Alleged tax law alteration probe still ongoing – H’Reps
Members of the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating alleged alterations to Nigeria’s tax laws have said the panel is still finalising its work, explaining why its report has…
Supreme Court verdict: 19 months after, govs explore gaps in constitution, resist LG autonomy
More than 19 months after the Supreme Court ordered financial autonomy for Nigeria’s 774 local government areas, compliance by state governments remains uneven, exposing deep constitutional ambiguities that continue to…
New tax laws undermine tax system, democracy, NLC warns FG
By • Fight tax laws, not lament them, Oshiomhole tells NLC • Tax reform not targeted at poor Nigerians, Lagos APC insists • Lagos PDP chieftain raises alarm over different…
Undercharging is economic terrorism against the Nigerian Bar
By Chibueze Maduka, Esq INTRODUCTION For years, the Nigerian Bar has pretended that undercharging is merely a “market issue” or a matter of personal choice. It is not. Undercharging has…
Gadzama, SAN addresses ‘seven-day ultimatum’ in NLS–CAC–NBA case
Legal luminary and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Joe Kyari Gadzama, SAN, OFR, MFR, has issued a firm public disclaimer distancing himself and his law firm, J-K Gadzama LLP, from…
Tinubu appoints first female DG of Nigeria Law School
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Olugbemisola Titilayo Odusote as the director-general of the Nigerian Law School. The appointment takes effect on January 10, 2026, for…
Ondo: Courts shut down as judiciary workers begin indefinite strike
Judicial activities across Ondo State were yesterday brought to a standstill following the commencement of an indefinite strike by magistrates, presidents of Grade ‘A’ customary courts and legal research officers…
AGF directs CAC registrar-general to reverse disputed changes in Abuja firms’ filings
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has directed the Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Hussaini Magaji, to reverse the filings carried…
Lower Chamber release certified copies of tax laws amid alteration allegation
The House of Representatives has released the certified true copies (CTCs) of four tax reform Acts recently signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, following public concerns over alleged…
Blind girl adopted by comrade Oshiomhole in 2011 graduates with law degree
Fourteen years after former Edo State Governor and now Senator representing Edo North, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, publicly adopted a nine-year-old blind schoolgirl, Joyce Imasuen Osaivbie, at a disability rights lecture,…