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The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has announced that admission processes for Law programmes is to be suspended in eight Nigerian Universities as a result of the sanctions by the Council of Legal Education (CLE). This decision follows violations of regulatory procedures by these institutions, which offer the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme. In a statement Wednesday, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, JAMB as Public Communications Advisor, mentioned that the affected universities will be barred from accepting fresh students into the law faculties for the next academic year. The affected institutions are: Kwara State University, Malete,Bingham University, Karu,Redeemers University, Ede,Western Delta…

Before the advent of the internal combustion engine, imagine two horses engaging in a conversation about the era of internal combustion engines. One of the horses envisions a transformative job landscape with new opportunities, while the other horse opposes the idea, seeing it as a potential threat to their relevance in transportation and a possible complete displacement from the realm of transportation. Horses have no position in the post-internal combustion engine era. That is my prediction for the future of the movie and music industries in Nigeria. The Nigerian movie industry is notably divided into two main sectors: Nollywood, primarily…

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) says corruption is prevalent in the Nigerian judiciary. A representative of the UNODC, Melissa Omene, said this on Friday at a judicial accountability event in Abuja. The event was organised by Tapinitiative, a not-for-profit organisation Speaking on a 2019 survey that was conducted by the UNODC and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Ms Omene said the survey “found that 20 per cent of those who had contact with the Nigerian judiciary were confronted with a request for the payment of a bribe. “Indeed, corruption in the Nigerian judiciary is extensive…

A former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Emeka Anyaoku, has said that the economic, security and other challenges confronting Nigeria cannot be resolved under the present constitution and governance structure. He stated this yesterday during an interview with journalists in his country home, Obosi village of Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State. The elder statesman said poverty, insecurity, dilapidated infrastructure and other serious challenges had assumed a nationwide dimension. He said the present constitution was a departure from the one the country’s founding fathers negotiated and agreed upon. “I am on record for saying that these challenges cannot be effectively…

A private security outfit, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL), has won another battle in the war against oil theft in the Niger Delta region. In less than one week, Tantita, operated by Chief Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo), has secured the forfeiture of two illegal bunkering vessels to the Federal Government. Two Federal High Courts sitting in Abuja have ordered the forfeiture of MT Kali and MT Harbor Spirit to the government. The courts also ordered the sale of the stolen crude oil contained in the impounded ocean-going equipment by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The courts directed…

Asenior Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation official has been slammed with bribery and tax-related charges in the United States, court filings seen by Peoples Gazette said. A jury recently returned a three-count indictment against Paulinus Iheanacho Okoronkwo after the Federal Bureau of Investigation found that he used his position as a general manager in NNPC’s upstream department to obtain at least $2.1 million in bribes. The alleged bribe was to assist Addax Petroleum escape its $2.4 billion liability to Nigeria as part of an oil-lifting contract that began in 2001, the January 10, 2024, the grand jury indictment said before the…

Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal high court sitting in Lagos, has ordered three India nationals to pay the sum of N98.2 million and additional $325,000.00 to an 87-year-old businessman, Isaac Oluwole Oginni for breach of fair hearing and the clear provisions of section 262 of Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA). Justice Faji also declared that the octogenarian remains a director of his three companies, Bolawole Enterprises Nigeria Limited, Lesag Nigeria Limited and Intermanagement Nigeria Limited. The Indians affected by the court order in a suit marked FHC/L/CS/1431/2019, are: Mr. Jai Bhagwan Gupta, and his two sons, Vineet Gupta…

The Nigeria Police Force has reiterated its commitment to ensuring the rights and freedom of protesters are protected if the proposed protest action by the Nigeria Labour Congress and other unions slated for 27 and 28 February goes ahead nationwide. The Force Headquarters while noting that personnel have been placed on red alert and will be deployed to ensure peaceful protest, said it will remain vigilant against any attempts to hijack such protests by individuals or groups of persons with sinister intents. A statement by Force headquarters said, “On the heels of the proposed nationwide protest by the Nigeria Labour…

President Bola Tinubu on Monday ordered the full implementation of the Oronsaye report. ⁣The implementation signifies that several agencies of the government would be merged, subsumed, scrapped, and relocated. ⁣ Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, revealed this to State House correspondents after Monday’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. ⁣ In this article, Vanguard disclosed 10 key things to know about the Orosanye report: 1. Former President Goodluck Jonathan inaugurated the Presidential Committee on the Rationalisation and Restructuring of Federal Government Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies. He appointed Stephen Oronsaye to head the…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced plans to hold rallies across Nigeria on February 27th and 28th to protest the rising cost of living in the country. This was disclosed in a letter written by human rights lawyer, Femi Falana SAN to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi SAN. According to the letter, the NLC accused the federal government of failing to fully implement a 16-point memorandum of understanding reached last year when fuel subsidy was removed. The NLC said it had conducted a peaceful protest on August 2nd, 2023 over the…