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Depleting Number Of Justices Overstretches Supreme Court

Depleting Number Of Justices Overstretches Supreme Court

…Justices now 11 as Amina Augie bows out | Calls for constitution review to free courts from undue hardships The diminishing number of justices of Nigeria’s apex court, the Supreme Court, may negatively affect their ability to deliver on their ...

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INEC Commissioners: CSOs Kick Against Appointment Of Cronies, Politicians

INEC Commissioners: CSOs Kick Against Appointment Of Cronies, Politicians

Prominent voices within the Nigerian political space and leaders of civil society organisations (CSOs) have implored President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to exercise utmost discretion in appointing national commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). They emphasised the critical need ...

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SERAP Slams Oil Companies Over Niger Delta Environmental Crisis

SERAP Slams Oil Companies Over Niger Delta Environmental Crisis

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has blamed oil and gas companies operating in the Niger Delta for the environmental degradation in the region. The group’s position is contained in a report commissioned by SERAP titled, “We Are All Vulnerable. ...

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Palliatives: As Ultimatum Ends, NLC Strategises For Indefinite Strike

Palliatives: As Ultimatum Ends, NLC Strategises For Indefinite Strike

Unless its demands are met, organised labour is set for a full indefinite strike as the ultimatum given to the federal government to reduce the effects of the subsidy removal ends by midnight today. Speaking with LEADERSHIP Friday, the deputy ...

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PEPC’s Verdict Flawed Over Non-recognition Of ‘Doctrine Of Legitimate Expectation’, Atiku Tells S’Court

PEPC’s Verdict Flawed Over Non-recognition Of ‘Doctrine Of Legitimate Expectation’, Atiku Tells S’Court

…Says justices exhibited ‘bias’ through uncomplimentary remarks The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is seeking an overturn of the judgment of the Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC) on the February ...

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Contractors To Umahi: Delay In Paying Us Causing Untold Hardship

Contractors To Umahi: Delay In Paying Us Causing Untold Hardship

Some aggrieved contractors handling projects under the Federal Ministry of Works have urged the minister, David Umahi, to pay them money for jobs completed as the delay in payment was causing them untold hardship. The Office of Accountant General of ...

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