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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) says it uncovered an illegal 4-kilometre (km) pipeline from Forcados terminal to the sea, and a loading port that had operated undetected in the last nine years. Mele Kyari, group chief executive officer (GCEO), NNPC Limited, said this on Tuesday when he appeared before the senate joint committees on petroleum (upstream and downstream), and gas. He said the pipeline was found during a clampdown on theft in the past six weeks. “Oil theft in the country has been going on for over 22 years but the dimension and rate it assumed in recent…

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria(NICN) have issued a new set of Practice Directions in matters that involve filing of applications, motions in Trade Union Matters and marking of exhibits in originating processes in order to cut trial time, avoid time wastage in marking documents in court and cater for other rules. The President of the court, Justice Benedict Bakwaph Kanyip disclosed this at the new legal year ceremony in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that labour cases require quick disposal than other cases and therefore pleaded with those criticising the Practice Directions to give it some time to enable…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Criminal Police Organisation to enable it to contribute to the pool of global criminal data and also access the records of 195 countries around the world for its use. The agency Chairman, Brig Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), signed for the agency while the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of the National Central Bureau, who is also the Vice President, INTERPOL Africa, Garba Umar, endorsed the document on behalf of the global body. Speaking at a brief ceremony at the NCB secretariat, Force Headquarters…

FORMER Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Magu, has been exonerated over false claim that Pastor Emmanuel Omale of the Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministry and his wife, Deborah laundered N573million for him. In a landmark judgment on Tuesday, Justice Yusuf Halilu exonerated Magu of money laundering. The judgment was on the suit marked: FCT/HC/CV2541/2020 filed by Omale, his wife and the church. During the investigation of Magu by the Justice Isa Salami-led presidential investigation panel, it was claimed that an investigation by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU, revealed that Magu paid N573million…

The Federal Government has instituted a legal action against Meta Platforms Incorporated, owners of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms, for allegedly engaging in illegal advertisements within Nigeria’s advertising space. Equally joined as a Defendant in the suit FG filed through the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, ARCON, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, is Meta’s agent, AT3 Resources Limited. ARCON, which is a regulatory body for adverts within the country, is among other things, praying the court to declare that the continued publication and exposure of various advertisements directed at the Nigerian market, through Facebook and Instagram platforms by…

In a letter of invitation dated 21 September 2022, signed by Hadiza M. Dodo, Chief Registrar, the CJ Hon. Justice Husseini Baba Yusuf, has created Garki Judicial Division and the official unveiling will take place on Thursday 6th October 2022. On June 9th at NEC Meeting in Ilorin Kwara state, without any Judicial Division in Garki, Abuja, Olumide Akpata announced the creation of NBA Garki. This was a clear violation of NBA Constitution on creation of Branches; Section 16(1) 2015 NBA Constitution. See The Letter Below;

Distinguished Colleagues, Kindly find attached the Notice by the NBA President calling for expression of interest by our qualified members to the Bench of the Court of Appeal. Thank you and do have a great night. Akorede Habeeb Lawal National Publicity Secretary

Some Accountants, yesterday, dragged the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos over its plan to compel tax practitioners to use a seal of Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, CITN, for filing annual returns to the Service from October 1, 2022. The five plaintiffs in the suit are Afolabi Igbaroola, Ademola Ogunsesan, Deacon T. Ishola, Mr Gbenga Afolabi and Mr Abiodun Adedeji, all members of ICAN, while FIRS is the defendant. The plaintiffs through their counsel, Mr Olaniyi George on behalf of themselves and members of Licensed and Concerned Members of ICAN are…

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee, LPPC, has approved the elevation of 62 legal practitioners to the rank of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SAN. The LPPC, which is headed by the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, okayed the conferment of the rank on the lawyers, at the end of its 154th plenary session on Thursday. The SAN rank is awarded as a mark of excellence to members of the legal profession who have distinguished themselves as advocates and academics. A statement by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hajo Sarji Bello, who doubles as Secretary of…

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Labour Party and its supporters not to converge at the Lekki toll gate for its #Obidatti23 Forward Ever Rally billed to hold on the 1st of October, 2020. The court also directed the Inspector General of Police and the Lagos State Police Commissioner to ensure compliance with the order. Justice Daniel Osiagor made these orders today while ruling on a motion for injunction brought by 10 plaintiffs, who are asking the court to, among others, restrain the LP, its presidential candidate Peter Obi, his vice Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, one Julius…