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The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has released the new approved constitution of the Association. The Constitution adopted on the 29th October, 2021. Among the important provisions in the new constitution are: To be a member of the NBA, you must be registered as a member where you have office and/or reside provided that any member who resides or practices outside the country may register in any branch of his choice. Branch NEC Representative (NEC Rep) position abrogated. Young lawyers now have representation in NEC- 15 members. Co-opted members in NEC reduced from 180 to 150. The chairmen of young lawyers…

The trend of bypassing, tampering with electricity meters and cables is not alien to Nigerians. Stakeholders in the electricity sector have continuously bemoaned persistent energy theft and meter bypass, which they say result in loss of revenue and could potentially cripple the power sector. In 2018, the Association of Electricity Distributors (ANED) said revenue losses traced to energy theft and poor payment amounted to N155.89 billion. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), in its 2019 first quarter report, said N2 is lost to energy theft and poor distribution equipment for every N10 worth of electricity received by DisCos. In 2020,…

Some unknown gunmen raided the Abuja office of one of Nigeria’s major news outlets, THISDAY, in the early hours of Thursday. The gunmen, who were confirmed to be about nine in number, arrived at the premises of the company in Jabi District at about 3 a.m. and assaulted some of the its production staff and private security guards on duty. Relaying the account, the newspaper’s Abuja Bureau Chief, Iyobosa Uwugiaren Iyobosa, told PREMIUM TIMES that the gunmen accessed the building through the route they came when the organisation was attacked about 10 years ago. In a twin attack, the newspaper…

The legal team to the family of late Timothy Adegoke has disclosed plans to visit the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali, or the Commissioner of Police in charge of the prosecution to press the demand for the transfer of the case back to Osun State. This was disclosed by counsel to the family, Naim Adekilekun, in a chat with The PUNCH in Osogbo. Adekilekun, who insisted that the case should be transferred back to Osun, said the defence team may get the case struck out for lack of jurisdiction if tried outside the area where the alleged offences were…

A 42-year-old father, Ekpo Lawrence, was on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment without an option of fine by an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court for defiling and impregnating his 15-year-old daughter. Giving the judgment, Justice Abiola Soladoye said the prosecution diligently proved the ingredients of the charge of defilement that was proffered against Lawrence by the Lagos government. The judge said the evidence cited by the prosecution had been consistent, while that of the defendant had been inconsistent and manifestly unreliable. Soladoye in the judgment noted that Lawrence’s denial of the allegations amounted to calculated attempt to mislead…

The Nasarawa State Police Command on Thursday said it was on the trail of the killers of 54-year-old Grace Dauda. Dauda, who was the Chief Nursing Officer of Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja, was murdered by unknown persons at her residence in Auta Balefi, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, on January 7. The Federal Capital Territory Council of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives had on Tuesday lamented that the killers are yet to be arrested. But speaking with our correspondent on Thursday, the command’s spokesperson, Ramhan Nansel, explained that the police had carried out a…

The Federal government has concluded plans to commence the inspection of organisations for additional slots of Expatriate Quota facilities, Renewal of Expatriate Quota Positions, as well as inspection of Places of Worship for the issuance of Licences to conduct Statutory Marriages and renewal of existing marriages. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, and Principal Registrar of Marriage in Nigeria, Dr. Shuaib Belgore, stated that this was in accordance with relevant laws. This was contained in a statement on Thursday by the Ministry”s spokesperson, Blessing Lere-Adams. It was titled, “Public Notice for Organisations and Public Places of Worship: Commencement of inspection…

The cost of the test, which currently stands between N80,000 and N90,000 in Nigeria, is almost three times the country’s minimum wage of N30,000. As of Wednesday evening, almost 40,000 Nigerians have signed a petition calling on the United Kingdom (UK) home office to either remove Nigeria from the list of countries whose citizens are required to take English Proficiency tests or reduce the fees charged for the examination. The UK requires the citizens of any country willing to relocate to the country for work or study opportunities to take the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test. But Nigerians…

The federal government has approved new guidelines for the administration of expatriate quota in Nigeria, according to a public notice on Thursday by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola. There have been complaints about the abuse of expatriate quota by some companies and organisations in Nigeria. In a statement by the Director of Press in the Ministry of Interior, Blessing Lere-Adams, all stakeholders are to visit the ministry’s website for more information and further details on the current guidelines. The notice also disclosed that approval had been granted for all companies and organisations who had been granted Expatriate Quota Positions…

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) said it achieved over a 100 percent of its collection target for the year 2021, despite the global economic challenges occasioned by the Coronavirus pandemic. “Notwithstanding the limitations faced in 2020/2021, the Service achieved over a hundred percent of its collection target,” Executive Chairman, Muhammad Nami stated in the FIRS 2021 Performance Update, issued yesterday. The FIRS boss added, “The FIRS, in the year 2021 collected a total of N6.405 trillion in both oil (N2.008 trillion) and non-oil (N4.396 trillion) revenues as against a target of N6.401 trillion. “Companies Income Tax amounted to N1.896…