January 29
Nigeria: Court Order - NLC, Tuc Urge FCT Workers Not to Suspend Strike
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have asked staff of the Federal Capital Territory to continue with the industrial action despite the… Read more »
January 27
Nigeria: CJN Calls for Sweeping Judicial Reforms
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon. Justice Kudirat M. O. Kekere-Ekun, GCON, has called for urgent and far-reaching reforms within Nigeria's judicial system, stressing that… Read more »
Nigeria: Time for Laws to Regulate Fertility Medicine
There is need to strengthen regulations in assisted reproductive technology Read more »
January 28
Nigeria: Wike Berates Politicians, Fcta Directors for Allegedly Instigating Workers' Protest
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has chastised politicians and some disenchanted directors for, allegedly, masterminding the indefinite union protest… Read more »
Nigeria: Fela's Ikoyi Prison Narratives - Why Prison Stories Disappear - and Why This One Survived
Every authoritarian system depends on erasure. Not only of opposition, but of evidence -- the small, lived details that expose how power actually operates. Prisons are central to… Read more »
Nigeria: Mbah Inaugurates Digital Court Building, Backs Judicial Financial Autonomy
The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has commissioned a new digital court building constructed by his administration, describing it as a giant step in his administration's… Read more »
Nigeria: NDLEA Launches Alternative Devt Project to Shift Cannabis Growers to Legal Farming
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has launched an Alternative Development Pilot Project aimed at ending illicit cannabis cultivation by providing affected communities… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Moves to Bolster Judiciary, Proposes 200 New Appellate, High Court Judges
President Bola Tinubu has asked Senate to significantly expand the country's appellate and trial courts, proposing 200 new judges for the Court of Appeal and Federal High Court. Read more »
Nigeria: Turkiye Targeting $5bn in Trade With Nigeria, Also to Help in Fighting Terrorism - Erdogan
President of the Republic of Turkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has disclosed his country's commitment to a $5 billion trade volume target with Nigeria, even as he hinted at his… Read more »
January 27
Nigeria: Nigeria, Italy to Strengthen Bilateral Ties, Tackle Migration, Security Challenges
Nigeria and Italy have expressed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations, with a focus on addressing irregular migration, insecurity, counter-terrorism, and expanding… Read more »
Nigeria: Blackout Hits Nigeria Again As Power Grid Collapses
Nigeria's national electricity grid collapsed again Tuesday, plunging the country into a nationwide blackout and marking the second system failure recorded in 2026 within one week. Read more »
Nigeria: NJC Urged to Investigate, Sanction Judges Allegedly Used By Politicians to Silence Opposition
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has been called on to investigate and subsequently sanction judges allegedly being used by politicians to target and silence opposition leaders… Read more »
Nigeria: Oil Executive Decries Alleged Prejudicial Reportage of Case With EFCC
M.J. Numa & Partners LLP, lawyers to the Chief Executive Officer of Dateline Energy Services Limited (DESL) Mr. Wilson Opuwei, has decried recent alleged misleading and… Read more »
Nigeria: Finally, Military Confirms Attempted Coup, Identifies 16 to Be Court-Martialed
About three months after it denied reports of a failed coup, the Nigerian military, yesterday, confirmed that the findings of an investigation into the conduct of 16 detained… Read more »
January 26
Nigeria: Military Says Officers Arrested for Indiscipline Were Involved in Coup Plot
The Nigerian military confirmed on Monday that the findings of an investigation into 16 detained personnel have linked some officers to an alleged attempted coup to overthrow the… Read more »
January 27
Nigeria: EFCC Draws Line Between Fraud Probe and Property Dispute in Lagos Court
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has told a Lagos State High Court that it was never engaged to recover the N152 million paid for two luxury apartments at the… Read more »
January 26
Nigeria: AGF Takes Over, to Review ICPC's Alleged Fraud Charges Against Ozekhome
The office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), on Monday, took over the case brought against Prof. Mike Ozekhome… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Probe $250,000 Loan, Lekki Property Dispute As Key Parties Ignore Summons
The failure of key parties to honour police invitations has become a central issue in an ongoing investigation into a disputed $250,000 loan claim and competing interests over a… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Intercept Truck Conveying Explosive Devices in Oyo
The Oyo State Police Command yesterday said it intercepted some items suspected to be explosive devices in Saki, Oke Ogun area of the state. Read more »
January 25
Nigeria: NJC's Vindication of Justice Inyang
The National Judiciary Council (NJC), has in a landmark decision, reversed itself on the suspension of Justice Jane E. Inyang of the Court of Appeal, Uyo Division. Read more »
Nigeria: A Case for Special Anti-Corruption Courts
When President Bola Tinubu sent an extravagant message to Mr Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi state, on his 50th birthday last year, I shook my head in disbelief and despair. Read more »
Nigeria: Is This the End for Abure's Labour Party?
Last week's judgment of the Federal High Court that sacked the factional Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure may have signalled the beginning of the end of the protracted… Read more »
January 22
Nigeria: FCT High Court Strikes Out Criminal Charges Against Ghanaian Investors As AGF Fagbemi Discontinues Case
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Gwarinpa has struck out the criminal charges brought against some Ghanaian investors and owners of JonahCapital Ltd in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Developments That Shaped Marketing Communication Industry in 2025
Raheem Akingbolu writes on the development in Nigeria's Marketing Communication industry in 2025 and how conflicting court judgments unsettled the industry. Read more »
January 21
Nigeria: Court Sacks Abure, Recognises Esther Nenadi Leadership of Labour Party
Justice Peter Lifu of a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, sacked Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). Read more »
