Legal Nigeria

Law Society congratulates 4,711 young lawyers called to the Nigerian bar

The newly-installed protem National Exco of the Law Society of Nigeria (LSN) congratulated the Body of Benchers (BoB) and all newly admitted attorneys to the Nigerian Bar on Wednesday. At the BoB conference hall in Abuja on December 6 (yesterday), Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), the chairman of the BoB, called 4,711 recent law graduates to Read More…

Infrastructure Nigeria

Ahead Christmas: 2nd Niger Bridge opens temporarily to traffic Dec 15

The new Second Niger Bridge, according to Mr. Jimoh Olawale, Federal Controller of Works in Delta, will open to traffic on December 15. However, Olawale stated that the bridge would only be available for 30 days in an interview with Newsmen on Wednesday in Asaba. He stated that Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works, ordered Read More…

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Crime Homicide Metro Police Top Story

Police arrest Inspector for allegedly killing one person

A police inspector who was allegedly involved in the shooting incident that killed a man in Ajah, Lagos, has been detained by the Police Command in Lagos State. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, a spokesman for the command, confirmed the arrest on his verified Twitter account on Wednesday. “At about 11:30 p.m on Tuesday, December 06, 2022, Read More…

Business Legislature Taxes & Duties

FIRS amendment bill passes 2nd reading in Senate

The Senate passed the second reading of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) (Establishment) Bill, 2022, on Tuesday. Sen. Yahaya Abdullahi (PDP-Kebbi North), the bill’s sponsor, gave the lead debate on the bill’s fundamental ideas at plenary. Abdullahi, who presented the debate, stated that the bill aimed to alter the FIRS (establishment) Act, No. 13, Read More…

Business Economy Top Story

9 oil-producing states, others receive N625.43bn derivation fund, N1.1trn still outstanding – Presidency

According to the presidency, between 1999 and 2021, nine oil-producing states will have earned a total of N625.43 billion in 13 percent oil derivation, subsidies, and SURE-P refunds from the Federation Account. The impacted states that received the reimbursements spanning from 1999 to 2021 were Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo, and Read More…

Elections Nigeria Top Story

We will continue to purge the INEC registry of underage voters – Yakubu

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, declares that the commission will continue to purge the voter’s list to prevent minors and ineligible voters from casting ballots. At a Friday interactive session with journalists in Lagos, Yakubu revealed this. “We are making efforts to make sure we eradicate underage voting and also Read More…

Budget Business Ikorodu Politics

Ikorodu LG consults on 2023 budget, pledges to do more

Mr. Wasiu Adesina, the chairman of the Ikorodu Local Government, has reassured the locals of his administration’s commitment to bringing them more development projects and democratic dividends. At the stakeholders meeting for the local government’s 2023 budget held on Friday in Lagos at the council secretariat in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Adesina made the guarantee. In Read More…

Business Taxes & Duties

FCT-IRS trains tax officers on enforcement

To prepare tax authorities for the enforcement drive before 2023, the Federal Capital Territory’s Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has started tax enforcement capacity and simulation training. This was said in a statement made in Abuja by Mr. Mustapha Sumaila, Head of Corporate Communications for the FCT-IRS. According to Sumaila, the training is centred on an Read More…

Crime Financial Crimes Nigeria

EFCC obtained 3,440 convictions in 2022 – Official

From January to November 2022, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) obtained 3,440 convictions for financial and cybercrimes around the nation. EFCC Chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa gave a message of goodwill at the beginning of a workshop on reporting financial crimes that the agency had organised. As the general elections in 2023 draw near, Bawa, Read More…

Metro Travel

LASG begins issuance of International Driver’s Permit

The Lagos State Government has announced that it will begin issuing international driver’s licences in December 2022. This was contained in a statement on Thursday in Lagos by the director of the state’s Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS), Mr. Akin-George Fashola, through the deputy director of public affairs for the ministry of transportation, Mr. Bolanle Ogunlola. Read More…