The Court of Appeal in Abuja has overturned a Federal High Court ruling that ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister five political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a unanimous judgment delivered by a three-member panel led by Justice Abba...
The head of Nigeria’s electoral body has challenged the country’s political parties to clean up their internal candidate selection processes, warning that non-transparent primaries are destroying public trust and clogging the courts before voters ever cast a ballot. Speaking...
A Nigerian federal court has upheld the authority of the country’s privacy watchdog to register major data controllers and processors, delivering a significant ruling for digital regulation in Africa’s most populous nation. The Federal High Court in Lagos dismissed a...
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have received high-level backing as they launch their bid for an unprecedented 11th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title in Morocco. The endorsement came in a official statement released on Tuesday by Ademola Lawrence, spokesperson for the Federal...
The ECOWAS Commission has called for sanctions against member states in West Africa that fail to enforce agreed-upon policies meant to support Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs). Speaking on Monday at a joint parliamentary committee meeting in Cotonou, Republic of Benin...
