The Technical Committee of the National Tax Policy Implementation Committee will soon present a bill to the Minister of Finance and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, that will harmonise all taxes to enhance ease of doing business in the country. The Deputy Chairman of the committee, Dr Bode Oyetunde, said […]

The Nigerian Stock Exchange on Thursday announced the reclassification of Oando Plc from Medium-Priced Stock to Low-Priced Stock. A statement by the Exchange said the reclassification became effective Thursday. This is in compliance to Rule 15.29: Pricing Methodology, Rulebook of The Exchange, 2015 (Dealing Members’ Rules), the NSE said.   […]

A former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke on Monday told a Federal High Court in Lagos that he would pay his N537, 334,360.77 debts to Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) in less than 12 hours. Duke, through his counsel, Mr Edoigiawerie Omoruyi, told Justice Nicholas Oweibo that he […]

The Supreme Court on Monday struck out the suit seeking the disqualification of President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 presidential poll over alleged act of perjury. The suit was struck out shortly after it was withdrawn by the appellant’s counsel, Ukpai Ukairo, following hints from the apex court that it […]

An Uyo High Court presided over by Justice Margaret-Mary Udoma has ordered one Ms Mfon Abia to pay five hundred thousand Naira only to Mrs Regina Udobong , the immediate past Manager, Public and Government Affairs, Joint Venture Operations of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, (MPNU), as damages for libel. Justice […]

The National Joint Industrial Council has signed the much awaited conditions of service and Collective Bargaining Agreement for Nigerian seafarers. This is coming after eight years of delay. Speaking during the signing ceremony in Lagos, the Director- General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Dakuku Peterside, said the condition […]

Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)in Osun State in the last governorship election held in September last year, Senator Ademola Adeleke has dragged the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to court over his arrest and detention in Abuja on May 6, 2019. Adeleke had approached the Osun State High […]

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, was, on Wednesday, urged to bar a top contender of the Speakership of the 9th House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila from going ahead with his ambition. It was also explained that the ground for the legal position against Gbajabiamila was because he was […]

A 46-year-old businessman, Mr Tochi Michael, has dragged Justice Tanko Mohammed, the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) before an FCT High Court over alleged age falsification. In the originating summon with suit No. FCT/HC/BW/CV/79/2019, filed before the court in April, the petitioner alleged that the CJN deliberately falsified his […]

A Federal High Court sitting in Owerri on Tuesday struck out a suit seeking to stop the inauguration of the Imo State Governor-elect, Emeka Ihedioha, on May 29. In his judgment, the presiding judge, Justice P.A. Rimgim, said the plaintiff, Clifford Eze, who was the governorship candidate of the Democratic […]