The Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Gagbemi, has called for the abolition of State Electoral Commissions, labeling them as significant barriers to the progress of local governments. He made this statement during a one-day discourse titled "Nigeria’s Security Challenges and Good Governance at the Local Government Levels," held in Abuja on Monday.The event, organized by the House of Representatives, aimed to address pressing security issues and governance a...

Though he has already filed a case against the decision but the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, has said the Federal Government would comply with the order of the Supreme Court for the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to suspend its scheduled deadline for the use of the old N200, N500 and N1000 banknotes.Malami, who had since filed a preliminary objection to challenge the apex court order, said the government would a...

A Federal High Court in Abuja this morning granted the suspended Accountant General of the Federation, Idris Ahmed and his co-defendants bail upon terms and condition given by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.Delivering ruling, Justice Adeyemi Ajayi ordered that the defendants shall not leave the Federal Capital Territory, and should they want to, they would have to seek clearance from the court or have their bail revoked.The court also stated that the d...