Bothered by the way most corporations operate space objects illegally in the country, former President of Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Dr Olisa Agbakoba, penned an open letter to the Honourable Minister of Science and Technology, Sen. Adeleke Mamora, on Monday 6th February 2023. The letter was also copied to Dr Halilu Ahmad Shaba, the director-general/chief…
With less than one month to the general elections scheduled to hold on February 25, the decision of the Osun State Election Petitions Tribunal nullifying the July 16 governorship election, on the basis of over-voting even with the deployment of Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) has raised concern amongst Nigerians. The tribunal in its Judgment…
SOLUTIONS Part 2 of this article sets out possible solutions to the challenges confronting Presidential candidates in the 2023 elections. They shall be discussed in the following order. UNITY, ORDER, AND SECURITY: As stated in part 1, Nigeria has never been so divided. This is a huge challenge that a new President must confront. The…
Nigeria is in an extremely fragile state. Available indices show characteristics of a failing state. There are conflicts and agitations everywhere, feelings of marginalization and exclusion, a rise in political and criminal violence, loss of control of borders, rising ethnic, religious, and cultural hostilities, weak institutions, food shortages, unemployment, inflation, crumbling infrastructure, deteriorating human development…
50 Years of Civil Practice in the Federal High Court of Nigeria The Federal High Court succeeded the Federal Revenue Court which came into being in 1973. During the 50 years of existence of the Court, it has had 4 developmental stages in terms of Rules of practice. These are the formative Era,…
Nigeria’s court procedural landscape is sluggish and inefficient and needs Reform For decades, civil litigation in Nigeria has been besmirched by leprous devices, seemingly concocted to defeat the ends of justice. Lawyers created these devices to keep themselves looking busy while achieving little. Lawyers wake up in the morning, don their wigs and gowns,…
Had Olisa Agbakoba’s father not plotted with a late Nigerian Army general to trick him into studying Law at the University, he would have ended up as either a soldier or a footballer, which would not have been a terrible idea on the surface. But, it would seem his immeasurable contribution to nation-building and a…
World Space Week is a week dedicated to celebrating the contributions of space science and technology to the betterment of the human condition. It is observed annually from the 4th to the 10th of October. World Space Week is the largest annual space event in the world. The week helps in building up the workforce…
The Space Law Practice Group of Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL), a part of the OAL Public Sector Practice Group, will on Wednesday host a webinar on Unlocking space opportunities in Nigeria. It is in furtherance of OAL’s memorandum of understanding with the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) to collaborate on legal, regulatory and…
Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL) has elevated Beverley Agbakoba – Onyejianya as a partner, Collins Okeke and Chinedu Nneke as Associate Partners with effect from June 2, 2022. Others elevated as Senior Associates are Frank Ihedoro, Nzube John Paul Akunne, Udenna Chukwudebe and Nosa Garrick. Beverley Agbakoba – Onyejianya Beverley is the Head of OAL…
