The Senate special committee liaising with the Federal Government on the controversial tax reform bills and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, have yet to meet for the review of the bills. Two weeks ago, the Senate constituted…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigerian Senate has suspended action on the tax reform bills and constituted an ad-hoc committee that would engage with the federal government to resolve the contentious areas in the bills before further legislative action. The deputy…
By Matthew Denis, Abuja The President, Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Justice and the National Assembly to revise proposed tax bills following public criticism and growing concerns from various quarters. The move comes in response to debates…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “stop the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike and Nigeria’s 36 governors from usurping the authority and responsibilities of the National Judicial Council (NJC)…
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN has directed that the case file of the detained ‘Endbadgovernance protesters be transferred to his office. Fagbemi disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said…
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has hinted at a possible constitutional review to exclude corrupt leaders from getting a presidential pardon. The AGF revealed this at a one-day roundtable organised by the…
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has given a 60-day ultimatum to the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun and the Accountant General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, to deploy the automation of foreign currency collection in Nigeria’s foreign missions.…
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minster of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has taken over the trial of Mr Chinenye Duru, a Polaris Bank staff and account officer to Mr Victor Onukogu, in the alleged N6.6 billion fraud. AGF’s…
The leader of the Ijaw nation, Edwin Clark, has called on President Bola Tinubu, to direct the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, to file a nolle prosequi for the release of the leader of the Independent People of…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, AGF, Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN, has notified the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC and Trade Union Congress TUC that their June 3 planned strike action is illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional. He…
