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Two of the six leaders of the Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State reportedly arrested by military officials last month have dragged the Nigerian Army and the State Security Services before the Federal High Court, Warri, demanding N200million as damages in two fundamental rights suits. The claimants, James Oghorokor and
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The Senate has proposed prison sentences of up to 10 years, fines of at least N20m or both, on promoters and operators of Ponzi and other illegal investment schemes. This Bill Investment and Securities Bill, 2024, which has passed its second reading, aims to repeal the existing Investment and Securities Act of 2007 and replace it with
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The Senate has proposed prison sentences of up to 10 years, fines of at least N20m or both, on promoters and operators of Ponzi and other illegal investment schemes. This Bill Investment and Securities Bill, 2024, which has passed its second reading, aims to repeal the existing Investment and Securities Act of 2007 and replace it with
A Kano state high court has restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, the Accountant-General of Federation, AGF, and the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, from withholding funds for the 44 LGAs in the state. Justice Ibrahim Musa-Muhammad, granted the interim order on Wednesday in an ex-parte application brought by the Chairman of
Court bars CBN, Accountant-General from withholding Kano LG funds
A Kano state high court has restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, the Accountant-General of Federation, AGF, and the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, from withholding funds for the 44 LGAs in the state.
Justice Ibrahim Musa-Muhammad, granted the interim order on Wednesday in an ex-parte application brought by the Chairman of the National Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Ibrahim Muhammed and five others.
Moving the motion, counsels to the applicants, Bashir Yusuf-Muhammad and Usman Bala-Salisu, expressed concerns over the possible withholding or delay of allocations essential for local governance in the state.
The judge granted the application restraining the 45th and 46th respondents either by themselves, their agents, officers, privies, representatives from refusing to disburse or delaying to disburse, deferring or suspending the monthly allocation or in any way tampering with the allocation from the Federation Account to the 44 LGAs pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.
The judge also granted the applicants permission to serve the court processes on the 45th, 46th and 47th respondents by substituted service.
The court adjourned the matter until November 21, for hearing the motion on notice.
Court bars CBN, Accountant-General from withholding Kano LG funds