Business CBN increases inter-bank interest rate to 24.75% BarandbenchMarch 26, 2024March 26, 20240 The Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, raised Monetary Policy Rate, MPR, – inter-bank loan… Read More
Crime No ransom was paid for release of Kaduna school children– FG BarandbenchMarch 26, 2024March 26, 20240 The Federal Government has declared that no ransom was paid to effect the release of 137 pupils kidnapped from Kuriga,… Read More
Litigation Copyright Infringement: NCC drags MTN CEO, Karl Toriola, MTN Nigeria, others, to court BarandbenchMarch 26, 2024March 26, 20240 The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has filed criminal charges against the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, MTN… Read More
Politics Five days after raising the alarm, Ondo governorship aspirant, Akintelure, dies BarandbenchMarch 26, 2024March 26, 20240 A governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Ondo State, Dr. Paul Akintelure, is dead. Akintelure… Read More
Bar and Bench Edo CJ rejigs Shuaibu probe panel membership BarandbenchMarch 26, 2024March 26, 20240 The Chief Judge of Edo, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, has rejigged the panel constituted to investigate allegations of misconduct levelled against… Read More
BusinessFeatured NNPC announces new price for marketers BarandbenchMarch 26, 2024March 26, 20240 The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has crashed the depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known… Read More
Commentary An insight into medical negligence under Nigerian jurisprudence, by Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi, SAN BarandbenchMarch 26, 2024March 26, 20240 Introduction In Nigeria, there is a troubling surge in cases of medical negligence, primarily attributed to a dearth of manpower… Read More
Crime Banditry: Again, FG invites Sheikh Gumi for questioning BarandbenchMarch 25, 2024March 25, 20240 The Federal Government has invited for questioning a Kaduna State-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, over his comments on the… Read More
Business Nigeria seeks joint W’Africa regional protection of undersea cables BarandbenchMarch 25, 2024March 25, 20240 Following recent undersea cable cuts that challenged connectivities in many countries in the West African region, Nigeria has called for… Read More
Litigation Tax Evasion: Tribunal orders Speciality Drilling fluids to pay Bayelsa govt N288m BarandbenchMarch 25, 2024March 25, 20240 By a unanimous verdict, the South-South Zone of the Tax Appeal Tribunal sitting in Benin has ordered Specialty Drilling Fluids… Read More