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Court Awards Punitive Damages Against First Bank Over ‘Wrongful Blacklisting’

The Owerri division of the National Industrial Court, Imo State, has awarded a punitive cost of N50 million, against First Bank Plc, in favour of one of its wrongfully dismissed staff, Collins Godspower, over “wrongful blacklisting” by the Central Bank...

Millions Of Nigerian Children Remain Out of School -By Prosper Okoye

Photograph of uncared-for Children Millions of Nigerian children are still not attending school, a child-focused organisation has warned, as the world marks International Education Day. Saffron Social Development Global Foundation said large numbers of children, especially those from poor and...

Outis Capital: “All-in-One Investment Platform Democratizing Wealth Building For Everyday Investor”

In an era where financial markets feel increasingly exclusive, a bold new entrant is shaking things up by putting sophisticated investment tools into the hands of anyone with a smartphone and a dollar to spare.  Outis Capital, a fresh fintech...

Court Remands Company Worker Over Alleged N90.5m Fraud 

A staff of SOHCAHTOA Investments Limited, Bello Saheed Samuel, has been remanded in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS) over alleged N90. 571, 000 million fraud, by a Federal High Court Lagos. The company worker was remanded by...

Police Arraign Man For Alleged Romance Scam, $7k USD Fraud

The operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation Department ForceCID Annex Alagbon-Ikoyi Lagos, has arraigned a suspected Internet fraudster popularly called Yahoo-yahoo boy, Samson Babatunde Onaolapo for an alleged romance scam and fraud of $7, 000 USD  The suspected Internet fraudster, who...

SSB Tax: Should Private Profits Supersede Public Health? -By Robert Egbe

Nigeria’s shift toward a pro-health review of the tax payable by manufacturers of non-alcoholic, sweetened, and carbonated drinks, commonly known as Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs), has reached a critical moment. Last November, the Senate Joint Committee on Finance, Customs and Excise...

Court Slams N210m Damages On Airtel Network Over Unlawful Use Of ‘Nigeria Go Survive’ Song

Justice Ibrahim Ahmad Kala of a Federal High Court, Lagos, has awarded a total sum of N210 million as damages for copyright infringement, against Airtel Network Limited, over unlawful use of a musical work titled 'Nigeria Go Survive'. As further...

Contempt Proceedings: Court Orders Service Of Forms 48, 49 On IGP Over Alleged Disobedience

IGP Egbetokun A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered that the Inspector General of Police (IGP) be served with Forms 48 and 49, directing him to show cause why an order of committal should not be made...

NDLEA Arraigns Congolese Man For Trafficking In Hard Drugs 

A 45 year-old citizen of Democratic Republic of Congo, Jeancy Mubenga Mukeba, has been arraigned before a Federal High Court, Lagos, for trafficking in prohibited drugs. The Congolese was arraigned before the court presided over by Justice Musa Kakaki, on...

Bizman Victor Ogiemwonyi, Firm Convicted Over $80,000, N953m Share Proceeds Fraud

Victor Ogiemwonyi A Nigeria businessman, Victor Ogiemwonyi and his firm, Partnership Securities Limited, have been convicted for stealing N953,535,861.57 million and $80,000 USD in a fraud linked to the sale of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) shares by an Ikeja court...
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Court Awards Punitive Damages Against First Bank Over ‘Wrongful Blacklisting’

The Owerri division of the National Industrial Court, Imo State, has awarded a punitive cost of N50 million, against...
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