Tag: Supreme Court

UK Supreme Court dismisses P&ID appeal

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UK S'Court on P&ID

…Orders £43m payment to Nigeria The United Kingdom (UK)’s Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by Process & Industrial Development (P&ID), affirming that the £43 million cost award granted to Nigeria should be paid in pound sterling and not in naira. In a unanimous decision delivered on Wednesday by a five-member panel comprising Robert Reed, Dame Simler, David Richards, Ben Stephens, and Patrick Hodge, the court ruled that there was no basis to alter the currency of payment, noting that Nigeria had paid its lawyers in pounds throughout the…

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“No governance in Rivers when I declared emergency”, President tells Supreme Court

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Tinubu

The Supreme Court  yesterday heard that there was no governance in Rivers State when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu slammed emergency rule on the state. He said the Supreme Court had earlier confirmed it in one of its judgments, adding that the proclamation got the backing of the National Assembly. The President said the Executive and the State House of Assembly were mired in conflict with many suits to wit. Tinubu made the submissions in a joint affidavit filed on May 20 at the Supreme Court by the Senior Special Assistant…

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S’Court dismisses States govs. suit challenging constitutionality of EFCC, ICPC, NFIU Acts

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S'Court dismisses

The Supreme Court, on Friday, dismissed the suit instituted by 16 States of the federation against the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), challenging the constitutionality of the acts establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) and two others. The other agencies are the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, (NFIU). A 7-member Justices, in a unanimous judgment, held that the suit was unmeritorious. In the lead judgment by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, the Supreme Court resolved the six issues raised for…

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Supreme Court reserves judgement in Govs suit seeking to scrap EFCC

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S'Court reserves judgement in EFCC

Nigeria’s Supreme Court has reserved judgement in a suit filed by 16 state governments challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and others. According reports, a 7-member panel of justices presided over by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, yestetday reserved the matter after the lawyers in the matter argued their applications. The suit, which was originally filed by the Kogi State Government through its Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, had other states seeking to join as co-plaintiffs. The States that joined in the suit,…

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LG Autonomy: FG raises 10-member Cttee to enforce SCourt judgment

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LG Autonomy logo2

The Federal Government has set up a 10-member Inter-Ministerial Committee to ensure the enforcement of the Supreme Courts recent judgment granting financial autonomy to Local Government Councils in Nigeria. Director, Information & Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), Segun Imohiosen, who disclosed this to newsmen yesterday in Abuja, said the SGF, Senator George Akume, who inaugurated the Inter-Ministerial Committee, would himself chair it. Members of the committee are: the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy; Attorney General of…

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Let Us Not Celebrate Our LGAs Yet

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Governors Forum

By: Nurudeen Dauda To start with, after the much celebrated Supreme Court judgement backing the full financial “autonomy” of Local Governments there are still other fundamental issues that must be addressed for us to get it right in our LGAs administrations as follows: one; Local Government elections, two; the issue of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and three; Local Governments reform. It is apt to state that we still have a very long long way to go! Firstly, the issue of free, fair, and credible elections in Nigeria remain a major…

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Local Governments: Between Constitutional Autonomy and Judicial “Coup”

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Bola Ahmed Tinubu

By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir. Nigeria operates a federal system of government with sub-national. It has been a long debate if Nigeria operates three tiers of government or two tiers with administrative block as the third. Whatever you believe, the 1999 Nigerian Constitution as amended, recognises the Federal, State and Local Governments. Nigeria boasts of 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory with 774 Local Councils. The Local Government is the closest to the people at the grassroots; who constitute the majority of the populace and meant to make them feel…

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Alleged N3.5bn fraud: ??Supreme Court overturns case against Saraki

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Saraki

…Ex-S/President claims vindication Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has praised the Supreme Courts decision to overturn a 2018 Federal High Court ruling in an alleged N3.5 billion fraud case involving Melrose General Services Limited. Saraki asserted that the apex courts judgement confirms his belief that the case was politically motivated. According to him, the allegations were part of a larger effort to discredit him following his election as Senate President, which went against the preferences of influential figures during Muhammadu Buharis administration. ?Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…

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FG drags 36 Govs. to Supreme Court, seeks full autonomy for LGAs

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Nigerian State Governors

The Federal Government has instituted a legal action against the Governors of the 36 States of the Federation at the Supreme Court over alleged misconduct in the administration of Local Government Areas, (LGAs). FG, in the suit, filed by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, (SAN), is seeking full autonomy for all LGAs in the country as the third tier of Government. It specifically prayed the apex court to issue an order, prohibiting state governors from embarking on unilateral, arbitrary and unlawful dissolution…

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Supreme Court overturns ACourt judgement, declines to free Nnamdi Kanu

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Unbelievable, says Ohanaeze Ndigbo The Supreme Court declined to order the release of the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. The apex court, in the judgement delivered yesterday by Justice Emmanuel Agim, but prepared by Justice Garba Lawal, held that the Court of Appeal was wrong to rule that Kanu could not be tried again based on the illegality perpetrated against him by the Federal Government, following the invasion of his home. In upholding the Governments appeal, the Supreme Court held that…

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