Muritala Yakubu
Author: Funke Busari
For their strict compliance to rules and regulations governing road usage, the Dangote Cement Plc, Transport division, has quadrupled the enrollment of female truck drivers into the Dangote Articulated Truck Driving School, just as the National Board for Technical Education, NBTE, gave Dangote Cement Plc a thumbs-up over the establishment of the school. The Dangote Articulated Truck Driving School, Obajana, Kogi State is considered unique, being the first of its kind in the history of Nigeria’s transport sector as the foremost cement company inculcates the culture of safe driving among its drivers and other third-party drivers. To this extent, the…
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By Charles Kalu In a society deeply entrenched in corruption; the National Assembly should be seen as a beacon of hope. The National Assembly driven by the mission to eradicate corruption are taking the responsibility of fighting this pervasive evil by passing into law, “The Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition)”; “The Terrorism Prevention Act and The Proceeds of Crime Act”. Public support for this cause grew steadily as Nigerians recognised the urgent need for change. They began questioning the accountability and effectiveness of the current anti-corruption institutions, including the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC; the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit,…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to “set up a presidential panel of enquiry to promptly probe the grim allegations that US$2.1 billion and N3.1 trillion public funds of oil revenues and budgeted as fuel subsidy payments are missing and unaccounted for between 2016 and 2019, as documented by the Auditor-General of the Federation.” The group urged him to “name and shame anyone suspected to be responsible for the alleged widespread and systemic corruption in the use of oil revenues and the management of public funds budgeted as fuel subsidy, and to ensure…
By Dare Adejumo The month of June is a significant month in the annal of Synagogue Church Of All Nations, SCOAN. It is the birth and passing of its founder, Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, TB Joshua, that great world changer. Its fifth day makes the second year of his glorious exit from earth and on the 12th, the great man of God who cherished marking his birthdays would have been 60 years old. Nations across the world would have been agog for an extraordinary Prophet of God whose footprints of wonderful deeds touching the lives of millions across the globe…
By Dennis Isong Short-let, also known as short-term rental, has been gaining popularity in the Nigerian real estate business in recent years. A short let refers to the rental of a property for a short period of time, usually ranging from a few days to a few months. This type of rental arrangement is becoming an attractive option for both landlords and tenants in Nigeria. For landlords, short lets provide an opportunity to earn higher rental yields compared to traditional long-term rentals. This is because short let tenants are willing to pay a premium for the convenience and flexibility of…
The 2023 Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikorodu Branch would chart a course and direction for the new administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by providing it with working materials on what is expected of it by Nigerians. Making this known on Friday, the group of lawyers during a briefing on activities lined up for the 2023 Law Week of the association said this through its Chairman, Idris Kolawole Thany. According to him, it was in a bid to chart the course and direction for the new administration in Nigeria that the theme of this year’s conference of…
Our attention has been drawn to a widely circulating story on some online media platforms, with the headline “Lagos lawyer drags AIICO Insurance company to court over breach of contract,” which we find to be sensational and misleading. It is important to clarify that the headline implies that AIICO Insurance breached the contract with its client, whereas the reality is that the client failed to fulfill his contractual obligations to the letter which failure undermines the purport of this Insurance Contract. As a responsible corporate entity, we choose not to engage in any commentary regarding the ongoing legal case, allowing…