MATT WIEBE's presentation "Law as Business, Law as Justice: Profitability, Ethics and Human Rights in a Changing World" was the highlight of the opening ceremony of the 2026 Law Week celebration of the Nigerian Bar Association, Eti-Osa Branch, held in Victoria Island.
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Members of the NBA Eti-Osa Branch, famed as the Coastline Bar, ignored unfavourable weather, with threats of rainfall on Saturday morning, and trooped out in their numbers for the Health Walk. Clad in branded shirts provided by one of the Law Week sponsors, Leemaz Computers & Homes, the participants
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The travel restriction affects Chad, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Congo-Brazzaville and Equatorial Guinea.
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The US Mission in Nigeria says her journey demonstrates how dedication and perseverance can achieve the American dream.
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In a presentation titled: "The Bar in Tradition’s Embrace", DAPO AKINOSUN, SAN, noted that amidst the “whirlwind of modernity”, the theme offered an opportunity to look backward in order to look forward.
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Members of the NBA Eti-Osa Branch, famed as the Coastline Bar, ignored unfavourable weather, with threats of rainfall on Saturday morning, and trooped out in their numbers for the Health Walk. Clad in branded shirts provided by one of the Law Week sponsors, Leemaz Computers & Homes, the participants
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The Eti-Osa Branch Chairman also said there would be a session that would bring together real estate stakeholders to discuss trends and challenges, including the rising cost of rent and the rising cost of processing land and property transactions in Lagos State.
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"The news of Her Lordship’s transition came as a painful and devastating loss not only to the Judiciary of Lagos State but also to the entire legal profession and all who had the privilege of encountering her exceptional character, wisdom, and service to humanity."
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The NBA spokesman noted that the 2026 Law Week celebration would go down as a “historic convergence of legal minds and policymakers”, stressing that it was already generating significant public and institutional interest both locally and internationally.
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The Army’s response, centred on sensitisation campaigns and promises of career opportunities, misses the point. The issue is not ignorance or lack of awareness. It is a profound lack of confidence in the institution.
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Affirming the significance of soils in ensuring food security, carbon storage, and ecosystem stability, the MBPP Coalition warned that increasing pressures from industrial agriculture, reckless mining, and poorly regulated carbon offset projects ,threaten soil integrity.
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Confirming the development in a statement, the Head, Public Affairs Department of the NCC, NNENNA UKOHA, said the MoU also offers opportunities for consumers to leverage the potentials of the telecommunications and financial sectors.
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Professor CHIKE comes in as the tenth UNIPORT Vice Chancellor, and he will be succeeding the outgoing Vice Chancellor, Professor OWUNARI GEORGEWILL, whose tenure will elapse on July 13. Professor GEORGEWILL will exit office as UNIPORT’s ninth Vice Chancellor after presiding over the university’s co
The Professor of Computer Engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, became one of Nigeria's youngest Computer Engineering professors, and will now make history as JAMB’s youngest registrar.
The Minister of Education, TUNJI ALAUSA, made the announcement during the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions for Tertiary Institutions held in Abuja.
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The fresh lawsuit is seeking an order of mandamus compelling the police to conduct a thorough, diligent, and impartial investigation into the circumstances surrounding the singer’s death in September 2023.
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CAPPA called on governments, policymakers and relevant agencies to scale up health sector funding, ensure full and timely release of budgeted funds, fast-track the adoption of healthy food policies, and strengthen accountability across the system.
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Environment and Water Resources, TOKUNBO WAHAB, said the health officers would not hesitate to issue default notices to houses and individuals who fail to participate in the cleanup exercise, who would then be arraigned in court for breach of the 2017 Environmental Management Law of Lagos State.
Affirming the significance of soils in ensuring food security, carbon storage, and ecosystem stability, the MBPP Coalition warned that increasing pressures from industrial agriculture, reckless mining, and poorly regulated carbon offset projects ,threaten soil integrity.
Speaking in an interview on the television platform, TOKUNBO WAHAB said the reintroduction of the cleanup exercise is leaning on the successful implementation of the ban of the sale and use of Styrofoam and single-use plastic products in Lagos State.
ADEGBORUWA reminded the Lagos State government monthly sanitation exercise was halted by the Federal High Court in 2015, adding that since the case was still in court, the state government cannot proceed with the proposed resumption of the cleanup exercise.
