January 20
Nigeria: NJC Appoints 35 Judges, Elevates Oyewole
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has approved the appointment of 35 Judges for courts across Nigeria, and recommended the elevation of Hon. Justice Joseph Oyewole of the Court… Read more »
Nigeria: Ciarb Conference Urges Balanced Enforcement of Arbitral Awards
Delegates at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), Nigeria Branch Annual Conference, have called on Nigerian courts to adopt a balanced approach to the enforcement of… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos CJ Frees 18 Inmates in Decongestion Exercise
In a bid to ease overcrowding in correctional facilities across Lagos State, the Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Kazeem Alogba, presided over a special court session recently at the Ogba… Read more »
Nigeria: Bakare Calls for Sweeping Reforms in Nigeria's Justice Sector
The Serving Overseer of Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has called for urgent personal and institutional reforms, to address what he described as deep-rooted… Read more »
Nigeria: Discretionary Power of Trial Courts in Assessing Quantum of General Damages
In the Supreme Court of Nigeria Read more »
January 19
Nigeria: DSS Picks Malami Over Terrorism Allegations After Perfecting Bail in Money-Laundering Charge
Immediate Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, SAN, has been arrested and taken into custody by operatives of the Department of State… Read more »
Nigeria: Alleged $45m Bribe - Banire Demands Retraction, Threatens Defamation Suit
The lead counsel to Nestoil Limited, Dr. Muiz Banire, SAN, has demanded the immediate retraction of a publication by online platform PointBlank News, which accused him and other… Read more »
January 15
Nigeria: Court Hears How Alleged Scam Syndicate Moved Billions Through Fake Gaming Firms
An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Rasheeda Chindaya, yesterday told a Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja how Friday Audu,… Read more »
January 14
Nigeria: NJC Recommends Appointment of Joseph Oyewole As Supreme Court Justice
The National Judicial Council (NJC), has recommended the appointment of Justice Joseph Oyewole as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Nestoil, Neconde Reject 'False, Misleading' Reports On Supreme Court Proceedings
·Say apex court declared no winners, losers in lenders' dispute Read more »
January 15
Nigeria: Owo Church Attack - Witness Tells Court How He Waded Through Corpses Searching for Son
A survivor of the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, on Wednesday narrated before a Federal High Court in Abuja how he waded through… Read more »
January 14
Nigeria: Aviation Industry and New Tax Regime
There should be measures to lighten the burden in the sector Read more »
January 13
Nigeria: DSS Witness Identifies Two Defendants As Attackers of Owo Catholic Church
A Department of State Services (DSS) witness on Tuesday told a court that he identified two of the five men standing trial over the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Xavier… Read more »
Nigeria: Alleged Terrorism Financing - Judge Returns Suit Against Bauchi Finance Commissioner, Others to CJ
Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court in Abuja, has returned the case file of the alleged terrorism financing charge against the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Tax Reform and Nigeria's Broken Social Contract
This article by Fikayo Akeredolu discusses the Nigerian Government's new tax laws, the discrepancies therein and the need for transparency and accountability; the relationship of… Read more »
January 12
Nigeria: Lekki Waterfront Dispute - Rights Group Backs Court's Intervention, Condemns Attacks On Judiciary
A human rights group has commended the court for its intervention in the ongoing Lekki waterfront property dispute, noting that there's some measure of peace, following the order… Read more »
Nigeria: Chimamanda Serves Legal Notice Over Son's Death, Sanwo-Olu Orders Probe
*Author demands certified copies of all medical records Read more »
January 11
Nigeria: Tax Reform - Between Intent and Perception
What should have passed as a routine adjustment in Nigeria's tax code has instead unfolded as a daily drama of debit alerts and doubt, turning a fifty-naira stamp duty into a… Read more »
January 09
Nigeria: EFCC Arraigns Austrian National for Not Declaring $800,575, €651,505 At Lagos Airport
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday arraigned an Austrian national, Kavlak Onal, before the Federal High Court in Lagos over the alleged non-declaration… Read more »
Nigeria: KPMG Identifies Errors, Inconsistencies, Gaps, Others in New Tax Laws
· Says shortfalls need urgent reconsideration to attain stated objectives of tax reform Read more »
January 06
Nigeria: Two Drug Manufacturers Jailed 10 Years Each
Two hard drugs manufacturers, Yussuf Abayomi Azeez and Kekere-Ekun Abideen, have been convicted and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment each by a Federal High Court sitting in… Read more »
January 05
Nigeria: Much Ado About the Tax Reforms
The recent backlash against the 2026 tax reform reminds me of my undergraduate thesis topic which was "contemporary challenges of taxation laws in Nigeria", presented in 2018. I… Read more »
Nigeria: CIoDN Urges Businesses to Treat Tax As Core Fiduciary Issue
The Chartered Institute of Directors Nigeria (CIoDN) has tasked corporate entities in Nigeria to embrace tax compliance and treat tax obligations as core fiduciary issue by… Read more »
Nigeria: CPPE to FG - Implement Tax Reform With Careful Sequencing, Political Sensitivity to Avoid Citizens' Resistance
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprises (CPPE) has advised the federal government to embrace careful sequencing, political sensitivity and economic realism in… Read more »
Nigeria: Adedeji - We're Implementing Gazetted Tax Laws, Not Harmonised Version, Passage Followed Due Process
¶Clarifies laws operational from June 29, 2025, not January 1 Read more »
