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The Council for Legal Education, the body that runs the Nigerian Law School, struck a deal for the transfer of the school’s land and buildings to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in violation of the Public Procurement Act, the latest audit report of the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation (OAuGF) has revealed. According to the Public Procurement Act “before slating any public property for disposal, the accounting officer in charge of any public property set for disposal shall authorise the preparation of a valuation report for such property by an independent evaluator.” But contrary to the legal provision,…

The Central Bank of Nigeria has instructed regulated entities to provide customers with notices of outstanding obligations before beginning debt collection. This is to ensure that the debt recovery process is transparent, courteous, and fair. CBN stated this in a document released on Thursday on its website titled “Revised Consumer Protection Regulations.” It noted that the essence of the document is to ensure financial institutions follow consumer protection principles. The regulations outline consumer rights and aim for better outcomes and access to financial services. The document states that foreclosures should only be initiated as a last resort after other recovery…

The Federal Government says it is working on plans to regulate social media to curb misconceptions and abuse. President Bola Tinubu said this at a presentation of a book, Nigerian Public Discourse: The Interplay of Empirical Evidence and Hyperbole, written by Mr Babatunde Fashola, a former Minister of Power, Work, and Housing in Lagos. Tinubu, represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, said that social media conveyed a lot of fake information, misleading the citizens, hence the need to regulate its usage. “In the world today, public discourse is driven by alternative facts, dropped with reckless abandon on…

An Akwa Ibom resident identified as Henry Edet Unung has been handed a one-month prison sentence by an Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo, for neglecting his children. Ruling on a lawsuit filed by Unung’s wife and mother of his three children, Justice Ntong Ntong ordered the Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police to arrest and detain him for one month at the Uyo Correctional Centre for refusing to take care of his children. Ntong also noted that the respondent deliberately refused to obey the Court order and decision of Justice Iboro Ukpanah of November 9, 2018, mandating…

An Ikeja Magistrate’s Court has ordered the remand of a 50-year-old security guard, Mohammed Sanni in the Nigerian Correctional Service facility for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl. The Presiding Chief Magistrate, O.A Layinka, who did not take Sanni’s plea, ordered that the case file be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice. Layinka adjourned the case until March 28, pending the DPP’s advice. The prosecutor, Insp Lucky Ihieme, had told the court that Sanni committed the offense on January 8 at Obidiegwu Street, Iyana School, Iba, Lagos. He said Sanni invited the victim to eat “suya” (meat…

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, have issued a 14-day nationwide strike notice to the Federal Government. Their grouse is the non-implementation of the 16-point agreement between organised labour (NLC and TUC) and the Federal Government on October 2, 2023. Leaders of the NLC and TUC are sad that, despite organised labour’s efforts to ensure industrial peace, the government seems unperturbed by the mass suffering and hardship across the country. The October 2 agreement was “focused on addressing the massive suffering and the general harsh socioeconomic consequences of the ill-conceived and ill-executed IMF/World…

President Bola Tinubu has directed the mandatory recitation of the National Pledge after the National Anthem at every official and public engagement. The directive is aimed at ensuring absolute respect for the national symbols, strengthen allegiance and fidelity to country, and to preserve Nigeria’s ethos and defining character. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of the 3,112 housing-unit Renewed Hope City at Karsana, Abuja, on Thursday, the President emphasised the imperativeness of respecting national values, promoting the nation’s ideals, and abiding by its established norms. President Tinubu in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale…

In 2018, when the Reverend Matthew Firth took up his new post at St Cuthbert’s, the church which has been at the heart of the north-eastern market town of Darlington since the 12th century, he was eager to bring new souls to the faith he passionately believes in. It didn’t take long, however, for Matthew to figure out that there was something suspicious about the large number of souls from the Middle East who were queuing up to be converted to Christianity. “When I arrived, lots of adult baptisms were already booked in, which was highly unusual. The vast majority,…

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, ordered the federal government to fix the prices of petrol, diesel, kerosene and other goods within seven days from February 7, 2024. Trial judge, Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa, specifically ordered the government to fix the prices of milk, flour, salt, sugar, bicycles and it’s spare parts, matches, motorcycles and its spare parts, motor vehicles and it’s spare parts as well as petroleum products, including diesel, premium motor spirit, PMS, and kerosene. The court made the order in its judgment in a suit by rights activist and lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, against the…

The Oyo state government says three persons found culpable in the explosion that rocked Ibadan, the state capital, have been identified and will be prosecuted. In a statement issued in Ibadan, the state capital on Wednesday, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, special adviser on media to the governor of Oyo, said the three persons were identified in the report on the incident. Olanrewaju said the report which comprises findings of the medical, security and engineering teams, was submitted to Seyi Makinde, the governor, on Tuesday. On January 16, five persons died and over 70 were injured in an explosion that occurred on Aderinola…