Business NIN-SIM Linkage: NCC directs telecom operators to bar non-compliant subscribers BarandbenchMarch 29, 2024March 29, 20240 The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed that it would not be reviewing its deadline to bar owners of more… Read More
CrimeFeatured Okuama Killings: Army whisks away Delta monarch to Abuja BarandbenchMarch 29, 2024March 29, 20240 The Nigerian Army has reportedly flown to Abuja the Ovie of Ewu kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area of… Read More
Crime Detained Binance executive’s wife protests continued detention of husband, seeks US intervention BarandbenchMarch 29, 2024March 29, 20240 Mrs Yuki Gambaryan, the wife of the detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan is protesting what she called the indefinite and… Read More
Business Why we’ll closely monitor banks’ compliance with new minimum recapitalization—CBN BarandbenchMarch 29, 2024March 29, 20240 *Removes limit on PAPSS for trade payment services The Central Bank of Nigeria has vowed to closely monitor the Nigerian… Read More
Commentary An analysis of admiralty jurisdiction in Nigeria, by Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi, SAN BarandbenchMarch 29, 2024March 29, 20240 INTRODUCTION The Nigerian Maritime Sector, no doubt, contributes significantly to the nation’s economy. Recognising the importance of the sector, the… Read More
Crime Reps query OAGF’s payment of N15bn to Remita, accuse CBN of complicity BarandbenchMarch 29, 2024March 29, 20240 The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has queried the payment of N15 billion to Remita, a payment platform… Read More
Commentary The Okuama Dead: Story behind the grief, by Azu Ishiekwene BarandbenchMarch 29, 2024March 29, 20240 When Lt. Colonel Abdullahi Hassan Ali, 49, assumed duties as Commanding Officer of the 181 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured Tinubu appoints new CCB chair, seeks senate approval BarandbenchMarch 29, 2024March 29, 20240 President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr Abdullahi Usman Bello as chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). But the… Read More
Business CBN raises commercial banks minimum capital base to N500bn BarandbenchMarch 29, 2024March 29, 20240 The Central Bank of Nigeria has raised the capital base for commercial banks with international authorization to N500bn and national… Read More
Uncategorized Tinubu, beware of Nyesom Wike, by Richard Akinnola BarandbenchMarch 28, 2024March 28, 20240 Impetuous, garrulous, flippant, compulsively and deliriously narcissistic, that succinctly encapsulates the Nyesom Wike persona. A study of the political trajectory… Read More