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The Court of Appeal in Abuja has halted the Rivers State government from collectting Value Added Taxes VAT until all legal disputes relating to the matter are resolved. The court ordered that the judgment of the State high court from which the State drew authorities to collect the tax must not be implemented. Justice … Read more
Say States Are The Sole Competent Authorities To Collect Stamp Duties, Not FG Attorneys-general of the 36 states have sued Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), over the alleged failure of the government to remit funds generated from stamp duties into state accounts. The states are arguing that they are the sole authority to … Read more
Yesterday the 7th of September 2021, the NAKSS Court finally strikes out the claim against the Financial Secretary of the Association, Jibril Haruna Abubakar. The court, sitting at Court 3, Sharia Court of Appeal, G.R.A Ilorin. In a ruling, delivered by Justice Abdullahi Soliu Dagbo, held that the Claimant has not shown any reasonable cause … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday returned the case file of former National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, to the Federal High Court in Abuja, preparatory for his fresh trial on corruption charges. The case file was returned to the court by the anti-graft agency in … Read more
The Industrial Court has adjourned a suit against striking resident doctors under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) instituted by the Federal Government till September 15, 2021. The Minister of Labour and Employment Dr Chris Ngige took the striking doctors to court over the abdication of their responsibilities. The Industrial Court … Read more
.com A Chief Magistrate in Kogi State, Tanko Muhammed, has sentenced a staff of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, James Olayemi, to six months in prison over unlawful disconnection of electricity supply to a customer’s house in Lokoja, the state capital. Muhammed sentenced Olayemi to six months in prison and ordered the immediate reconnection … Read more
