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This article examines the statutory framework governing committal proceedings in Nigeria, focusing on the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act and the procedural mechanisms of Forms 48 and 49. It analyzes the practical application...

"Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, who is the first non-police officer to head the EFCC is doing a great job. There is a lot that EFCC has achieved, I will give them that credit.

The result of the Osun State governorship election was announced and was contested at the election tribunal. The tribunal announced its verdict which is now being contested in the appeal court.

"Buhari may be removed as president on grounds of incapacity if two-thirds of his own cabinet resolve that he is no longer physically fit to be president...

Dr. Olisa Agbakoba SAN, Senior Partner OAL & former President of the Nigerian Bar Association and Festus Okoye, a National Commissioner deliberate on unresolved issues within the 2022 Electoral Act.

The integrity and transparency of any democratic system hinge on the constitutional framework 1 governing its electoral process. Over the past two decades of Nigeria's Fourth Republic, the 1999

Nigeria's digital asset ecosystem has evolved rapidly, yet regulation has struggled to keep pace with innovation. The Presidential Executive Order on Virtual Assets Coordination, 2026, seeks to bring greater coordination and clarity to the institutions responsible for regulating the sector, addressing the fragmented regulatory landscape that businesses have faced when establishing or investing in virtual asset operations.

The swearing in ceremony took place on 5 November 2018 in Abuja.

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) through the Comptroller-General of NIS, Mr Mohammed Babandede has recently announced plans to increase the validity of passports issued to adults from five (5) to ten (10) years.

Less than 24 hours ago, members of the House of Representatives reached out to the Federal Government, advising and recommending a more beneficial entry visa policy for investors and tourists into Nigeria.

Just recently, a plaintiff filed a constitutional challenge against key provisions of the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA), a crucial piece of banking legislation in Nigeria.

On July 7, 2021, the Federal High court, Abuja presided over by the Honourable Justice Taiwo O. Taiwo held in the case of Folakemi Adeosun v. AGF that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)...

On Tuesday, 8 October 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari presented the proposed 2020 budget of the Federal Government of Nigeria to the joint session of the National Assembly (NASS),

FCT High Court on Monday, 14 January 2019 ruled that LGCs in the FCT lack authority to impose taxes and levies that are outside the purview of the Constitution of the Federal Republic Of Nigeria, 1999 as amended and TALC.

James Doe, our Global Co-Head of Construction Disputes, recently spoke at the Energy & Infrastructure Construction Law Roundtable co-hosted with Aluko & Oyebode in Lagos...

This is a huge victory for rule of law and good governance as it now establishes that a President cannot also be a Minister of Petroleum.

It is shocking to learn from the Department of State Security that secret plans are underway to undermine Nigeria's democratic process and transition, by arrangements of what is described as an interim government.