Nigeria, Aug. 14 -- The Nigerian Bar Association's Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) has set up a committee to challenge lawless actions of the government and private entities.

A statement shared by a member of the committee, Inibehe Effiong, on his X handle (@inibeheeffion) on Thursday said the Public Interest Litigation Committee set up by the NBA-SPIDEL chairperson, Paul Ananaba, a professor and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), includes prominent public interest lawyers.

"The Committee's mandate is to challenge all executive, legislative and administrative actions of the various governments and their agencies that run foul of the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and other la...