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- 23 Jan 2016
Mega Fine: MTN Opts for Out-Of-Court Settlement
MTN has sought for an out-of-court settlement in its suit against the N780 billion fine imposed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Wole Olanipekun, a senior advocate of Nigeria who led…
- 30 Dec 2015
NCC Asks Court to Dismiss MTN’s Case over N1.04trn Fine
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to dismiss or decline hearing in the suit filed by MTN Nigeria Communications Limited challenging the N1.04trn fine…
- 3 Jul 2026
How Fraudsters Emptied a Judge's Account of N7.2 Million in Midnight Attack
Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has disclosed that the commission recovered more than N7.2 million stolen from the bank account of a serving judge by…
- 29 Oct 2019
MTN Files 9,100-Page in N3Bn Suit against AGF for “Malicious” Demand
MTN Nigeria Communication Limited on Tuesday filed a 9,100-page document in a bid to prove its N3bn claim against Abubakar Malami (SAN), attorney general of the federation (AGF), in their legal…
- 25 Mar 2025
Zumax Files N4.1Bn Suit against CBN over ‘Fraudulent’ Receivership
Zumax Nigeria Limited, an oil services company, has filed a N4.1 billion lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), alleging gross negligence and complicity in what it calls a fraudulent…
- 8 May 2025
Loan Controversy: Court adjourns Otudeko, others’ case to June 11
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has adjourned the N12.3 billion loan controversy case involving the Chairman of Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko, and three others, to June 11, 2025. Oba Otudeko,…
- 17 Mar 2025
Court Orders Oba Otudeko to Respond to Alleged ₦12.3Bn Loan Fraud Charges
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered Chief Oba Otudeko to appear in court and formally respond to charges related to a loan controversy involving N12.3 billion filed against him by the Economic…
- 1 Jan 2015
Court Strikes Out N47.1Bn Theft Charge against Akingbola
Court of appeal in Lagos on Wednesday struck out a N47.1 billion theft charge against Erastus Akingbola, former managing director of Intercontinental Bank Plc. Akingbola was charged by the Economic…
- 21 Mar 2019
O&O Network Appeals Court Order to Deposit N22.5Bn for Airtel Shares
O&O Network has filed a notice of appeal against the ruling of the Federal high court ordering it to deposit N22.5 billion with the chief registrar of the court pending the determination of the…
- 30 Jan 2020
Court Strikes Out MTN’s Suit Against FG as AGF Withdraws Demand
Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday struck out the N3 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by telecommunications firm, MTN Nigeria Communications Limited, against Abubakar Malami…
- 3 Jun 2024
Court Stops Awomolo from Removing Alegeh as Body of Benchers' Crisis gets Messier
The crisis rocking the Body of Benchers (BOB), the apex regulatory body for the legal profession in Nigeria, has taken a different twist as the Federal High Court in Lagos has issued an interim…
- 20 Apr 2026
Nnaji, Former Minister Seeks Out-of-court Settlement over Certificate Forgery Allegations
Uche Nnaji Uche Nnaji, former minister of Science, Innovation and Technology, has indicated interest to settle out of court with the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and other parties in a certificate…
- 4 Dec 2018
MTN Seeks Out-Of-Court Settlement With CBN over $8.1Bn Fine
The legal tussle on the $8.1 billion fine imposed of MTN Nigeria and five banks in the country by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may soon end, as MTN Nigeria has asked the Federal High Court in…
- 21 Dec 2015
MTN, Lawyer Urge Court to Declare NCC's $3.9Bn Fine Illegal
MTN Nigeria has urged the Federal High Court, Lagos to quash the $3.9 billion sanction imposed on it by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The action came as a lawyer, Abubakar Sani, in a…
- 13 Jan 2016
Court Bars FG from Freezing MTN Bank Accounts
A Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday turned down an application of mareva injunction seeking to bar MTN Nigeria Communications Limited from emptying its accounts in 21 commercial banks in Nigeria.…
- 27 Oct 2017
Breather as Court Dismisses Suit to Revoke MTN’s Licence
The Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, dismissed a suit seeking an order revoking the operating licence of the telecommunication company, MTN Nigeria Communications Limited, and another…
- 5 Oct 2018
MTN Receives Counterclaim from CBN
MTN has received a counterclaim from central bank of Nigeria to its request for an order to stop the bank forcing it to repatriate $8.1 billion it claims was illegally sent out of the country, the…
- 30 Oct 2018
Federal High Court Adjourns Case between MTN & CBN to December 4
The federal high court on Tuesday adjourned hearing of the suit between the Central Bank of Nigeria and MTN over the alleged repatriation of $8.1 billion from Nigeria. Sitting at the Federal…
- 8 Nov 2018
$2b Withholding tax: MTN’s Suit against AGF Adjourned to Dec. 3
A Federal High Court in Lagos hearing the case between MTN Nigeria and the Attorney-General’s Office over a $2 billion demand in back taxes by the federal government has been adjourned till December…