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Nigeria and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China have signed a bilateral agreement to eliminate double taxation and strengthen economic cooperation between both jurisdictions. The agreement, signed virtually on Monday, is aimed at preventing the double taxation of income, curbing tax evasion and avoidance, and creating a more predictable tax environment for businesses and investors operating across both economies. Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, signed the agreement on behalf of the Federal Government, while Hong Kong’s Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Christopher Hui, signed on behalf of the Hong…

The Federal Government has opened applications for the free registration of 250,000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs, under the SMEDAN–Corporate Affairs Commission formalisation programme. The initiative, approved by President Bola Tinubu, is aimed at removing the cost of business registration for eligible nano, micro and small enterprises, allowing more entrepreneurs to enter Nigeria’s formal economy. Under the scheme, successful applicants will receive free Business Name registration through the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, while the Federal Government covers the statutory registration fees. The programme was announced during the 8th National MSME Awards held at the State House, Abuja, on June…

Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the extradition of convicted drug offender Uzoma Ilomuanya to the United Kingdom to serve a 66-month prison sentence imposed on him by a British court for drug-related offences. Ilomuanya, also known as Val, Valentine Ilomuanya, and Henry Ilomuanya, was ordered to be surrendered to the UK after the court upheld an application filed by the Attorney-General of the Federation under the Extradition Act. In the judgment delivered on July 6, 2026, Justice Faji held that the Federal Government had satisfied all the legal requirements for the fugitive’s extradition.…

A coroner in the United Kingdom has ruled that a 27-year-old Nigerian woman, Beatrice Solomon, died by suicide after an inquest into her death. Beatrice, a mother of one, was found unresponsive at her home on Norris Road in Stanfield by her husband, Damian Butler, on March 4. According to evidence presented at the inquest, Butler, 40, had left for his delivery job at about 4:30 p.m. before returning home roughly two hours later to use the toilet, where he made the tragic discovery. Police Constable Hinchliffe told the hearing that paramedics arrived shortly afterwards, but Beatrice was pronounced dead…

The House of Representatives on Tuesday dropped its own constitutional amendment bill seeking the establishment of state police and adopted President Bola Tinubu’s proposal as the basis for legislative action, marking a major step in Nigeria’s push to decentralise policing. The Executive-sponsored Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) (State Police) Bill, 2026, transmitted by President Tinubu, scaled first and second readings during plenary before being referred to the House Committee on Constitutional Review for detailed scrutiny. The development effectively sidelines the House’s earlier proposal on state policing and signals lawmakers’ preference to harmonise efforts around the President’s bill…

The Supreme Court has directed lawyers with appeals and motions scheduled for hearing between September and December 2026 to upload relevant court processes through the Nigerian Case Management System (NCMS). The uploading is a mandatory requirement under the new electronic filing system unveiled on 1 July by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun. The court gave lawyers 30 days before their scheduled hearing dates to complete the uploading of the required documents. The directive was contained in a statement signed by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Kabir Akanbi. According to the statement shared with PREMIUM TIMES on…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has explained how Nigerians can submit petitions on alleged fraud and other financial crimes through its online portal, warning that filing a false petition is a criminal offence. According to the commission on its website, petitioners must provide accurate information when submitting complaints online. The EFCC warned that making a false petition is punishable under Section 64(3) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000, with a penalty of up to 10 years’ imprisonment or a fine not exceeding ₦100,000. To submit a petition, applicants are required to complete an online…

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has disclosed that it received 326,113 complaints of alleged human rights violations across Nigeria in June 2026, describing the figure as a reminder of the country’s persistent human rights challenges. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr. Tony Ojukwu, SAN, made the disclosure on Thursday in Abuja during the presentation of the NHRC’s June 2026 Human Rights Situation Dashboard. Ojukwu said the Commission’s headquarters and state offices continued to receive, analyse and monitor complaints while also tracking incidents of human rights violations across the country. According to him, the monthly dashboard has become an…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to conduct a thorough investigation into the activities of a “Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council” (PFIPC) and all related matters. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, who announced this in a statement, on Tuesday, said the President directed that the investigation be concluded and a comprehensive report submitted to him within 30 days. “The directive follows the discovery of the fictitious PFIPC, which was never established by the Federal Government of Nigeria and has no basis in any law, presidential instrument, executive approval, or other lawful…

The Federal Government has directed the suspension of the implementation of new regulations affecting internet platforms, online intermediaries, and other cross-cutting digital economy issues pending the development of a harmonized national policy framework. The directive was issued by the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, following a strategic meeting with the leadership of the Nigerian Communications Commission, National Information Technology Development Agency and the Nigeria Data Protection Commission. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Tijani said the agencies would defer the implementation or enforcement of recently issued regulations, guidelines, codes and directives relating to internet platforms and…