MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Lagos State Government has applauded the decision of the Supreme Court ‘s judgment that nullified the National Lottery Act. In a statement by the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, made available to PUNCH Online on Sunday, the state government said the judgment also reaffirmed the constitutional authority of […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF) has sopposed the proposed Tax Reform Bill, describing it as a policy “conceived in bad faith” and a potential threat to Nigeria’s national unity. This stance was outlined in a communiqué issued on Saturday following the second bi-annual meeting of the forum’s Board of Trustees in Abuja. […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Multiple Blows to a Reactive North: Northern States are gradually losing significant portion of their shares of FAAC allocation, which is undoubtedly the biggest source of their revenue. From Local Government Funds, Fiscal Reform Bills, to dividends from the NLNG shares of NNPC and today, the National Lottery. All these were part […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Supreme Court on Friday, nullified the National Lottery Act 2005 enacted by the National Assembly on the grounds that it was made in violation of the powers donated by the Constitution to the federal Legislature. A unanimous judgment of a seven-member panel of Justices of the apex court held that the […] Read more
