Pursuant to Sections 17(a), (e), (g), (h), (i), (m), (s), (x), (y), 18(3); 123; 124; 127; 129 and 130 of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act (FCCPA), 2018 Monday, March 14, 2022: The inter-agency Joint Regulatory and Enforcement Task Force (JRETF); particularly FCCPC, NITDA and ICPC on Friday, March 11, 2022, advanced investigations with respect…
The national grid, on Monday, experienced its second collapse in 2022 resulting in the blackout across the country. The states affected include Lagos, Enugu, Kaduna, Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States, among others. Confirming the development in a text message to its customers, The Eko Electricity Distribution Company, said that the system collapse occurred…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended its warning strike by eight weeks, the union said on Monday. ASUU reached the decision after its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at the University of Abuja secretariat of the union following the expiration of its one-month warning strike. It hinged its decision on the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of candidates for the Ekiti governorship election slated for June 18. The list includes 16 governorship candidates vying for the position. This was disclosed in a statement signed on Monday by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye. He…
Governor Godwin Obaseki has said that the recent personal attacks by the Governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Nyesom Wike, against the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu is most unfortunate and totally uncalled for. The Edo State Governor expressed his displeasure at the development in a statement on Monday. Obaseki…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has sealed the premises of Oxford International Group/Oxford Commercial Services, Farmforte Agro-Allied Solutions Limited/Agro Partnerships as well as Vektr Capital Investment/Vektr Enterprise for illegally engaging in capital market activities. The SEC said the offices of the companies in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja were shut down for carrying out…
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Sunday, faulted reports that he had conclusively exonerated the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari who is facing trial before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja on charges of illegal drug business. Malami said this in a statement…
Dear Colleague, Recall that one of the innovations in the recently amended NBA Constitution 2021, is the establishment of a Lawyers in Diaspora Forum (LDF). The forum is to serve as a platform to connect and provide a voice for all persons qualified to practice law in Nigeria, but resident outside Nigeria. This forum…
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