Twelve Takeaways From New Electoral Act
By Opeyemi Bamidele The Electoral Act, 2026 has finally come into force. Its enactment confirms the demise of the old order that never perfectly met our aspirations and proclaims the…
Angels Without Wings: 140 Years Of Nigerian Meteorology
By Greg Odogwu A rural farmer once asked me what meteorology was. I told him it is the science of knowing when it is going to rain and when it…
Between Technology-driven Commercial Disputes And Existing Judicial Structures
By Ibrahim Abubakar Today, commercial disputes in Nigeria, and in fact globally, no longer arise only from decisions made in the boardroom, signed contracts or face-to-face dealings. Increasingly, they are…
Addressing Endemic Urban Displacement Amid Luxury Real Estate Boom
By GEB Nigeria’s urban housing landscape in 2026 presents a striking and unsettling contradiction. On one end of the spectrum, luxury real estate continues to expand, buoyed by diaspora remittances,…
Understanding The Essence Of Banks Recapitalisation Policy
By ARIZE NWOBU Banks are the most important financial intermediaries, especially in developing countries and they operate in the money market segment of the financial system and provide short term…
Inner Bar Rankings – Advent Of ‘Blue Silks’ Unsettles CJN, LPPC
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri Currently, there are about 200,000 lawyers on the Supreme Court Roll of Legal Practitioners, admitted to the Nigerian Bar. This, undoubtedly, makes the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)…
Abacha’s Loot and the fight for peoples’ money
By : E Anaba Besides wars, disease, and violent militant groups, few forces have undermined law-based states in recent times as profoundly as corruption. Nowhere is its human cost more…
Chieftaincy matters and internal dispute mechanisms
By Moruff Balogun 1.0 INTRODUCTION Over the years, disputes arising from chieftaincy matters have remained a persistent feature of traditional governance in Nigeria. Owing to the deep historical, cultural, and…
Read before you rise: Avicenna, and the moral burden of advocacy
BY UJAH ISRAEL UJAH ESQ B/Phil, LLB, BL, LLM, There is a silent humiliation worse than losing a case. It is the humiliation of appearing before the court unprepared, armed…
What Your Taxes Do
The complete modernisation of Terminal 1 at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos is a major project approved by Nigeria's Federal Executive Council in July 2025. It aims to overhaul…