…eligible marketers can obtain or renew licences after meeting the requirements set by law and the regulator.Dangote speaks on new refinery projectEarlier, Legit.ng reported that Aliko Dangote, president and chief executive officer of Dangote Group, has said the company’s planned refinery in Kenya will surpass its Lagos…

…personally and shared with journalists on Monday, September 26, 2026, cited a specific law to back the prosecution pushDenying women and girls the right to inherit property is a criminal offence in Anambra State, punishable with up to 4 years imprisonmentPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.…

…singer Parastoo Ahmadi after she performed without the mandatory hijab, according to her lawyers. Ahmadi, 29, performed in a sleeveless dress during a concert livestreamed on her YouTube channel in December 2024. The performance went viral and attracted millions of views. Iranian law requires women to cover their hair…

…of the 90 Amphibious Battalion, in collaboration with operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested nine suspected drug peddlers in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. According to security sources who spoke to Zagazola Makama, the suspects were arrested at about 11:40 p.m. on S…

…familiar with the matter. The gathering reflects a widening divide in Washington, with lawmakers increasingly under pressure from voters to curb or slow AI development over fears it could displace workers and upend society. Those concerns gained force from a run of incidents in which OpenAI’s autonomous agents slipped…

…Franc7Tanzania2,645Tanzanian Shilling8DR Congo2,312Congolese Franc9Malawi1,734Malawian Kwacha10Rwanda1,477Rwandan FrancNaira rises and escapes the list of 10 weakest currencies in Africa. ImagesNigeria’s absence from the ranking does not necessarily mean the naira is stronger in purchasing-power terms than every curren…

…review sought to pre-empt a decision that the coroner had not yet made. The senior lawyer also relied on Section 21 of the Lagos State Coroners’ System Law, arguing that the law permits an inquest to proceed even where a body has been destroyed or cannot be recovered. According to him, the absence of Nkanu’s remains di…

…work does not deprive him of education or expose him to harmful conditions. The Nigerian law Nigeria has several legal protections intended to prevent children from being exploited at work. The Child Rights Act, enacted in 2003, prohibits practices including the use of children for exploitative labour and activities th…

…members of their political parties and supporters to fully comply with the electoral laws and guidelines issued by the electoral umpire, to develop a culture of integrity and trust.” The council comprises prominent Nigerians drawn from the six geopolitical zones and is mandated to engage stakeholders, promote national…

…surrounding the Mambilla project. “I wrote several times, even against the advice of my lawyers, to settle amicably towards the development of the project,” he said. Adesanya said his overriding objective remained seeing the Mambilla hydropower project completed, rather than allowing political disagreements and controv…

…collective punishment, starvation and mass displacement as violations of international law. At the same time, he condemned Hamas’ acts of terrorism and reaffirmed Ghana’s recognition of Palestine as a sovereign state. His formulation was simple but consequential: moral standards cannot be selective. That principle exte…

…an effort to conceal the corpse before fleeing to Kuje to escape from the wrath of the law. The Spokesman of the Niger State Police Command, Wasiu Abiodun, who confirmed the incident to Arewa PUNCH said preliminary investigations were in progress and the suspect would be transferred to SCID Minna for diligent prosecuti…

…Department on Monday announced it had revoked visas from various judges, prosecutors, lawmakers and businessmen in four South American nations run by right-wing allies of President Donald Trump. “This policy restricts visas for foreign nationals — and their immediate family members — who undermine a democratically-elec…

Lagos State University (LASU) has dismissed allegations that some members of its 2025 Law graduating class were left out of the mobilisation process for the Nigerian Law School. The university, in a statement released on Monday, maintained that all Law graduates who had completed their programmes and met the requiremen…

…be followed and anyone found culpable will be brought to justice in accordance with the law,” the statement added. The Police Command further expressed condolences to the family of the deceased, saying: “The command’s heartfelt condolences go to the deceased’s family.” The latest development comes amid heightened publi…

…authority to dispose of or otherwise manage the aircraft in accordance with the law.The agency argues that the orders are necessary to prevent the aircraft from being taken out of Nigeria, potentially frustrating enforcement.Nigerian billionaire may lose three private jets over multi-trillion naira duty debt >Simi Adam…

…naturalisation must fulfil.The requirements, drawn from the country's citizenship law, cover everything from how long an applicant has lived in Tanzania to the kind of person they are and what they plan to do once granted citizenship.

…about it,” he said. He maintained that the family would pursue the matter through lawful channels. “We have no option than to follow the legal process,” he added. Dafinone demands transparent probe Dafinone, in a statement mourning Adeda, described the circumstances surrounding his death as troubling and called for an…

…Legislative Oversight and Media Collaboration to Safeguard the National Budget from Unlawful Insertion.” He said Nigeria’s budget conversation must begin with a fundamental question: “What is the national budget, and what should it be?” The minister said Nigeria’s limited fiscal space, relative to its population and de…

…Abiodun Ojelabi, said operatives were deployed to the scene to prevent a breakdown of law and order. Ojelabi further said, “There has not been any report by those affected, but to avoid a breakdown of law and order, police officers have moved to the scene. “It was there that we began to identify that a company identifi…

…An Akwa Ibom resident Nse Obong-Inyang has called out the police over the alleged unlawful detention of his family members. According to Inyang, the incident occurred on Sunday, September 27, 2026 as his sister, mother were returning home from the church dedication of her 3-month-old son. He explained that they were in…

…from the marketers’ case against NMDPRA, rather than a ruling dismissing Dangote’s own lawsuit.NMDPRA targets price fixing and hidden chargesSpeaking at a stakeholders’ consultation forum in Abuja, NMDPRA Chief Executive, Mallam Rabiu Umar, said the proposed framework was developed under Section 216 of the Petroleum In…

…of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, and Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brigadier General Buba Marwa, are Special Guests of Honour. The summit will engage government officials, psychiatrists, medical professionals, academics, civil society organisations, development partn…

…Progressives Congress, APC, for Kogi Central. The judge fixed the date on Monday after lawyers in the suit adopted their final brief of arguments. A senatorial aspirant of the APC in Kogi Central, Momoh Yusuf Obaro, had dragged the APC, Yahaya Bello and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, before the co…

…inception of his administration. The Governor also disclosed that earlier in the year, a law was passed establishing the Office of the Public Defender (OPD), which would become operational in the course of the new Legal Year. Speaking at the occasion, Pastor Sylvanus Ukafia of the Insight Bible Church urged Judges to r…