Undercharging is economic terrorism against the Nigerian Bar
By Chibueze Maduka, Esq INTRODUCTION For years, the Nigerian Bar has pretended that undercharging is merely a “market issue” or a matter of personal choice. It is not. Undercharging has…
President And A Pardon Carried Too Far
By Jide Oyewusi Sir: The recent debt owed Nigeria by the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) which the President purportedly wrote off is something Nigerians…
President Tinubu’s legal practitioners bill seeks capture and reprisal
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Twenty-three days after the transmission by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the upper chamber of Nigeria’s National Assembly, better known as the Senate, held public hearings on…
FJSC, not NJC, handled criteria process for FHC judgeships
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has clarified that it has not taken final action on the 62 legal practitioners in the country who applied for appointment as judges of the…
Tinted permit crackdown paused as police confirm court order
Nigeria Police Force has suspended the nationwide enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy following an interim court order restraining the move. The Force had announced on December 15, 2025,…
Why the CJN must end abuse of power in judicial appointments
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu A Judge who takes advantage of the judicial office for personal gain or for gain by his or her relative or relation abuses power…. such abuse…
2026 Bar Practicing Annual Fees: Scale of payment by Nigerian Lawyers
The Nigerian Bar Association has reminded legal practitioners across the country of the statutory requirement to pay their 2026 Annual Bar Practicing Fee (BPF) on or before March 31, 2026.…
Payment of 2026 BPF
The Nigerian Bar Association has released the details of bar practicing fee schedule. Dear Learned Colleagues, As you are aware, legal practitioners are by law mandated to pay their Annual…
Commotion over January implementation of tax laws
• Ndume urges Tinubu to suspend laws over alleged alterations • NLC demands fair, inclusive tax system, warns against bad laws • Policy brief urges FG to suspend rollout over…
House begins tax law probe, NBA warns, Ndume pushes for suspension
The House of Representatives Committee investigating alleged discrepancies in Nigeria’s gazetted tax laws has pledged to submit its report as soon as its work is concluded. The Chairman of the…