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Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation says the federal government would obey the supreme court order restraining the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from banning the use of the old naira notes from February 10. A seven-member panel of the apex court led by John Okoro, made the ruling on Wednesday in an ex parte application brought by three states: Kaduna, Kogi, and Zamfara. The AGF has also filed a preliminary objection challenging the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the suit. But in an interview with Arise TV on Wednesday, Malami said the federal government would obey the order…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will not accept the nomination of university lecturers who have participated in partisan politics or were convicted of electoral malpractice as returning and state collation officers in the coming polls. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, spoke in Abuja at a meeting with vice-chancellors of universities. Yakubu said the collation of election results would take place in 8,809 registration areas in 774 LGAs in the country. “Put together, we will engage 23,258 personnel as collation and returning officers. It is for this reason that this meeting is crucial,” he said. “We need the support…

The National Universities Commission, NUC, has directed the closure of all universities and inter-university centres between February 22nd and March 14. NUC said there would be no academic activities during the shutdown. The announcement was contained in a statement signed by the Deputy Executive Secretary (Administration), Chris Maiyaki. According to the statement, the decision followed concerns about the security of staff, students and the universities’ properties during the general elections scheduled from February 25 – March 14. The Commission said the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, gave the directive following consultation with relevant security agencies. In a letter addressed…

The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho on Thursday said the process for the appointment of Judges to the Bench of the court will be based on competence and merit. Justice Tsoho stated this in Abuja while addressing the valedictory court session in honour of Justice Ibrahim Buba, who bowed out of the Federal High Court Bench on Saturday, January 1, 2023 upon the attainment of the statutory retirement age of 65 years. He said only persons with intellectual ability with broad and sound knowledge would be considered for appointment to the Federal High Court Bench.…

Barring any last-minute change of mind, Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Kazeem Alogba will on March 1, 2023 pronounce Surulere/Yaba and Eti-osa as Judicial Divisions within the Lagos State Judiciary. Justice Alogba made the commitment today when he led a high-powered delegation of the state judiciary on a working visit to the Christopher Segun Courthouse in Eti-osa. Addressing members of the Eti-osa Lawyers Forum (ELF) who also accompanied the chief judge on the visit, Alogba noted the hardship caused by the lack of pronouncement on the matter, adding that that would soon be over. CITY LAWYER recalls that though the…

The federal government has asked the supreme court to dismiss a suit filed by three states challenging the February 10 deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to end the use of old naira notes. In a preliminary objection filed on Wednesday through his lawyers, Mahmud Magaji and Tijanni Gazali, the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) argued that the supreme court lacks the jurisdiction to entertain the matter. The AGF contended that “the plaintiffs have equally not shown reasonable cause of action against the defendant”. Earlier on Wednesday, a seven-member panel of the apex court led by John…

Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a suspension of the deadline for the swapping of old to new Naira notes by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Supreme Court issued an interim injunction restraining the Federal Government from suspending the acceptance of the old Naira notes on the Friday February 10, 2023 deadline. Kaduna, Zamfara, and Kogi State on Monday instituted a suit against the Federal Government at the Supreme Court over the scarcity of old and new Naira notes due to the CBN naira redesign policy. The state governments said they are worried about the effects the CBN naira…

Usman Baba, the inspector-general of police (IGP), has ordered the deployment of new commissioners of police to Lagos, Ogun, Adamawa, Taraba, and Enugu states. Muyiwa Adejobi, the force spokesperson, announced the posting in a statement on Tuesday. Based on the IGP’s directive, Idowu Owohunwa will replace Abiodun Alabi in Lagos as commissioner of police, while Frank Mba is expected to take over from Lanre Bankole in Ogun. Suleiman Yusuf, Adebola Hamzat, and Faleye Olaleye were posted as police commissioners in Taraba, Adamawa, and Ebonyi states, respectively. The force spokesperson said the provisional posting of the new commissioners of police is…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has appealed against the judgement of Justice T. A. Kume led Election Petition Tribunal in Osun State on 44 grounds. INEC filed the petition at the Court of Appeal in Akure, through its lawyer, Paul Ananaba (Senior Advocate of Nigeria) on Wednesday. The electoral body said the election petition tribunal erred in law by failing to consider and rule on the various preliminary objections filed by the 1st respondent challenging the competency of the petition and jurisdiction of the Election Petition Tribunal to hear the Petition but proceeded to determine the merit of the Petition.…

In its January Energy Outlook, British Petroleum (BP) highlighted the four trends it believes will determine the future of global energy. The trends, as seen by Nairametrics, include the following- the declining role of hydrocarbons, the rapid expansion of renewables, increasing electrification, and the growing use of low-carbon hydrogen. According to the outlook, the Russia-Ukraine war will also have long-lasting effects on the global energy system and spark weaker economic growth. This will manifest in many ways including increased energy security concerns which will trigger a shift towards a more local, lower-carbon energy mix, as well as energy security concerns that can…