President Muhammadu Buhari and several Governors of the North met yesterday at the State House in Abuja due to the deteriorating security situation in the country, the meeting was said to be primarily focused on the security situation in 19 northern state.

Zamfara Governor Alhaji Belo Matawalle told reporters after the meeting that the federal and state governments' new roadmap for protecting the region appeared to be bringing calm and confidence to the region.

He assured the farmers that they would soon be able to operate their farms safely during the rainy season as security in the area would continue to increase.

He said, " With the steps and the roadmap that we have created between the government and security, we are doing everything we can to ensure that the farmers can go back to their farms and work on it if God wills. We will do our best to ensure that all farmers return to their farms. "

The governor said the situation in his state had calmed down for at least four months, adding that security officials were working to ensure the situation did not escalate further.

He added: " So far no security incidents have been reported in the last four days, but we are still doing our best and security authorities are doing their best to deal with any challenges.

" I assure you that we have the problem under control and the president has assured us that he will do more to address insecurity in the north of the country. "

When asked if the north was safe now, he said: " I can say yes because we haven' t had much of this crisis in the last four months, but it' s slowly coming back, but security is doing everything it can, especially with the new security architecture we' re now accepting. . We have some fixes for the challenge. "

At a meeting with Buhari, the governor said: " We are not only talking about security, but also about the north due to the current escalation of uncertainty.

" I informed him and the Governor of Niger also informed him. The president has assured us that we will discuss the issue of uncertainty.

The presiding Federal Court of Justice (FHC), Judge John Tsoho, has issued new practical guidelines for waiving late payments fees for filing lawsuits.

The development, according to a statement by FHC chief information officer Catherine Obi- Navandu, was followed by the resumption of work after a two month strike by the Union of Judicial Officers of Nigeria (JUSUN) ended on Wednesday.

The Nigerian News Agency (NAN) reported that on April 6, JUSUN closed all courts across the country to achieve financial autonomy for state courts.

Although the labor dispute ceased on Wednesday 9 June, the union ordered all its members to return to work on Monday 14 June.

Therefore, in his statement, Judge Tsoho ordered that, without prejudice to the provisions of Order 48, Rule 4 of the Judicial Regulations, 2019, regarding the calculation of the time limit for completing the legal process, as provided for in the Regulations, and the payment of late payment fees, the extension of the time limit would be carried out during the period when JUSUN' s strike was released.

The statement said: " Following the resumption of work following the strike of the Nigerian Judicial Workers Union (JUSUN) of the 6th Court of Nigeria, Honorable Judge John Terhemba Tsoho, Your Honor, stakeholders and the general public said the fundamental need for new practical guidance INTERRUPTION PROBLEMS Calculation of the deadline for payment of late payment fees for the upper deadline.

" In accordance with the authority delegated to him, he issued the following practical guidelines:

" CALCULATION of the deadline for submitting complaints and payment of late fees for the extension of the deadline;

" Without prejudice to the provisions of Decision 48, Rule 4 of the Rules of Procedure of the Federal Court (Code of Civil Procedure) from 2019 concerning the calculation of the deadline for stopping legal proceedings or taking appropriate action and payment of late fees for extension payments when the JUSUN strike action period is released from April 6 2021 to June 14, 2021.

APPLICATION; This Practical Guide applies, except or as directed by the Chief Judge, to both criminal and civil matters and matters in the Federal Courts of Nigeria.

" QUOTE; This practical guide is cited as the Federal Supreme Court' s practical guide (waiver from default fees for evasion proceedings) (â„– 2) 2021.

" The practical guide goes into effect on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. " (NAN).