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President Muhammadu Buhari  declared on Thursday in faraway Washington  that he will critically review the 2016 Appropriation Bill passed by the National Assembly before assenting to it, effectively putting the cart before the horse, by saying he will do what he should have done after the budget has been passed by the National Assembly. Many […]

The Lagos State Government has clarified reports making rounds on social media that the monthly environmental sanitation in the State has been outlawed, saying that the policy on the monthly exercise has not been reviewed for now. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, the government said the […]

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter President Muhammadu Buhari has written to congratulate President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger Republic on his recent re-election, the presidency in Nigeria said in a statement on Thursday. Spokesman Femi Adesina said President Buhari extended his best wishes to President Issoufou and the people of Niger Republic after the peaceful […]

Lagos Press Statement Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday reeled out the numerous investment opportunities that abound in the state to would-be investors in critical sectors such as Power, Agriculture, Transportation, Health, Tourism, Housing, ICT and Manufacturing, just as he assured that the state is open more than ever before for greater business. […]

There are the sex-offender registries, and then there’s the white-collar crime registry. Utah can take credit for being the first state to pioneer such a thing. The registry seems to have sprung out of a need to keep track of the state’s rising incidents of something known as “affinity fraud.” Affinity Fraud A driving reason […]Read More

For decades, fossil fuel companies like ExxonMobil fought to halt climate change regulations, denying the existence of anthropogenic global warming and funding outside groups dedicated to stymieing environmental laws. Yet, while action on climate change stalled and oil and gas profits skyrocketed, recent reports have revealed that those companies were well aware of the dangers […]

The Tohono O’odham Nation did not violate a gaming compact between it and the state of Arizona when it planned to build a casino in Glendale, the Ninth Circuit ruled yesterday. Arizona and two other tribes claimed that the tribe’s casino plans were in violation of a 2002 gaming compact between the tribe and the […]

Important Affordable Care Act employer deadlines are fast approaching. With those deadlines comes the threat of significant penalties, should required information be improperly filed, or not filed at all. If your company is an “applicable large employer,” and odds are it is, you’ve got some work to do. Thankfully, you don’t have to do it […]Read More

It’s a good day to be a lawyer in the Lone Star state. On Tuesday, FindLaw launched its new Texas Statutes and Constitution section, bringing Texans the best, easiest to use Texas statutes around. So, if your client is considering moving some cattle around, we’ve got the relevant permitting laws right here. Of maybe you […]

Lawyers like rules. They are, after all, our bread and butter. And good firms establish some basic rules that govern their operation: intake policies, conflict checks, accounting procedures, and the like. They’re essential to making sure the firm runs efficiently — and stays on the right side of its ethical requirements. But too many rules […]

The residential home of the former governor of Taraba State, Danbaba Danfulani Suntai, has been burnt down. The incident, which started around 6:43pm yesterday, destroyed several household items. Confirming the incident, the former chief press secretary to ex-governor Suntai, Alhaji Hassan Mijinyawa, said that he was yet to ascertain the cause of the fire incident. […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had fixed 23rd April 2016 as the rerun election for the House of Representatives seat for Damaturu, Tarmuwa, Gujba and Gulani Federal Constituency in Yobe State. Meanwhile, speaking in Damaturu, Yobe State, a candidate from the federal constituency, Hon Abdulahi Usman Kukuwa, has urged politicians in his constituency to […]