Solidarity and AfriForum are ready to challenge Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane and will continue with a court application to have the government’s Tourism Equity Fund declared illegal. On 27 April, the court granted an interdict to the two institutions that prevented the government from paying out any funds pending this court ruling. “We look forward to facing the minister in court. She likes to mention that black-owned businesses suffer and that they should receive help but does not .
AS the third anniversary of the General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR legislation happens this week, the ICO has recently been sending out letters to businesses and sole trader professionals requiring them to register.
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from the southern part of Nigeria met in Asaba last week and came up with what is now popularly referred to as the Asaba Declaration. What is your opinion on this?
Let me congratulate the southern governors for coming together irrespective of their political party affiliations for the first time to take a joint decision, which they considered was in the best interest of their people. They have made a statement and they were categorical about it. That is what they wanted and nobody can fault their opinion.
What steps should they take next after their Asaba meeting?
By Deji Elumoye and Juliet Akoje
The Senate has passed for a second reading a bill that seeks to prohibit the payment and receipt of ransom for the release of any person kidnapped, imprisoned or wrongfully confined.
The Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which scaled second reading during Wednesday plenary is sponsored by Senator Ezenwa Francis Onyewuchi.
In his lead debate of the bill, Onyewuchi said the piece of legislation seeks to amend the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2013 to outlaw the payment of ransom to abductors, kidnappers and terrorists for the release of any person who has been wrongfully confined, imprisoned or kidnapped.