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Nigerian Bar Association at the Opening of the 2025/2026 Legal Year of the Federal High Court and Judges Conference Speech…

Muhammad died on Tuesday morning in Saudi Arabia, after a brief illness. He was born on December 31, 1953, in…

In today’s fast-changing legal environment, the difference between an average lawyer and an outstanding one no longer lies only in…

“I had discovered since my appointment as a High Court judge that most of the politicians in Nigeria and, indeed, in other developing countries only pay lip-service to the independence of the judiciary…. It pays in the end for a judge, even at the risk of being a snob or of haughtiness, to be somewhat aloof, not only from members of the Executive, but also from political powerbrokers.”

The accelerated digitalization of the judiciary presents both opportunities and challenges for judicial officers. As key stakeholders, judicial officers play a crucial role in…

A PAPER PRESENTED BY PROF ABIODUN AMUDA-KANNIKE SAN, JP, FCArb, FCIAP, FIIHP, ACTI, ACSP, LFWLS, AG DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES (DLSS), OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LEGISLATIVE AND DEMOCRATIC STUDIES (NILDS)ABUJA AND THE PIONEER DEAN, FACULTY OF LAW, KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETE, VIA -ILORIN KWARA STATE, THE SAID PRESENTATION WHICH TOOK PLACE AT THE JUDICIAL CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY CIVIC ENLIGHTENMENT ORGANIZATION OF NIGERIA (CEON) ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL JUDICIAL INSTITUTE (NJI) OF NIGERIA, IN DUBAI, UAE FROM 17TH NOVEMBER , 2025.

Contributor: Mr. Oluwaseye Thompson Adeboye Introduction The Nigerian electoral landscape is uniquely characterized by a compressed judicial timeline for the…

INTRODUCTION In an era of increasing global and cross-border transactions, disputes often arise between parties from different jurisdictions.[1] Consequently, litigants frequently…

In a pivotal victory for due process, the legal career of Idris K. Thany, Esq., remains fully intact after the…

By Layi Babatunde, SAN; FCTI Over the years, it has been generally accepted that a purchase receipt issued to a…