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Matters arising from FG’s directive on judges’ pay rise

As the federal government moves to increase the salaries and welfare packages of judicial officers, lawyers are reviewing how the increase would bridg

Civil procedure sluggish, inefficient, needs reform — Agbakoba

A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has called for the reform of Nigeria’s court procedure, saying it i

Lawyers continue battle over SCUML controversy

The legal battle between the regulatory authorities and legal practitioners over a directive mandating lawyers to register with the Special Control Un

FCT CJ announces exchange programmes for magistrates, urges hard work

The Chief Judge of the FCT High Court, Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf has announced local and foreign traning programmes for magistrates of the FCT judici

Why new lawyers’ association may not affect main body

Some lawyers say the newly formed Law Society of Nigeria (LSN) announced recently as an association for professional lawyers may not outlive the exist