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- 30 Jul 2025
NCC and Attorneys-General Forge Powerful Alliance to Accelerate Nigeria’s Digital Transformation
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has officially inaugurated its first-ever Annual Workshop for Attorneys-General, convening top legal officers from across Nigeria to strengthen regulatory…
- 19 May 2025
Falana vs Zinox, 12 Others: Again, Attorney General withdraws Fiat from Falana
For the second time, the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice has withdrawn the fiat donated to Femi Falana SAN, purporting to prosecute a case against Mr.…
- 4 Feb 2016
MTN Hires Former U.S. Attorney General to Help on Nigeria Fine
MTN Group has hired a former top U.S. law enforcement official to help challenge a $3.9 billion fine imposed by Nigeria for failing to disconnect unregistered users, the Financial Times reported on…
- 6 Sept 2018
MTN: Our Story on CBN’s Letter on CCIs and AGF’s $2Bn Tax Compliance Demand
Following the receipt of the letter from the Central Bank of Nigeria on foreign exchange repatriation, MTN Nigeria (“the Company”) has today provided an update on the company’s position on the issue.…
- 30 Jun 2013
Vacate Order in Suit against NIMASA-Adoke
Mohammed Adoke, attorney general and minister of Justice has filed an Application seeking to discharge an order of a Federal High court against the Federal Government in a suit instituted by the…
- 25 Jun 2024
Alleged Blackmail of Zinox Chairman and Access Bank by Benjamin Joseph: The Full Story
By Adamu Sanni, Public Affairs Analyst An undue reprieve came the way of Mr. Benjamin Joseph, an indigene of Enugu State and Managing Director of Ibadan-based Citadel Oracle Concepts Limited, on…
- 10 May 2022
FG Withdraws Charges of Cyberstalking against Suraju, HEDA Chair
Federal government on Tuesday withdrew cyberstalking charges against Olanrewaju Suraju, chairman, Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA). Olanrewaju Suraju, chairman, Human and…
- 9 Sept 2024
US Blocks Nigerian’s Cryptocurrency Fraud, Imposes $50,000 fine
The Kansas Attorney General’s Office successfully thwarted an attempt by Bimbo Toyin Akinyemi, a Nigerian national, to defraud a Kansas resident of cryptocurrency. This was revealed in a statement…
- 4 Sept 2018
FG Targets MTN for Cash as Buhari Govt. Tightens Rules Ahead 2019 Elections- Expert
The many troubles of MTN group in Nigeria may both economic and political play the federal government of Nigeria, according to Ron Klipin, an analyst at Cratos Wealth in Johannesburg. Klipin,…
- 2 Jul 2016
How Holder, US Lawyer Helped Cut Billions off MTN Fine
Telecoms firm MTN hired former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in January to help it reduce a $3.9 billion fine imposed in Nigeria over unregistered SIM cards. Five months later, it struck a deal…
- 8 Nov 2018
$2b Withholding tax: MTN’s Suit against AGF Adjourned to Dec. 3
A Federal High Court in Lagos hearing the case between MTN Nigeria and the Attorney-General’s Office over a $2 billion demand in back taxes by the federal government has been adjourned till December…
- 2 Nov 2022
FG Orders Withdrawal of Charges Against Ekeh, Zinox Boss, Wife, Others, Insists on Full Prosecution of Alleged Blackmailer, Benjamin Joseph
The Federal Government of Nigeria has ordered the withdrawal of the charges purportedly filed by Femi Falana (SAN) against the Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh, his wife and few others based on…
- 27 Apr 2016
EFCC Arrests Bank MD over Alleged $115m Diezani’s Cash
There were strong indications Wednesday night, that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), may have arrested the Managing Director (MD) and chief executive officer of a…
- 8 Jun 2021
Just In.... Lai Mohammed Leaves Decision to Prosecute Pastors Adeboye, Kumuyi, Others for Tweeting to AGF
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice will decide whether or not to prosecute Pastor Enoch Adeboye and Pastor William Kumuyi –both popular clerics and…
- 3 Nov 2013
Asset Confiscation Case against Ibori Collapsed for Lack of Evidence – Aondoakaa
Michael Aondoakaa, former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and minister of Justice, has explained the reason why the assets confiscation trial of James Ibori, former governor of Delta State,…
- 17 Jul 2017
Information Ministry Bags “FOI Hall of Shame” Award
The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture on Monday joined the growing list of public officials and institutions accused of undermining the effectiveness of the Freedom of Information (FOI)…
- 5 Nov 2018
MRA Inducts CommTech into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’
The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has inducted the Federal Ministry of Communication Technology into its “Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame”, accusing the Ministry of extremely poor performance…
- 24 Sept 2018
MRA Idnucts NBC into FOI Hall of Shame
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today named the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) this week’s inductee into the “Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame”, saying that its overall performance in the…
- 30 Aug 2016
Messy Fight, Corruption Allegations Stall Return of N218Bn Abacha Loot
Nigeria stands the risk of forfeiting a hefty N218.3 billion ($550 million) already recovered from Nigeria’s late military dictator Sani Abacha’s, estate if a suit filed by an American-based Nigerian…
- 13 Jan 2020
House, EFCC to Probe Defaulting Telcos of NITDA Fund
Alhaji Lado Abdullahi, chairman, House of Representatives Committee on ICT, has said that Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will join the committee to investigate telecom providers,…
- 20 Dec 2017
NIMC Gazettes Supplementary Regulations for the Mandatory Use of NIN, others
By peter oluka The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has gazetted and published five (5) Regulations, following an approval received from the Honorable Attorney General of the Federation…
- 8 Jun 2021
Malami Logs into Twitter to Deactivate Account
Abubakar Malami (SAN), attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, on Tuesday logged into Twitter and deactivated his account to show solidarity with the Federal Government which had…
- 29 Feb 2016
ONC Spits Fire as 70% of Govt Data Go Offshore
Office for Nigerian Content Development in ICT (ONC) said it may enlist the help of the Attorney General of the Federation to prosecute government officials who contravene guidelines on hosting…
- 8 Apr 2016
My Role in MTN's N50Bn Fine- AGF
Abubakar Malami (SAN), attorney general of the federation and minister for Justice, has explained his role in the payment of N50billion to the Federal Government by a telecommunication firm, MTN…
- 21 Dec 2025
SERAP Asks Tinubu to Release CTC of Tax Bill
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “urgently direct Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice to…
- 15 Feb 2017
Bankers, Civil Servants in Trouble over $151m in Fictitious Accounts
Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), attorney-general of the Federation, has said that the federal government was compiling lists of suspects who will face trial over the $151million and N8billion found in…
- 18 Mar 2025
£15bn Petro Union Fraud: AGF Defends Nigeria's Wealth at Supreme Court
In a significant move to safeguard Nigeria from potential fraud, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has led a team of senior lawyers to…
- 16 Jan 2024
Arms Deal: Nigeria Set to Recover £6.9m looted during Boko Haram Incursions
Nigeria will receive some of its stolen assets believed to be worth £6.9m ($8.9m), following the verdict of an American court, which ruled that the source of the funds is ambiguous and was likely…
- 28 Dec 2024
Falana, Media Trial is Old School; Please Try Something New from 2025 – Leo Stan Ekeh
Mr. Leo Stan Ekeh, Chairman of Zinox Group, while reacting to phone inquiries from some journalists to confirm if he was aware of a new lawsuit against his companies, staff, wife, and himself as…
- 21 Mar 2024
US Sues Apple for Monopolising Smartphone Market
US Justice Department and more than a dozen states have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, saying its devices and software are a monopoly that gives it vast profits at the expense of…