A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has issued a bench warrant for three staff of the Account and Finance Department of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) after they failed to appear in court for a multi-million-naira fraud case brought by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The ICPC had charged four REA employees with allegedly receiving about one billion naira under the pretence of false project supervision. When the cases were called on Thursday, 6 June, 2024, before Justice Emeka Nwite, Hanrrietta Onormen Okojie, Umar Musa Karaye, and Emmanuel Pada Titus were absent and they…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has held that the Republic of Togo violated Mr. Al-Hassan Dibassi Fadia’s right to a fair trial under Article 7(2) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights 1981. Fadia, a former pilot with ASKY Airlines, claimed that Togo violated his human rights through disciplinary measures taken against him by ANAC-Togo, the national civil aviation authority of Togo, following accusations of falsifying flight records. In a judgment delivered by Justice Edward Amoako Asante, President of the Court and judge rapporteur in the case, the Court ordered the Republic of Togo to pay 15 million…
The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi has revealed that many orphanages in the country are presently having their activities investigated for likely child trafficking. She made the revelation during a one-day community dialogue and advocacy on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) organised by the agency for stakeholders in Gwagwalada local council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The NAPTIP DG said some orphanages commit a lot of infractions that can be categorised as human trafficking, noting that: “We are investigating a lot of orphanages around the country, NAPTIP is…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has flagged off the resettlement of internally displaced persons to nine local government councils while also disbursing N954.7 million for their rehabilitation and supporting them in getting a source of livelihood. About 12,985 comprising 4,880 male heads of household, 1,230 female heads of household, 6,875 married women and other family members were earmarked to be resettled in the nine councils, in the first phase, those to be resettled are to communities in six councils of Bama, Konduga, Gwoza, Kukawa, Jere and Ngala. Each of the 4,880 male heads of household and another 1,230 female…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has approved N4.8 billion foreign and local scholarships for 524 Brono indigenes to study postgraduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The Governor flagged off the scholarship scheme on Friday, 7 June, 2024, at the multi-purpose hall of the Government House, Maiduguri. He said his government had allocated a total of ₦4,852,955,000 for scholarships, with ₦241,000,000 for the tuition fees of 241 Master’s degree candidates in Nigerian universities; ₦141,000,000 for the tuition fees of 94 PhD candidates in Nigerian universities; ₦1,105,500,000 for the tuition fees of 147 Master’s degree candidates to study abroad…
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has advised Nigerians to be familiar with the laws of the countries they are visiting. The advice was given on Friday, 7 June, 2024, at the backdrop of the harrowing experience of a Nigerian medical doctor, Andrew Etsetowaghan at the Geneva Airport for carrying a presentation pointer in his hand luggage. The Chairman/ CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa told Nigerians travelling through Switzerland to avoid carrying laser pointers as its usage has been ban in that European country. Etsetowaghan, Chief Party, USAID Funded Accelerating Control of the HIV Epidemic in…
Lagos State has welcomed a newly built healthcare infrastructure to expand access to care for children living with sickle cell disorder. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, 7 June, 2024, formally inaugurated the two-storey Paediatric Sickle Cell Centre sited in the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja. The purpose-built medical facility was donated by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) occupied by Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire. The intervention was initiated to address the inadequacies and strengthen the Centre to cope with the volume of sickle cell cases daily attended to in…
Yobe State Government has called on investors around the country and globally to come over to the state to invest, insisting that the season of insecurity was over. Addressing a press conference in Damaturu marking the five years anniversary of Buni administration, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Baba Malam Wali boasted that Yobe State is now safer than the other 35 states in the country. He said: “Investors are free to come and tap into the economic potentials under the leadership of Governor Mai Mala Buni.” He added that the incessant attacks of Boko Haram between 2013 and…
Former Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, SAN is set to unveil a new book titled “The Nigerian Law of Electronic Transactions” on June 11 in Lagos. In a statement by Adeniji Kazeem & Co. on Friday, 7 June, 2024, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, will chair the public presentation of the book. At the same time, former Federal Commissioner of Works, Alhaji Femi Okunnu, SAN, will be the Special Guest of Honour. The book examines the predominance of electronic transactions in the 21st century…
The Lagos State Government has said that the introduction of information technology had assisted in quality and quick dispensation of justice in the state. The state Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, Mr Lawal Pedro stated further that technology plays a vital role in transforming every aspect of human lives in which legal section is not an exception. Lawal Pedro stated these in a message to the official launching of the Eko Laws Simplifier App held at Alausa, Ikeja. Represented by Mr Olamide Ibrahim, the Commissioner for Justice said electronic filing of cases had greatly improved accessibility and delivery of…