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  • Nigeria’s Senate, House To Begin Debate On Petroleum Industry Bill Next Week

    3 Shares Share Tweet Share Share Email The Nigerian Senate and the House of Representatives will commence debate of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) next week, Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki said on Monday. Mr. Saraki was speaking in Abuja at a Business Environment Roundtable on the economy hosted by the National Assembly. Saraki said: “We […]Read More
  • N687m Scam: Court Affirms Jurisdiction To Try Akpobolokemi, Ex-NIMASA DG

    1 Share Share Tweet Share Share Email A Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere has dismissed an application by a former Director -General of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Mr. Patrick Akpobolokemi, challenging its jurisdiction to entertain his trial. Mr. Akpobolokemi is standing trial alongside five others, on a 13- count charge […]
  • EFCC Arraigns Man For N14.8m Fraud

    1 Share Share Tweet Share Share Email The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on  March 21, 2016 arraigned  Mr. Sani Abubakar, and Mr. Bishong Obi Akatcha (now at large) before Justice M.G Umar of the Federal High Court, Gombe on a 3-count charge of conspiracy, forgery and stealing to the tune of N14,850,000.00 (fourteen million, eight […]Read More
  • Lagos Police Detain Activist Oshunfunrewa A Day To Major Protest Against Police Brutality

    1 Share Share Tweet Share Share Email “Comrade Moshood Oshunfunrewa, a leading member of Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) in Ajegunle Lagos, was arrested this afternoon by armed police officers over the protest being planned for tomorrow against police killings, brutality and extortion in the community,” DSM said in a statement signed by Segun Sango, its […]
  • Buhari Just Made A Bold Promise About Power He Probably Won’t Keep

    President Buhari made the above statement at the Economic retreat which began today in Abuja. He also posted the comments via his twitter handle. The post above and its ensuing comments, if any, is purely the opinion of the writer(s). It therefore should never be considered as an investment advise of any sort. If required, […]
  • Full Transcript: President Buhari’s Speech At The National Economic Retreat

    ADDRESS BY PRESIDENTMUHAMMADU BUHARIAT THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL RETREAT ON THE ECONOMY HELD AT THE STATE HOUSE CONFERENCE CENTRE, PRESIDENTIAL VILLA, ABUJA,MONDAY 21ST, MARCH 2016 I am delighted to have the opportunity to address this distinguished and all-important retreat on the Nigerian economy. The purpose of this retreat as outlined in the Retreat Concept Notes […]
  • FBN Insurance Profit Grows On Strong Premium Income

    JON SNOW First Bank Nigeria (FBN) Insurance Limited has recorded double digit growth in profit, driven significantly by strong premium income amid a challenging business environment.   The 2015 audited financial statement of the company showed net income increased by 71.30 percent to N1.85 billion as against N1.08 billion as at December 2014. FBN Insurance’s net […]Read More
  • Esure Insurance Spent 80% Of Revenues On Expenses

    ….Post N476.72 million loss in FY 20I5 Jon Snow What do you expect when a company pays itself more than pursuing the strategic objective of maximising the value of shareholders? It will unavoidably make a loss. The aforementioned scenario explains how Ensure Insurance Plc, formerly known as Union Assurance, spent 80 percent of its N2.31 […]
  • Nigeria’s Maximum Lending Rates 2010 – 2015

    Year %age 2016 26.77 2015 25.97 2015 26.33 2015 26.61 2015 26.41 2015 26.43 2015 26.84 2015 27.03 2015 27.01 2015 26.99 2015 27.01 2015 27.02 2015 26.84 2014 25.52 2014 25.83 2014 25.8 2014 25.63 2014 25.76 2014 26.07 2014 26.07 2014 25.07 2014 25.77 2014 25.75 2014 25.74 2014 25.91 2013 24.54 2013 […]Read More
  • Top 3 Cool Legal Jobs This Week: The FANG Companies

    Last year, four companies dominated the news — the FANG companies. In fact, Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google probably accounted for most if not all of the entire return on the S&P500, making up the losses of the companies below them. You’re probably wondering: wouldn’t it be nice to get a nice cushy legal job […]Read More
  • ‘How to Get Away With Murder’ Review: Season 2, Episode 15: Finale

    It’s been a bumpy, bumpy ride through this season on How to Get Away With Murder, but we’re glad we went along for it. (The ‘twincest’ neologism alone made it worthwhile.) And now we’re done. Last night’s episode marked the end of the season, but it didn’t exactly feel like closure. Here’s your spoiler-filled lawyer’s […]Read More
  • Lionsgate Hires New Deputy General Counsel, Audrey Lee

    Audrey Lee’s career began with a bang and has been on a tear ever since. Her latest advancement? Lionsgate. The Canadian-American production company that brought you Divergent and Insurgent and Allegiant has just named 14-year Sony veteran Audrey Lee as its new Executive Vice President and Deputy General Counsel. The news was announced by Wayne […]