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The current leaders of both national labor organizations have close ties to the state and tend to make more excuses for state actions than do government officials themselves.

11 min read It was a Monday morning in May. By then, the judiciary workers’ nationwide strike had kept courts across the country shut for five weeks. So, it was reasonable to expect the courts’ gates to be closed. However, at the High Court premises in Kubwa, a satellite town of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, such an expectation was far from reality. Touts, photographers, and court officials were seen loitering around the premises. They surged towards whoever ca...

Preparations are in top gear for the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) Annual Conference 2021. The Annual Conference will hold from Sunday, May 23 to Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at the world-class Jogor Centre in Ibadan, Oyo State. The theme of the conference is “The role of public interest in governance in Nigeria.” Aside from the opening ceremony, a plenary session on “The imperatives of public interest in governance in Nigeria�...

By Henry Ojelu The chairman, conference planning committee Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law, NBA-SPIDEL, Monday Ubani, has said that the 4-days conference scheduled to commence on May 23 in Ibadan, Oyo State, will fully comply with the COVID-19 protocols. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos, Ubani said the NBA is aware of the recently announced Covid-19 protocols and movement restrictions by the federal government and has put adequate measures in place...

Service Chiefs: Buhari violated Nigerian Constitution, Armed Forces Act – Lawyers Mr Buhari named a new set of service chiefs on Tuesday. 4 min read President Muhammadu Buhari violated the Nigerian Constitution and the Armed Forces Act by appointing new service chiefs without the approval of the National Assembly, lawyers have said. Mr Buhari, on Tuesday, appointed Lucky Irabor, a major general, as the new chief of defence staff. He also appointed Ibrahim Attahiru, a major gen...