By Ebere Agozie The Federal Government has unveiled initiative aimed at overhauling the criminal justice system, reduce prison congestion, and promote restorative justice over purely punitive measures. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, unveiled the National Minimum Standards (2025), Harmonised Restorative Justice Training CurriculumContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie Technology adaptation is critical for strengthening Nigeria’s justice system, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mohammed Ndarani, said on Tuesday. Ndarani said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He said that technology adoption in Nigeria’s justice system would enable fasterContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Nigeria Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPW Nigeria) has demanded full prosecution of all perpetrators involved in the attack on women in Ozoro, Delta State during a festival. The National President, Ojobo Atuluku, made the federation’s position known in a statement on SaturdayContinue Reading
By Justina Auta UN Women and the South Saharan Social Development Organisation (SSDO) have launched an anthology highlighting women’s Gender Based Violence (GBV), documenting experiences of Nigerian women seeking justice. They made the call at the launch of the anthology, titled “The Cost of Justice: Women’s Voice ofContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie The Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has urged justice sector stakeholders to adopt accountable, responsive and transformative solutions to enhance service delivery. . Fagbemi gave the call in Abuja during the ministry’s retreat with the theme `Streamlining the ministry 2026 performance management cycle in alignment withContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie The Ministry of Justice will ensure that retirement benefits and entitlements are processed with diligence, transparency, and respect for the rights of retirees says Solicitor-General of the Federation, Mrs Beatrice Jedi-Agba. Jedi-Agba who doubles as Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, gave the assurance at the send-forth ceremonyContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu Prof. Youns Bjijou, Deputy Director of the Mohammed VI Foundation for Science and Health, Morocco, asserts that health sovereignty is no longer a technical aspiration but a political and social necessity for Africa’s stability, cohesion, and dignity. Bjijou made this assertion in his keynote address at theContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The 9th General Assembly of the Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies (FAAPA) opened on Wednesday in Marrakech, Morocco, with a call for African media to take centre stage in promoting territorial inclusion and spatial justice. Declaring the assembly open, FAAPA President and Director-General of the MaghrebContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The family of slain lawyer, Mediatrix Chigbo, and the Global Association of Female Attorneys (GAFA) have called for a thorough investigation into her murder. The appeal was made during a Night of Tribute organised in Chigbo’s honour by GAFA in Abuja. Ms Maureen Chigbo, the deceased’s youngerContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie/ By Anita Uzoagba Mr JB Dauda, SAN, Coordinator, Rule of Law Development Foundation (ROLDF) says the criminal justice system in Nigeria earnestly needs correctional institutions to have a sane and secure space. Daudu said this at the opening of the 7th Annual Criminal Law Review conference andContinue Reading
