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Sokoto: Appeal Court Upholds Tambuwal’s Election

BEVERLY HILLS, November 22, (THEWILL) - The Appeal Court sitting in Sokoto on Friday upheld the election of Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal as duly elected. The four-man panel in a unanimous decision upheld Tambuwal’s election after dismissing the appeal filed by...

EFCC: We Await Buhari’s Memo On Magu’s Confirmation – Senate President

BEVERLY HILLS, November 22, (THEWILL) - Senate President Ahmad Lawan, said on Thursday that President Muhammadu Buhari has not approached the National Assembly (NASS) for the confirmation of Acting Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman Ibrahim Magu. Lawan spoke...

Senate Approves Finance Bill, Raises VAT To 7.5%

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BEVERLY HILLS, November 21, (THEWILL) - The Senate Thursday passed the Finance Bill presented to it by President Muhammadu Buhari to raise the country’s Value Added Tax (VAT) from 5 to 7.5 percent. The bill has five strategic objectives of promoting...

Invictus Obi Forfeits N280m To Government In Cyber Fraud Matter

SAN FRANCISCO, November 21, (THEWILL) - The Federal High Court in Lagos Thursday ordered the permanent forfeiture of N280, 555,010.65 held in the bank accounts of Invictus Oil and Gas Limited and Invictus Investment Limited. Justice Rilwan Aikawa made the...

Buhari Meets Speakers Of 36 States House Of Assembly

SAN FRANCISCO, November 21, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with speakers of the 36 states Houses of Assembly of the federation at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. NAN reports that the speakers were led by their Chairman, Mr...

Court Deposes Emirs Appointed By Ganduje

SAN FRANCISCO, November 21, (THEWILL) - A Kano State High Court has deposed the four Emirs appointed by the state Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. According to Daily Nigerian, Usman Na’Abba, the presiding judge, gave the order on Thursday following a suit by...

FEC Approves Justice Sector Reform Policy

SAN FRANCISCO, November 21, (THEWILL) - The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a justice sector policy for the country essentially to reform the sector by simplifying access to justice. The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice,...

Nigeria Set To Quash Phony P&ID Contract, Adds Specialized Lawyers To Team

BEVERLY HILLS, November 20, (THEWILL) - Nigeria has taken steps to strengthen its legal team in its challenge of the controversial $9.6billion judgement given in favour of the Irish firm, Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) in a London court. The...

Social Media Bill Passes Second Reading In Senate

BEVERLY HILLS, November 20, (THEWILL) - The Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill also known as the Social Media Bill has passed second reading in the Senate. The bill passed second reading on Wednesday with support by majority of Senators...

Border Closure: Inflation Will Be Moderate In Three Months – Emefiele

BEVERLY HILLS, November 20, (THEWILL) - Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has said that the rise in inflation is temporary and will go down aggressively in another three to four months. A report by the National...