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Do law students need business cards? The short answer is “yes.” The long answer is is “no-with-a-but.” Even though it’s not exactly a necessity to get business cards while in law school, there are some compelling reasons to consider getting some. First, Do Lawyers Need Business Cards Anymore? I mean c’mon. We’re steeped in the world […]Read More

Does your website feature audio narrations to accompany every image or video to aid the hard-of-hearing? Are they equipped with alternative text that can be read by software aloud for the visually impaired? We doubt it. The good news is that you’re not alone. The bad news is that it could soon be a violation […]

The giant pharma company Merck just settled an investor suit with a figure of $830 million. Although Merck admitted no wrongdoing, it was faced with allegations that it failed to inform its investors about less than encouraging data from early company-funded trials of its famous drug, Vioxx. The $830 million number is large, but it’s […]

If you’re a lawyer who helps shady characters invest in high-end real estate or aids anonymous L.L.C.s looking to buy up Manhattan penthouses, the feds may have you in their sights. The Treasury Department announced last week that it will start identifying and tracking secret buyers of high-end real estate and will soon turn its […]Read More

Indiana bankruptcy lawyer Brent Welke had a simple dream: to help his clients screw the banks, which his ads declared he’d been doing “since 1992.” But if one thing is true with American capitalism, it’s that you don’t screw the banks. The banks screw you. Welke was suspended in January for misleading advertising. You Just […]Read More

The Federal Government said 55 people have stolen from the nation to the tune of 1.34 trillion Naira between 2006 and 2013, more than a quarter of 2015 national budget. Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, gave the figure while addressing a world press conference in Abuja marking the beginning of the war against corruption in […]

MTN Group reported on Tuesday that it is likely to report an annual profit of about $955 million from its Nigerian operations. MTN is currently in a legal tussle with the Nigerian Government over fines imposed on it for Sim Card registration failures. According to Reuters, MTN makes about 37% of its revenue from Nigeria, […]

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has warned that henceforth, any distribution company (Disco) that rejects electricity from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) will be sanctioned. Acting Head of NERC, Dr. Tony Akah, said that henceforth, all Discos and Gencos would be bound by their contractual terms for privatization. He said the regulatory and […]

President Macky Sall of Senegal has proposed to reduce his own term in office by two years. Thereby changing his seven years tenure from a seven, to a five year reign. This is part of several proposals for constitutional reforms which are to be put to a referendum.The president’s office say they are aiming to […]

The Nigerian Economy is currently in a tailspin and there is panic everywhere. Investors, both local and foreign are selling off their investments as fast as they can and cutting their losses along the way. The stocks market has already lost almost N2 trillion this year alone hitting lows never been seen since 2012. The […]

Unbeknownst to a lot of Nigerians, particularly those born in the 90’s there was a time you could not sell a bicycle at a price of your choosing. You also could not sell milk or sugar at a price not approved by the Government. These restrictions were made possible by a draconian law called the […]

One out of the six new ships, purchased by Bonny Gas Transport Limited, from South Korea, has arrived the country.Bonny Gas Transport Limited is one of the subsidiaries of The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG).Christened NLNG Finima 11, The vessel was received by a team of NLNG officials led by NLNG Manager Commercial Shipping, […]