The Supreme Court of Nigeria has clarified in its judgment that the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) may assume jurisdiction in a limited circumstances over defamation and other tortious claims arising from employment relationships. In a unanimous decision delivered on Friday, the apex court resolved years of conflicting decisions b...
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has struck out a suit filed by the Attorney General of Osun State, Oluwole Jimi-Bada, against the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, in relation to the dispute over the withheld allocations due to local governments in the state. In a split decision of six justices to one, […]
•Embattled former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele The Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has fixed December 12 for the hearing of an application filed by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, challenging the jurisdiction of the court. Justice Rahman Oshodi fixed the date after his attention w...

