By Innocent Okwuosa In its document on the road map for the adoption of IFRS in Nigeria, the Financial Reporting Council, FRC, of Nigeria defined SMEs as entities that may not have public accountability and: *their debt or equity instruments are not traded in a public market; *they are not in the process of issuing […]

By Omeiza Ajayi The Federal Government has asked sub-national entities in the country to hasten measures to decongest the custodial centres especially with regards to summoning the political will to do the needful on death row convicts. Disclosing that Nigeria now has 3,008 condemned criminals consisting of 2,952 males and 56 females, the federal government […]

Mr Hakeem Ambali, the President of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), says the Ebonyi election for a new executive may be moved to another state. Ambali said this on Friday during an interactive session with newsmen in Abakiliki, adding that the measure would be inevitable if a hitch-free election would not be […]

The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) says voters in possession of the Temporary Voter Cards (TVCs) are eligible to vote in Saturday’s local government election in the state. Justice Ayotunde Phillips (retd.), LASIEC Chairman, said this at a news conference on Friday at its headquarters in Yaba, Lagos. Phillips said voters in possession of […]

By Henry Ojelu A Federal High Court Ikoyi has refused requests by 11 political parties to halt the Chairmen and Councillors election into the 57 Local Government Councils and Local Council Development Areas in Lagos state. Honourable Justice Akintayo Aluko made the decision in a ruling delivered on Friday July 23, 2021, in Suit No […]