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Supreme Court Sets Aside Appeal Court Order Freezing Nestoil, Neconde Oil Assets

NewsDeskNgJun 1, 2026June 1, 20260

Supreme Court overturns Appeal Court ruling that froze assets of Nestoil and Neconde Oil in a major legal victory. The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Nestoil Limited and Neconde Energy Limited, setting aside a Court of Appeal order that froze the assets of the two oil and gas...

How Supreme Court Dismantled Tool of Oppression in Nestoil, Neconde vs FBN $1.3bn Litigation

NewsDeskNgApr 14, 2026April 14, 20260

In a major move on Friday, the Supreme Court of Nigeria struck down a deeply troubling litigation tactic that threatened the very foundation of fair hearing in Nigeria’s justice system. At the centre of the controversy was an extraordinary and dangerous proposition: that a plaintiff, having instituted an action for...

Breaking: Supreme Court Upholds Nestoil, Neconde Appeal On Counsel Disqualification

NewsDeskNgApr 10, 2026April 10, 20260

Nestoil, Neconde secure Supreme Court victory on counsel appointment and conflict of interest issue. The Supreme Court of Nigeria has upheld the appeal filed by Nestoil and Neconde against a Court of Appeal decision that disqualified their legal representatives, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) and Muiz Banire (SAN). In its ruling,...

SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA AND THE NAIRA SWAP BROHAHA: WHEN NON-JOINDER IS FATAL.

NewsDeskNgFeb 12, 2023February 13, 20230

By Sylvester Udemezue May I humbly appeal that you kindly make out time and first read my earlier opinion titled “Naira Redesign and Swap Hullabaloo: Why I Think the Supreme Court of Nigeria Lacks Original Jurisdiction” (10 February 2023; it to is online) to see that, as I submitted in...