•Fashola and Sagay Legal giants yesterday said the Supreme Court judgment that nullified the National Lottery Act would deepen federalism. The Supreme Court held last Friday that the Lagos House of Assembly and those of other states have the powers, to the exclusion of the National Assembly, to make laws for the regulation and control [&hellip...
The Supreme Court has struck out a suit by the 36 state governments seeking to among others, compel the federal government to account for its earnings from the sale of liquefied natural gas, natural gas liquids and related products since 1999. In a unanimous judgment, a seven-member panel of the court, presided over by Justice […]
The Supreme Court has nullified the National Lottery Act 2005 enacted by the National Assembly. In a unanimous judgment today, a seven-member of the apex court, held that the National Assembly lacked the powers to legislate on issues relating to lottery and games of chance, reports The Nation. The court held that such powers only […]
•APGA national chairman, Edozie Njoku The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Edozie Njoku, has reminded Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, that a lower court cannot under any guise, review a judgment made by a superior court of competent jurisdiction. Chief Njoku stated this last night while r...
•Supreme Court The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed suit instituted by some state Attorneys General challenging the establishment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Act. The suit, which was initially instituted by attorneys general of 16 states, sought the scrapping of the anti-graft agency. While some states withdrew...
The Abia State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress has stated that the proposed Local Government bill by Abia State House of Assembly is an attempt to siphon council funds in the state. In a letter to the Speaker, reference number NLC/ABSC/AHA/VOL.11/001, dated October 25, 2024 and signed by the state chairman of NLC, Ogbonnaya […]
•Governor Alia The Benue State Government has officially withdrawn its challenge to the legitimacy of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) at the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, it says Barr Fidelis Mnyim, its Attorney General and Commissioner for Justi...
•Supreme Court Three states of the federation, today, pulled out of the legal action before the Supreme Court that is seeking to declare the operations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, illegal. The states; Anambra, Adamawa and Ebonyi, announced their decisions to withdraw from the matter, shortly after it was called up fo...
Following the suit filed by the 19 state governments contesting the constitutionality of the laws that established the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the country, the Supreme Court is set to rule on their request today. The governors and the EFCC are eagerly awaiting the judgment of the apex court, which would confirm the [&hellip...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate today asked state and local governments to immediately comply with the Supreme Court judgement, particularly relating to local government accounts and the funds given directly to them. The Senate also resolved to take immediate steps to alter sections of the Constitution to give full autonomy to local government adm...
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