on Monday, is aimed at preventing the double taxation of income, curbing tax evasion and avoidance, and creating a more predictable tax environment for businesses and investors operating across both economies. Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, signed the agreement on behalf of the Federal Government, while Hong Kong’s Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Christopher Hui, signed on behalf of the Hong…

The Federal Government has opened applications for the free registration of 250,000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs, under the SMEDAN–Corporate Affairs Commission formalisation programme. The initiative, approved by President Bola Tinubu, is aimed at removing the cost of business registration for eligible nano, micro and small enterprises, allowing more entrepreneurs to enter Nigeria’s formal economy. Under the scheme, successful applicants will receive free Business Name registration through the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, while the Federal Government covers the statutory registration fees. The programme was announced during the 8th National MSME Awards held at the State House, Abuja, on June…