PRESIDENT TINUBU MOVES DIGITAL FREE ZONES INITIATIVE TO IMPLEMENTATION, TARGETS MORE GLOBAL JOBS AND INVESTMENT FOR NIGERIANS. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU MOVES DIGITAL FREE ZONES INITIATIVE TO IMPLEMENTATION, TARGETS MORE GLOBAL JOBS AND INVESTMENT FOR NIGERIANS President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has moved Nigeria’s Digital Free Zones initiative to its next phase, as the Renewed Hope administration seeks to make it easier for Nigerian technology and service companies to raise global capital, employ Nigerians and build for international markets without moving their businesses and intellectual property abroad. The President said the initiative will also create opportunities for more young Nigerians to work for global companies from Nigeria and expand the domestic ecosystem of engineers, developers, designers, lawyers, accountants and other professionals who provide services to growing digital businesses. “Nigeria has the talent, enterprise and ambition to build companies that can compete anywhere in the world. Our responsibility as a government is to ensure that Nigerians do not have to leave Nigeri...

UK PLANS TO NOMINATE NIGERIAN BORN LAWYER AS JUDGE IN ICJ. (PHOTO).



 UK PLANS TO NOMINATE NIGERIAN BORN LAWYER AS JUDGE IN ICJ


The United Kingdom has announced its intention to nominate  Dapo Akande, a distinguished professor in public international law at the University of Oxford, for the position of judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 2026.


In a formal statement, Joanna Roper,  UK ambassador to the Netherlands and representative to the ICJ, expressed the UK's delight in nominating Professor Akande. “The UK is pleased to announce that Professor Dapo Akande will be nominated for election as a judge to the International Court of Justice in 2026 by the UK National Group,” the statement reads. 


Highlighting  his exceptional legal expertise and extensive experience in the field of international law, she emphasized that Professor Akande's nomination reflects the UK's unwavering commitment to international justice, human rights, and the rule of law on the global stage.


Born and raised in Ibadan, Nigeria, Professor Akande received his LLB at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, and has since established himself as a respected figure in public international law. 


With his 25years of legal experience Prof. Akande’s career includes serving as a consultant to prominent international organizations such as the International Criminal Court (ICC), the United Nations, the African Union (AU), and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), among others.


His legal career has seen him involved in international litigation before key judicial bodies, including the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), the World Trade Organization (WTO), the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), and the International Criminal Court (ICC).

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