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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Thursday in Paris, France said ongoing reforms, starting with removal of fuel subsidy and streamlining of exchange rate, will be sustained for a more competitive economy that attracts Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), urging investors to take advantage of opportunities in Nigeria. “We are ready for business, prepared to welcome investments,’’ he […]

The acting Inspector-general of Police, Ag. IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has decorated senior police officers, who were recently promoted to the ranks of Deputy Inspectors-general of Police, DIG Frank Mba and DIG Bala Ciroma. The IGP also decorated the newly promoted Assistant Inspectors-general of Police, the Commissioners of Police and other senior police officers. Speaking at […]

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, has sought the support of the British government to combat insecurity, and infrastructural development among others. Akume called on the British government to assist the Federal Government to curb Boko Haram insurgency, banditry, and farmers-herders clashes as they did during Nigeria’s civil war. Recalling the […]

The Appeal Court, Abuja Division has reinstated Ambassador Mohammed Dauda as the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). The court also awarded the sum of N1 million to the dismissed DG against the NIA. The presiding Judge, Justice Peter Ige made the order in a judgement he delivered on Thursday, in an appeal […]

A cyber security expert, Dr. Chibuike Ugwoke, on Thursday, alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, uploaded the picture of a book on its results viewing portal, IReV, instead of results of the presidential election that held on February 25. Ugwoke, testified before the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, as the […]

The Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has ordered Governor Peter Mbah to appear before it tomorrow, Friday. The order was sequel to an application made by the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, through its counsel, Barr Alex Amujiogo. Candidate of the PRP, Elder Christopher Agu is in court seeking to upturn the declaration of Barr […]

UN Grants Nigeria $20m to Reduce Food Crisis in North East The United Nations (UN) has allocated $20 million dollars to urgently ramp up the response to the alarming food security and nutrition crisis in the north-east of Nigeria. UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq disclosed this at a news conference on Tuesday at UN headquarters […]

The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has denied media report (not TheNigeriaLawyer that it has approved the increment of salaries of political office-holders, judicial and public office holders by 114 per cent. Christian Nwachukwu, the RMAFC’s public relations officer, said in an exclusive interview with LEADERSHIP that President Bola Tinubu had not approved […]

*Respondents Urge Court To Ignore Exhibits, As 3 More Witnesses Testify The Presidential Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, admitted in evidence, a bundle of exhibits containing the total number of Permanent Voters Card, PVCs, that were collected in 32 states of the federation before the 2023 general elections. Equally admitted in evidence […]

In order to mitigate revenue losses, due to inefficient revenue collection systems, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and the six Area Councils have jointly designated FCT Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) as the single revenue entity to collect all taxes and non-tax revenues collectible by both levels of government in the territory. To this end, […]

The Naval Headquarters has issued a statement debunking false reports circulating on various online media platforms regarding the alleged refusal of Vice Admiral AZ Gambo CFR, the outgoing Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), to hand over to Rear Admiral EI Ogalla, the incoming Chief of the Naval Staff. The reports, published by media outlets […]

*Interested Candidates To Be Nominated By Their Branch YLF Chairperson In a remarkable act of generosity, Paul Harris Ogbole SAN, the Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Section On Legal Practice (SLP) 2023 Conference Planning Committee, has made a significant announcement on the occasion of his birthday. As part of the celebration, he has […]