by Eniola Akinoso | Oct 18, 2018 | Articles, Blog, News, TSE With Eniola Akinoso
The average Nigerian is a wary human. There abides an inherent distrust in any venture that involves parting with any form of capital, much less, taxes. To the average Nigerian, the government breaks things – promises, their hearts and the social contract, there is no direct benefit of paying taxes and the unrelenting way that taxes are perpetually demanded and extracted from their friends who are in the tax net is absolutely frightful and unenviable.
by lawyard staff | Oct 15, 2018 | Blog, News
The Federal government released the names of 50 high profile Nigerians banned from travelling outside the Country. The personalities include an ex-CJ of Enugu dstate who died recently, Thirteen former governors, seven ex-ministers, former National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki, among others are on the list of persons barred from travelling out of the country, following the implementation of the Executive Order 6 by President Muhammadu Buhari.
by lawyard staff | Aug 11, 2018 | Blog, Opinion
My family and I, express our commiseration with the wife and family of the late Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Rivers State, Chief, Hon. Emmanuel Chinwenwo Aguma, SAN, the Port Harcourt Branch of the Nigeria Bar Association, and the good people and the Government of Rivers State, on the sad demise of their illustrious Son.
by lawyard staff | Jul 26, 2018 | Articles, Blog, Opinion
At the 2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Lagos Branch, which held on the 23rd of July at the Lagos State High Court, Igbosere, Learned Silk, Paul Usoro, SAN presented a paper during the Knowledge Sharing Session titled, “The Art of Cross-Examination”.
by lawyard staff | Jul 4, 2018 | News, The Lagos Lawyer
A video has emerged online showing the brutalization of a young lawyer named Olakunle Karimu by the Nigerian Police. The young lawyer had gone to his former employer Oluyomi Olawore LLP to demand his outstanding salary after a cheaque which was to offset his salary was rejected by the bank.
by lawyard staff | Jun 17, 2018 | Blog, News
Mazi Afam made this statement at a brief media parley held on Wednesday,13th June, 2018.According to him, lawyers want a Bar Association that cares about its member’s welfare; a bar that cares about young lawyers, a Bar that cares about protecting their income.
by lawyard staff | May 30, 2018 | Articles, Blog, Opinion
A lot has already been said and written about Paul Usoro as The Man, The Lawyer, The Candidate… Some have however called for reflections from a time more distant into the past. I am in a position to offer this; so I will start with a glimpse of Paul from earlier days and from my own perspective . I will progress from there, giving my own impressions of Paul Usoro as a boy, a law student and then a legal practitioner.
by Adavize | Jan 5, 2018 | Blog, Events
The Chief Judge of Lagos State Honourable Justice Opeyemi Oke has accused the immediate past Chief Judge of Lagos State of carting away furniture in the Chief Judge’s office and official residence and replacing them with old and dilapidated ones. The Chief Judge also...
by Tayo Fabusiwa | Oct 26, 2017 | Articles, Blog, Information, Opinion
Tax appears to be the major talk in town as the next source of revenue for the government as well as a tool for the development of the Nigerian economy. A major that however also features in the discussions around tax is that of low tax compliance which prevents the...
by Tayo Fabusiwa | Oct 13, 2017 | Blog, Information, News
Total Upstream Nigeria Limited (TUPNL), in pursuance of its Cooperate Social Responsibility, invites application from suitably qualified Nigerian students for its 2017/2018 NNPC/TOTAL National Merit Scholarship Scheme. To qualify for consideration, applicants...
