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Buhari Commissions $1.5bn Lekki Deep Seaport

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday commissioned the $1.5 billion Lekki deep seaport for commercial operation. The port which construction officially started on June 15, 2020, and was completed on Monday, October 24, 2022, was officially commissioned and set for full commercial operations. The deep…

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FIRS Makes Historic N10.1 Trillion Revenue In 2022

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) generated a record N10.1 trillion revenue in 2022, the agency said. This is the highest tax collection ever recorded in its history. The Service disclosed this in an “FIRS 2022 Performance Update,” report signed by its Executive…

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Chartered Institute of Taxation Member Petitions Justice Minister over Finance Bill

A member of the Taxation Standards and Practice Monitoring Committee of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, (CITN), Mr. Francis Ubani, has petitioned the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malamai, over some provisions of the Finance…

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PSC Asks FG to Stop Salaries of Newly Recruited Constables

The Police Service Commission has asked the Accountant-General of the Federation to halt the capture of 10,000 constables who recently graduated from police training colleges on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel System. The commission stated that the police officers had not been issued…

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Redesigned Notes: Jan 31st Deadline Sacrosanct – CBN

The CBN took sensitisation on the new naira notes to Abubakar Mahmud Gumi market, Kaduna to encourage the public to change their old notes, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reiterated the January 31st deadline is sacrosanct. The event is part of…

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Eight Edo Train Attack Suspects Charged with Kidnapping

The Edo State Police Command has charged eight suspects to court for the abduction of over 20 passengers and two Nigerian Railway Corporation staff on January 7, 2023, following an attack by gunmen on the Igueben Train Station in Edo Central. The police…

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NBA Hosts Presidential Candidates to Dialogue Jan 30

The Nigerian Bar Association will on January 30 host all presidential candidates at its State of the Nation Dialogue. According to a statement signed by the NBA President, Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), on Thursday, the candidates’ discussions will centre on security, the economy, and…

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FULL LIST: NJC Recommends Appointment of 9 Heads of Courts, 84 Judges

The National Judicial Council, at its 100th Meeting of 18 and 19 January 2023 considered the list of candidates presented by its Interview Committee and at the end of deliberation, recommended the under-listed names of successful candidates as Heads of Courts and…

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NBA Renews Call on Olanipekun to Resign as BoB Chair

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, through its president, Mr. Yakubu Maikyau, yesterday, renewed its call for the resignation of Wole Olanipekun, as the Chairman, Body of Benchers, BoB. BoB is the statutory body saddled with the primary responsibility of calling law graduates to…

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Olanipekun Donates New High Court Complex to Community

The Chairman, Body of Benchers, Chief Wole Olanipekun has emphasised the need to pay special attention to the state of courtrooms across the country. Olanipekun made the remarks in Ikere-Ekiti, his country home at the inauguration of the ultra-modern court room, he built…

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