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23 Jan 2012, 8:56 pm by JD Hull
Nigeria's current government is widely regarded as inexperienced and weak. [read post]
  The arrest comes on the heels of a leaked memo which revealed that Edu requested the Accountant General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, to transfer public funds of about N985 million from the National Social Investment office account to the personal account of Bridget Oniyelu, the accountant of a federal government poverty intervention project called Grants for Vulnerable Groups which was under Edu’s ministry. [read post]
26 Sep 2019, 9:19 am by Cindy Cohn
In fact, earlier this year we celebrated a federal court decision in Washington State in the United States that tossed out an overbroad cyberstalking law. [read post]
Nigerian Attorney General Abubakar Malami went even further, directing the immediate prosecution of offenders of the Federal Government ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria. [read post]
It has also taken as its mandate to hold the government accountable for protecting the people of Nigeria from human rights violations. [read post]
Nigerian press freedom group Media Rights Agenda (MRA) filed the lawsuit at the heart of the February 16 ruling in October 2021 against Nigeria’s federal government. [read post]
21 Aug 2013, 4:20 am by Howard Friedman
The group regards the federal and northern state governments, as well as the country’s political and religious elites, as morally corrupt. [read post]
16 Sep 2014, 4:00 am by Kingsley Egbuonu
[Afro-Leo, a big fan of evidence-based policies with built-in review plan, mentions that there is a private use exception in Nigeria’s copyright law]COSON’s news article also mooted the idea of government funding for Nigeria’s music industry - as seen in the movie industry through initiatives such as Project ACT-Nollywood. [read post]
The American Bar Association (ABA) said last month that Sowore’s prosecution involved “severe rights violations as a result of misconduct on the part of the authorities­–specifically, the Department of Security Services (DSS) and the Attorney General of the Federation (Nigeria’s Attorney General or AGF). [read post]
27 Jul 2019, 7:59 pm by Howard Friedman
Legit reported today that the Nigerian federal government has obtained a court order banning the Shiite group Islamic Movement in Nigeria on the ground that it is a terrorist group. [read post]
12 Nov 2012, 5:20 am
Executive Summary In preparation for the 2011 elections, Nigeria has made various changes to laws governing elections, mainly the Electoral Act and the Constitution. [read post]
9 Nov 2020, 8:16 am by Muhammad Fraser-Rahim
The public quickly began to view the federal police unit as overstepping its mandate. [read post]
7 May 2022, 12:51 pm by Andrew Hamm
In 2021, a federal jury convicted Seun Banjo Ojedokun of wire fraud for sending emails containing wire transfer documents at a cyber-café in Lagos, Nigeria. [read post]
26 May 2011, 1:00 pm by McNabb Associates, P.C.
Nigeria International Extradition Treaty with the United States (The treaty applicable to Nigeria was originally signed with the United Kingdom.) [read post]
18 Oct 2021, 5:08 am by Chijioke Okorie
The National Assembly in Nigeria, the legislative arm of government, comprises the Senate (upper chamber) and the House of Representative (lower chamber). [read post]
17 Jun 2020, 3:49 pm by Cassandra Maas
The post Federal government indicts six Nigerian citizens for roles in online scheme appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. [read post]
17 Mar 2022, 2:20 am by Chijioke Okorie
Where the opposition period has elapsed without opposition or with opposition decided in the favour of the applicant, unless the Federal Government otherwise directs, the Registrar shall register the application. [read post]
7 Apr 2013, 4:45 pm by Kingsley Egbuonu
Click here to read more.Financial support for Nigeria's film industry:  The recent financial support to Nollywood from the federal government in Nigeria has got stakeholders talking, according to this report. [read post]