On the 29th of October 2023, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) directed all medical facilities in the country, to henceforth accept gunshot victims and compulsorily treat them, regardless of whether or not they obtain Police Report. Before then, the Report, which is a form of clearance after investigation or inquiry, to certify that the gunshot...Read More

Sometimes in July 2023, the Federal Government of Nigeria inaugurated a 27- Member Committee to review the 2019 – 2023 National Youth Policy. In the words of Alh. Ismaila Abubakar, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Sports and Youth Development, the review became necessary in order to come up with a befitting policy...Read More

The Perm Sec, Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, Engr Abdulhafiz Toriola was reported to have disclosed on Tuesday 27th of June 2023, at a Press Conference of the Joint Tax Board which comprised of the Board of Internal Revenue of all the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), that the Lagos State Government...Read More

On Wednesday 26th of February 2022, the apex court awarded costs of N30 Million each against Chief Afe Babalola and Chief Wole Olanipekun, following an application they brought for review of its judgment which overturned the APC victory in the Bayelsa governorship election, delivered on the 13th of February 2020, in favour of the People’s...Read More

By Francis Ogunbowale Sometimes in March 2023, Sola Fasure, Media Adviser, representing the Honorable Minister of the Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, at an event in Abuja, dropped a bomb shell that as from January 2024, the Federal Government will only feed Offenders of the federal laws, while the States will take care of the state...Read More

A Country that is Divided against Itself By Francis Ogunbowale So much frustration has been expressed regarding the mindless cashless policy, introduced by the CBN, which took currency away from the innocent masses and made them to either queue up strangely in banks, to beg for a fraction of the money they have been forced...Read More

By Francis Ogunbowale The general purpose of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc) Act 2015, is mainly to provide a unified legal framework to curb cybercrimes and prescribe punishment for the offenders. Section 17(1) deals with bindingness of electronic signature of the originator on the originator in respect of any purchase of goods. Section 17(2) imposes...Read More

By Francis Ogunbowale The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) was established by Decree 47 of 1979 and amended by the ITF Act 2011. Its purpose is to stimulate training consciousness, generate skilled manpower, enhance human performance and improve productivity. ITF is expected to survive, among others, through subvention and contributions. Under Section 6 (1) of the...Read More

By Francis Ogunbowale. In Nigeria where about one hundred million of the population live below one dollar per day, and the survival rate grossly suppressed by Covid-19 pandemic, micro credit institutions no doubt may become a very potent and dependable means of alleviating poverty. Unfortunately, the situation on ground now shows that if deliberate effort...Read More

There is controversy in the recent time on whether a WhatsApp Group Administrator can be liable for an objectionable post or crime by a member of the group. Those who believe that an Administrator can be vicariously liable hinged their argument on the fact that One, an Administrator ought to have and exercise control on...Read More