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Bayelsa State, on Wednesday, recorded a first in Nigeria with the launch of its electronic court filing system, which will quicken the process of litigation and administration of justice in the state. Governor Douye Diri launched the new filing system while inaugurating the remodelled State High Court complex at Onopa, Yenagoa. The reconstructed complex is named after the pioneer Chief Judge of the state, late Justice Koripamo David Ungbuku. Senator Diri congratulated the state’s retiring Chief Judge, Justice Kate Abiri, for the construction and completion of the project in record time. A statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr…

Ahead of the forthcoming general election, the retiring Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice S. Durosinlorun Kawu, has warned Nigerian Judges and lawyers to remain neutral and impartial in order to stem the tide of blanket condemnation of judiciary as corrupt. Speaking at the special session of the High Court to mark the commencement of the 2022/2023 legal year and his retirement as the Chief Judge of the state in Ilorin yesterday, Justice Kawu said the legal practitioners must send a clear and strong message to the public that Judges are not for or against any political party or politician.…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has sworn in Justice Abiodun Ayodele Adebara as the acting Chief Judge. The development reaffirmed the administration’s absolute respect for separation of powers and rule of law, the Governor said. “It is on record that this government has since assumption of office in 2019 shown absolute respect for separation of powers and rule of law. It is in this regard that the most senior Judge on the High Court bench is being sworn-in today to fill the vacant office of the Chief Judge of Kwara State. This is in compliance with Section 271(4) of the…

Canadian authorities have banned Nigerians and other foreigners from buying residential properties for the next two years according to a new law that took effect on January 1. The ‘Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act’ was enacted to lower residential property prices, thought to have risen sharply due to foreigners buying the homes as investments and leaving locals with no choice but to purchase at exorbitant prices. “The desirability of Canadian homes is attracting profiteers, wealthy corporations, and foreign investors,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party wrote on its website. It added, “This is leading to…

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: 2023 AWARD OF THE RANK OF SENIOR ADVOCATE OF NIGERIA By the combined provisions of Section 5(2) of the Legal Practitioners Act, Cap L11 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 and Regulation 10 (1) (4) of the Guidelines for the Conferment of the Rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria 2022 (“the Guidelines), the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (the LPPC” or “the Committee”) hereby makes a formal call for applications preparatory to the award of the rank for the year 2023 Commencing with this year’s exercise, applications shall only be made online and prospective applicants are directed…

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN had revised the cash withdrawal limits for individuals to N500,000 weekly from N100,000 weekly across all payment channels. The apex bank also revised the cash withdrawal limit for corporates to N5 million weekly from N500,000 weekly. CBN disclosed this today in a letter to all Deposits Money Banks and other financial institutions, Payment Service Banks, Primary Mortgage Banks, Microfinance Banks, and Mobile Money Operators and agents signed by Director of Banking Supervision, CBN, Haruna Mustapha. According to the regulator, the directive supersede that of December 6, 2022 and would take effect nationwide from January…

The Omnibus Bill, also known as the Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provision) Bill 2022, has been passed by the Nigerian Senate. On Tuesday, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, the Special Adviser to the President on Ease of Doing Business and PEBEC Secretary, announced this. He stated that the law would be delivered to President Muhammadu Buhari for his approval shortly. “It is an intervention by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) to consolidate and amend legislative provisions towards deepening PEBEC reforms and removing bottlenecks for Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises, MSMEs, in Nigeria. “This development comes on the heels of the recent…

The Acting Chairman, Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS), Mr Haruna Abdullahi, says FCT residents will henceforth present a Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC) to… The Acting Chairman, Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS), Mr Haruna Abdullahi, says FCT residents will henceforth present a Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC) to carry out certain transactions. Abdullahi said this at a Town Hall Meeting organised by the service in Abuja. The theme of the meeting is, “Demand and Verification of TCC by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), Secretariat, Department and Agencies (SDAs), commercial banks and corporate bodies”. The acting chairman said it…

The Lagos Zone of the Tax Appeal Tribunal has ordered Contained Energy Services Ltd to pay the Lagos State Board of Internal Revenue the sum #24,792,954.98 (Twenty-Four Million, Seven Hundred and Ninety-Two Thousand and Nine Hundred and Fifty-Four Naira, Ninety-Eight kobo) only as Tax Assessment obligation and interest covering the period of 2011-2016. The panel led by Professor A.B Ahmed held that Contained Energy Services Ltd never remitted any amount deducted from the emoluments of her employees for the relevant periods and as such, the assessed taxes should attract the due penalty and interest. From facts, the Appellant- Lagos State…

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, has said that the Chief Magistrates’ failure to conduct monthly visitation to police stations and other detention facilities in the country is responsible for the impunity in law enforcement agencies among its officials. In a recent press conference with the media titled “Impunity of law enforcement agencies caused by lawyers and judges”, he said that he had made efforts to get the human rights Committees of the over 128 branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to mobilise the Chief Magistrates and follow them to police stations, but the efforts have been impossible. The…