Category: Law & Human Rights

The Abia State Government has called on striking judiciary workers to immediately suspend their industrial action or risk being subjected to a staff audit, as tensions escalate over the controversy surrounding leave allowance payments. The government insisted that the dispute could be resolved within 48 hours if the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) provides verifiable evidence to support its... Read more

The joint committees on Petroleum Resources of the National Assembly have dismissed three petitions challenging the pipeline surveillance contract, while passing a vote of confidence on Tantita Security Services, security agencies, and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) for improving oil production and safeguarding critical assets. The resolution followed a motion moved by Chairman of the House Committee on... Read more

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, granted bail to the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, and three others standing trial over alleged involvement in terrorism financing, to the tune of N400 million. The defendants, whose earlier bail application was refused, were ordered to deposit N100 million each and produce two sureties in like sum. Justice Mohammed... Read more