archiveAugust 2020

The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has condemned the President Muhammadu Buhari led government’s loan arrangements with China. The body in a statement on Tuesday signed by its Publicity Secretary, Yinka Oguntimehin, said the administration had embarked on a suicidal mission that will push the Nigerian economy to its knees. OPC...

Bristow Helicopters has announced the sack of over 100 pilots and engineers in its employment. The aviation company also said it had engaged with the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) to negotiate a fair and equitable redundancy compensation for those affected. Bristow in a statement signed by...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the timetable for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The examination body confirmed the development via a statement uploaded on its Twitter page on Tuesday. The statement signed by WAEC’s Head of Public Affairs, Mr. Demianus Ojijeogu, reiterated that...

• FG inaugurates committee to drive implementation of support schemes for MSMEs Details of how qualified and targeted Nigerians can access some of the benefits under the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) will emerge soon with the constitution of a 10-man steering committee to drive the implementation of the various support...

By Ifeatu Medidem and Ugochukwu Eze Taxation of Non-Resident Companies with Significant Economic Presence in Nigeria – an article by Ifeatu Medidem (Senior Associate) and Ugochukwu Eze (Trainee Associate), Olisa Agbakoba Legal The Finance Act 2019 (“the Finance Act” or “the Act”) was signed into law on February 3, 2020....

Ford announced Tuesday that Jim Hackett would resign as chief executive and be replaced by longtime auto executive Jim Farley as the car giant pushes further into digital and electric investment. Hackett, 65, will hand over the job to Farley, 58, on October 1, but stay on as a special...

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal ruled on Tuesday that a former member of the House of Representatives, ‎Mr. Farouk Lawan, had a case to answer in respect of the $500,000 bribery charges preferred against him by the Federal Government. A three-man panel of the court unanimously affirmed...

Gunmen have killed a former treasurer of the Nasarawa State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr Benjamin Ekom. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the killing of Ekom, who was also a former Information Officer with the Akun Local Government Council of the state, comes...

The Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, says 32 federal, state and private universities across all geopolitical zones are involved in different stages of research toward tackling direct and collateral impacts of COVID-19. Rasheed, who was represented by Dr Suleiman Yusuf, Deputy Executive Secretary, Academics, made this...

The National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd.), on Tuesday, said that President Muhammadu Buhari has again expressed his dissatisfaction over the worsening security situation in the country and was, therefore, planning an overhaul of the nation’s security architecture. Monguno disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents on the...