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President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, signed the Data Protection Bill into law. This was contained in a statement signed by the Head, Legal Enforcement and Regulations, Nigeria Data Protection Bureau, Babatunde Bamigboye. The NDPB National Commissioner, Dr Vincent Olatunji, expressed optimism on the prospects of Nigeria’s Digital Economy following the emerging regulatory dispensation. He applauded the president for renewing the hope of over 200 million Nigerians in the advancement of privacy rights and other fundamental freedoms both in cyberspace and in analogue transactions, The statement read in part, “Nigeria has taken a giant leap forward in the global data race…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the indefinite suspension from office of Mr. AbdulRasheed Bawa, CON, as the Chairman, of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office. The statement read, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,GCFR, has approved the indefinite suspension from office of Mr. AbdulRasheed Bawa, CON, as the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office. “This follows weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him. “Mr Bawa has been directed to immediately handover the affairs of…

A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikorodu has resolved a land dispute between a couple and the two founders of God’s Glory Evangelical Mission (Palace of Breakthrough) over ownership of land used by the church in Ikorodu, Lagos. Justice Adeniyi Pokanu held that the land belonged to the couple, Mr. James Adebayo Adenuga and Mrs. Omobolanle Esther Adenuga, who are claimants in suit IKD/10257LMW/2021. The judge dismissed the counterclaim of the 1st and 2nd defendants – Pastor Omotayo Stephen Omole and Mrs. Modupe Elizabeth Omole – that the couple freely transferred ownership of the land to the church. According…

For the second time in two years, the Federal Government has increased tertiary education tax from 2.5 percent to 3 percent. It was increased from 2 percent in the Finance Act 2021 to 2.5 percent and has gone up to 3 percent in the backdated 2023 Finance Act. Former President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Finance Act 2023 on May 28, 2023 and backdated the commencement date of the Act to 1 May, 2023. Tertiary education tax is imposed on every company at the rate approved by the President of the assessable profit for each year of assessment. The funds are…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, from office with immediate effect. Willie Bassey, a Director in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, announced this in a statement on Friday night. “This is sequel to the ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the financial sector of the economy. “Mr Emefiele has been directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to the Deputy Governor (Operations Directorate), who will act as the Central Bank Governor pending the conclusion of investigation…

President Bola Tinubu has assented to the electricity bill, which authorizes states, companies and individuals to generate, transmit and distribute electricity. The new electricity law repeals the Electric Power Sector Reform Act (EPSRA) which was signed by President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2005. The EPSRA (2005) provided the legal, regulatory and governance frameworks underpinning the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). The new Act signed by Mr Tinubu consolidates all legislations dealing with the electricity supply industry to provide an omnibus and ideal institutional framework to guide the post-privatization phase of the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry and encourage private sector investments in…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, wielded the big stick against a legal practitioner, Mr. Chuks Nwachukwu, who is ordered to pay a fine of N20 million for filing a frivolous suit to stop the inauguration of President Bola Tinubu on May 29. The lawyer, represented five residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, that applied for an order of the court to halt Tinubu’s swearing-in ceremony that held at the Eagle Square, Abuja. He had among other things, asked the court to restrain the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola or any other judicial…

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Abuja division, has restrained the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) from embarking on strike over the removal of petrol subsidy. The federal government had asked the court for an interim injunction preventing the labour unions from proceeding on the strike scheduled to begin on Wednesday. Delivering the ruling on Monday, Olufunke Anuwe, the presiding judge, said the unions should halt the planned strike pending the hearing and determination of the ex parte motion filed by the federal government. On June 2, NLC issued a five-day ultimatum to the federal…

A Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday, awarded a N10 million fine against Mr Festus Keyamo, the immediate-past Minister of State for Labour and Employment, for filing a frivolous suit against Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s presidential candidate in the Feb. 25 election. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling, awarded a N5 million fine each in favour of Abubakar and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), making a N10 million against Keyamo. Justice Omotosho, who described the suit as “frivolous, vexatious and abuse of court processes,” directed that the fine should be paid…

The Nigerian Bar Association has instructed Lawyers to go to the secretariats of their respective Branches to pick up their seals. The Association’s publicity secretary, Habeeb Lawal, apologized for the dispatch’s delay in a message on Monday. ”We acknowledge the delay in the issuance of NBA seals and we apologise for the inconveniences.” ”We however now encourage you to visit your Branches’ secretariats as most seals have been dispatched between 11/5/23 and 1/6/23.” RECORDS OF STAMPS POSTING 11TH MAY 2023 S/N BRANCH NUMBER OF STAMS DATE SENT 1 OKITIPUPA 7 11/05/2023 2 ENUGU 9 11/05/2023 3 BADAGRY 26 11/05/2023 4 MAIDUGURI…