New Regulations For Oil And Gas

October 2008 | Ratings Update

After hearing final submissions from the council of losing presidential candidate and former military leader of Nigeria, Muhammedu Buhari, the Supreme Court announced on October 23 that it would defer a ruling on the validity of Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua's election in 2007. An electoral tribunal ruled in favour of the president earlier in the year, but Buhari and another challenger, former vice-president Atiku Abubakar, have appealed the decision to the Supreme Court. The court has not yet set a date for the issuing of its final decision, and continues to hear Abubakar's case against the president. While the court

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