By Waziri Isa Adam The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has achieved a notable feat by ranking 8th out of 514 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the 2024 Nigeria Integrity and Transparency Index. This impressive ranking is a testament to the exceptional leadership of Arch Sunny Echono, Executive SecretaryContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa The Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) has achieved a historic feat by ranking 4th out of 514 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the 2024 Nigeria Integrity and Transparency Index. This impressive ranking marks NIALS’ first time in the top 4 in its 45Continue Reading
By Muhammad Mustapha The meeting between Prof. Muhammed Tawfiq Ladan, providing advisory/technical services and the National Coordinator of the Nigeria AfCFTA Coordination Office and his team, identified immediate priorities for implementation in Nigeria, including amongst others, domestication of AfCFTA Agreement and capacity building of relevant stakeholders on the domestic implementationContinue Reading
By Abah Adah, Abuja The immediate past Director General (DG) of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS), Professor Muhammed Tawfiq Ladan, has charged member states of the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) to own up their treaty obligations towards tackling fundamental challenges for seamless subregional integration andContinue Reading
By Adah Abah Sunday Abuja The ECOWAS Commission has organized a 2-day capacity-building workshop for ECOWAS Court judges, registry staff, and legal officers to enhance their knowledge on resolving conflicts between the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement and ECOWAS legal provisions. According to Professor Muhammad Tawfiq Ladan, theContinue Reading
By Ali-Haidar Waziri Isa Abuja – In a move that underscores Nigeria’s expertise in legislative drafting, the Parliament of the Kingdom of Lesotho has engaged Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja, Executive Director of the Nigerian Law Society, to train its lawyers and staff. Dr. Jaja, a Senior Research Fellow, was approachedContinue Reading
By Muhammad Mahdi Isa As Professor Muhammed Tawfiq Ladan officially bows out of Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) today, 30th, September, after his successful 5-year unprecedented and eventful tenure, as Director General, he has been offered Advisory and Technical services role at the Nigeria Africa Continental Free TradeContinue Reading
By Waziri Isa Adam A 2-day capacity building program for judicial officers, legal, and registry staff of the ECOWAS Court of Justice on trade dispute settlement is scheduled to take place in Abuja from October 3-4. The program, themed “Capacity Building on Dispute Settlement Mechanisms under the AfCFTA and ECOWASContinue Reading
By Shafa’atu A. Abdullahi Renowned Law Scholar, Professor Muhammed Tawfiq Ladan, has emphasized the crucial role of Trust, Confidence, and Assurance in ensuring effective witness protection and support schemes in criminal justice delivery globally. Prof. Ladan made this assertion while presenting a paper titled “Formulation and Workability of Witness ProtectionContinue Reading