Lagos Reviews Tenancy Law, May Stop Agreement Fee
Lagos State Law Reform Commission has disclosed that it has identified the need to review certain provisions of the existing Lagos State Tenancy Law of 2011 with a view to
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NBA President, Mahmoud SAN, Signs Memorandum Of Understanding With Legal Aid Council
Nigerian Bar Association President A. B. Mahmoud OON, SAN, signed a memorandum of Understanding on partnership with the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria After Inaugrating the NBA committees that will
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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has given a major boost to the offering of pro-bono legal services in Nigeria with the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the
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The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and the Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) are leading other local and international Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) towards peaceful resolution of ongoing
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In our series of letters from African journalists, novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani explores the constant war of words between the Nigerian military and the rights group Amnesty International.
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Preston Development Foundation, a non-governmental organisation in Nigeria, on Thursday organised a program in Abuja to campaign against female genital mutilation. The World Health Organization said Nigeria has the highest
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The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has held that the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, was not entitled to pre-action notice before any legal action can be brought against
Read ContinueNigeria: Shell Complicit in the Arbitrary Executions of Ogoni Nine as Writ Served in Dutch Court
New case could put an end to decades of impunity for Shell Esther Kiobel has fought for justice for her husband for more than twenty years Oil giant Shell stands
Read ContinueUS Slams Sudan Over Failure To Beef Up Human Rights Record
The U.S. said on Friday it was “very concerned” about Sudan’s human rights record, which was supposed to have improved by early July in order for Washington to lift sanctions
Read ContinueNGO: Recommend Caging For Rapists
Dr. Eunice Abiola, the Coordinator of a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Hope Centre for Widows and Orphans, on Saturday called for the caging of anyone found guilty of rape. Abiola said
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