A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has explained why courts across the country are currently shut down.
In a piece titled ‘Why the Courts are Locked’ received by our correspondent on Tuesday, Mr. Adegboruwa noted that the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) embarked on an industrial strike on April 6 over the issue of financial autonomy for the judiciary.
He said the Federal Government has largely complied with constitutional directives to grant financial autonomy to courts and the main issue is with state governments.
WHY THE COURTS ARE LOCKED
By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN
The past one week has been very challenging for judges, lawyers and litigants alike, as the court system became paralyzed all over the nation, due to the ongoing industrial action by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, over its demand for financial autonomy for the judiciary. It’s been a very delicate rope for lawyers to navigate through, being a matter of choosing bet
Ademola Orunbon
The Ogun State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Akingbolahan Adeniran, says respite will soon come to the victims of human trafficking, as they will get free legal services through the creation of Ogun State Public Interest Law Partnership (OPILP).
Adeniran who made this revelation in Abeokuta during the fourth meeting of the State Taskforce on Human Trafficking, added that OPILP would be partnering with private legal practitioners, to render free legal services (Pro-bono) to indigents and victims of human trafficking across the State.
The Commissioner, who is also the Chairman of the Taskforce, said the services would only be rendered if the victim wanted to pursue a civil action against the traffickers, noting that it would be an advantage for victims who want to claim damages or compensation for the dehumanisation meted on them through the Pro-bono services.
By EricJames Ochigbo
Abuja, March 4, 2021 The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) anticipates revenue collection of N5.9 trillion in 2021.
Its Chairman, Mr Muhammad Nami, announced the anticipation in Abuja on Thursday while defending the Service’s 2021 budget before the House of Representatives Committee on Finance.
He said that the 2021 budget was tailored to reposition the Service for a more effective tax collection for all tiers of government.
He added that strategies had been put in place to enable electric tax collection so as to enhance compliance with COVID-19 safety protocol of social distancing.
Nami said that the FIRS would also deepen synergy with its state counterparts to generate more revenue for the country.
Its Chairman, Mr Muhammad Nami, announced the anticipation in Abuja on Thursday while defending the Service’s 2021 budget before the House of Representatives Committee on Finance.
He said that the 2021 budget was tailored to reposition the Service for a more effective tax collection for all tiers of government.
He added that strategies had been put in place to enable electric tax collection so as to enhance compliance with COVID-19 safety protocol of social distancing.
Nami said that the FIRS would also deepen synergy with its state counterparts to generate more revenue for the country.
He said N289 billion was earmarked for the operations of the Service in 2021.
Reps quiz FIRS on bogus recurrent budget, revenue shortfall Reps quiz FIRS on bogus recurrent budget, revenue shortfall
• Kick against 7 per cent cost of collection worth N298.44bn
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Members of the House of Representatives, on Thursday, quizzed Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mohammed Nami, over the bogus recurrent expenditure and the inability to meet the N5.077 trillion target, despite the downward review of the N8.7 trillion initial proposed revenue for 2020.
The lawmakers, who expressed the concerns during the 2020 budget defence/2021 budget proposal of Federal Inland Revenue Service held at the instance of the House Committee on Finance chaired by Hon Abiodun Faleke, queried the astronomical increase in various expenditures incurred during the period under review.