72 Nigerian Lawyers Become Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SAN
News November 13, 2020
Nigeria’s Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has, at its 143rd meeting held on Friday, elevated a record number of 72 lawyers to the Senior Advocate cadre, the highest number ever, a statement signed by Dr. Festus Akande, on behalf of the committee secretary has said. The committee had in... Read more
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced that its mobile banking application, FirstMobile, has been awarded the 2020 Best Mobile Banking App award 2020 in the Global Finance Best Digital Bank Awards 2020. The achievement of this feat is largely attributable to... Read more
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed sadness over the death of the former governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa who passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at the age of 84. Obi, in a Condolence... Read more
About 753 members of the Nigerian Union of Traders Association in Ghana have presented a letter to the Federal Government requesting for evacuation from the former Gold Coast. The Save-Our-Soul letter was presented to the Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa in Abuja by the union President, Dr Ken Ukoaha, and... Read more
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, Wednesday, tackled President Muhammadu Buhari over the clampdown on the EndSARS protesters, warning that he cannot kill protesters with terror. In an announcement by Yinka Odumakin (South West), Chief Guy Ikokwu (South East), Senator Bassey Henshaw (South South) and Dr Isuwa Dogo... Read more
The immediate past Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administrative and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside says the 25th anniversary of the killing of Ogoni martyrs led by Ken Saro-Wiwa calls for a rededication to the ideals they espoused. This is just as he stated that the killing... Read more
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State said at the weekend that at least 1,541 farmers in the state were brutally killed in 46 different attacks by armed Fulani herdsmen. The killings, the governor said occurred between February 2013 and May 13, 2017 when the state validly promulgated the Open... Read more
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, will host an SME webinar themed “Rebuilding your Business” by 10am on Tuesday, 10 November 2020 via Zoom meetings. The event is organised in collaboration with FBN Insurance Brokers and FBN Quest with its discussants including:... Read more
The Commander, 9 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Brig Gen Musa Etsu-Ndagi, representing the Nigerian Army on the Lagos State Security Council, has said he received a phone call from the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, around 7.23pm on October 20,2020 informing him that a certain Lt Col Bello was... Read more
Nigeria’s Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has released an exposure draft of the country’s Company Regulations A release today by the CAC announcing the publication of the draft informed the public of its presence on the Commission’s website. The release read: “In line with our earlier commitment to expose the... Read more













