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Restructuring Nigeria should be Tinubu’s priority –Ahamba

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Mike Ahamba, has challenged the incoming administration of Bola Tinubu to urgently restructure Nigeria, in order to return the country to its productive days. He said the need to fundamentally restructure as soon as possible, was…

31/05/2023

Paul Usoro, SAN Appointed Chairman Access Bank

Mr Paul Usoro, SAN has been appointed as the new Chairman of Access Bank Plc. Prior to his appointment in May, 2023, Mr. Usoro had been a Non-Executive Director of the bank since January 2014. Mr. Usoro is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria,…

25/05/2023

Afe Babalola Faults Buhari’s $800m Loan Request

Legal icon and founder of the Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola SAN has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s request, seeking National Assembly’s approval for a fresh $800 million loan to finance the National Social Safety Network Programme (NSSNP) The request…

25/05/2023

Ubani Opposes Ruling On Alex Otti’s Candidature, Says Nullification ‘Illegal’

Chairman, Section of Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL), Nigerian Bar Association, Monday Ubani, has expressed discontent over the Kano court judgement sack of the Abia state governor-elect, Alex Otti. On Friday, Justice Mohammed Yunusa of the Federal High Court Kano declared the…

22/05/2023

NDDC: Be Guided By Law, Ndoma-Egba Tells Lauretta Onochie

A former chairman of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, has advised the current chairman of the interventionist agency, Lauretta Onochie, to be guided by the provisions of the Establishment Act of the Commission. Ndoma-Egba,…

22/05/2023

Falana kicks as Ngige Asks FG to Pay Withheld Salaries of UNIZIK Lecturers

Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has opposed the move by Chris Ngige, minister of labour, to facilitate the payment of withheld salaries of some lecturers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK). The salaries of the lecturers were withheld as…

22/05/2023

Seek Debt Forgiveness on Assumption of Office, Afe Babalola Advises Tinubu

The founder, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola, has advised the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, to first seek debt forgiveness for Nigeria when he assumes office on May 29th, 2023, for the country to move forward. Specifically, Babalola said the best thing…

22/05/2023

Babalakin Tasks FG on Importance of Respecting Agreements

THE Chairman of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operator of the private terminal otherwise known as MMA2 located at the Lagos airport, DrWale Babalakin has urged the federal government to make the country more investment friendly to investors by respecting the rule…

18/05/2023

Tinubu’s Inauguration as President Must Happen May 29 – Agbakoba

A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Olisa Agbakoba, has said the swearing-in of Bola Tinubu as the next president of the country is bound to happen on May 29. Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC,…

16/05/2023

Joe Agi SAN Backs Calls For Live Broadcast Of Presidential Election Petition Proceedings

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Chief Joe Agi has thrown his weight behind those calling for the proceedings of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal proceedings to be televised live. It would be recalled that several Nigerians including the president of the Nigerian…

12/05/2023

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