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Nigerians may have to pay more for digital services as the Federal Government has introduced a policy requiring foreign companies that provide digital services in the country to collect and remit Value Added Tax to the Federal Inland Revenue Service. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said this during the public presentation of the 2022 budget in Abuja on Wednesday. She said that the new policy is contained in Section 30 of the Finance Act which amended the provisions of Section 10, 31 and 14 on VAT obligations for non-resident digital companies. The Minister said, “Section…

82-year-old billionaire businessman, and former Chairman of First Bank PLC and UBA, Alhaji Umaru Abdul Mutallab, says he hopes to see his son, Farouk Abdul Mutallab, who is serving a life sentence in a United States prison over terrorism act, one day before his death. At age 23, Farouk fondly referred to as the “underwear bomber”, attempted to detonate plastic explosives hidden in his underwear while aboard a Northwest Airlines Flight 253, en route from Amsterdam to Detroit, Michigan, on Christmas Day, 2009. Mutallab while speaking in an interview on Trust TV, monitored in Kaduna on Wednesday, said he was…

The Federal Government has declared bandits as terrorists. After weeks of footdragging, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), gazetted a court judgement that ordered the government to declare bandits as terrorists. States in the North-West geopolitical zone including Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto and Kaduna have been ravaged by banditry in the last year. The nefarious activities of the marauders have also spilt into the North Central and other zones in the country. The bandits have killed hundreds of innocent persons, kidnapped several others including schoolchildren, with some still in their custody, while some are nursing…

Lagos State governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday swore-in 14 High Court judges, saying that all eyes are on them as they would have to justify their new position. Of the 14 judges who took oath, nine were females, bringing the total number of judges in the state to 70. Governor Sanwo-Olu, who spoke after the swearing ceremony, described the event as “building on a tradition of excellence which will increase our capacity to dispense justice, while also helping to raise a new generation of talents who will go on to do exploits in the highest courts of the land.” The…

The number of Judges in Lagos State Judiciary have increased to 70, following the addition of 14 new Judges who were, on Friday, sworn-in by Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The Judges were sworn in at an elaborate ceremony held at the Banquet Hall, Lagos House, Ikeja. Addressing the new Judges, the Governor reminded them of the enormous power they wield, and advised them to use it with integrity, without fear or favour. He also told them that all eyes will be on them as they discharge their duties, while urging them to speedily carry out all cases. “All…

The year 2021 tested the Bar and the Bench in their joint commitment to justice and defence of the Rule of Law, in various respects. Whereas the Covid-19 pandemic and its attendant lock-downs had crippled activities in the courts as with other segments of the Nigerian economy for the better part of 2020, the Nation saw the gates of our courts shut down again by the second quarter of 2021 for upwards of three months due to the strike action by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (“JUSUN”) campaigning for full autonomy of the judiciary. Section 121(3) of the 1999…

Esteemed Learned seniors and colleagues, COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON & HAPPY NEW YEAR. WE, at LAWBREED LIMITED your authoritative and dependable practice partner, take this moment, to wish you and your loved ones a HAPPY NEW YEAR ! Of a truth, there has been a lot of Heartache in the World, with the advent of Covid Pandemic and the fall out of Economic pressures! These has brought about a lot of changes in our lives and new skills, to cope with attendant uncertainties! We thank God, for Keeping us alive and well, inspite of the many challenges! As we journey…

The Lagos directorate of vehicle inspection (DVIS) says from January 2022, roadworthiness certificates won’t be issued to vehicles not presented for physical inspection. The directive was contained in a video released by the DVIS on Wednesday. The development follows an earlier announcement by Frederic Oladeinde, Lagos commissioner for transportation, in November. According to the DVIS, the directive will take effect from January 1, 2022. “Starting from 1st of January, 2022, the issuance of road worthiness certificate will no longer be the same,” the agency said. “Only vehicles inspected at the Lagos computerised vehicle inspection test centres will be issued roadworthiness…

The federal government has extended the deadline for the ongoing national identification number (NIN) and subscriber identity module (SIM) integration exercise by three months. The new deadline is March 31, 2022. Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, conveyed the decision of the federal government in a statement on Friday. The statement was jointly signed by Ikechukwu Adinde, director of public affairs at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and Kayode Adegoke, head of corporate communications at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). The minister said the extension was granted based on requests by stakeholders, including citizens, legal residents and…

The Federal Government has declared that religious gatherings should be restricted to 50% capacity as part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. This was announced in a statement by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha. The statement also advised families to limit the number of visitors during the festive period as the country was currently experiencing the fourth wave of COVID-19. “The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 recognizes the importance of the Christmas and New Year celebrations for most Nigerians. As we prepare to celebrate…