Femi Falana, senior advocate of Nigeria, has given the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) two weeks to release the contract award letter for a concluded revenue assurance bid. The letter, which is expected to empower the winners of the bid to block revenue leakages in the telecommunication sector, and accrue over N600 billion for the federal government, is being delayed by the [...]
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Femi Falana, a human right lawyer, has asked Chris Ngige, minister of labour, to mandate Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited to obey the supreme court ruling on the 860 security staff sacked by the company.In a letter dated September 19, 2018 to the minister, the senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) accused Exxon Mobil of flouting the ruling of the supreme court [...]
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has asked the All Progressives Congress (APC) to cease the alleged plan to remove Bukola Saraki as senate president.Following Saraki's defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the ruling party had asked him to step down as senate president.Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the APC, on Wednesday said Saraki must return the crown to the house [...]
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has asked the federal government not to confuse the people by renaming cattle ranches as colonies.Killings by herdsmen in various parts of the country led the government to propose the establishment of cattle colonies.Audu Ogbeh, minister of agriculture, who said the establishment of the colonies will take effect this week, made a strong case for the project.“When [...]
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says Maikanti Baru, group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum, deceived Nigerians by saying there was enough fuel to supply consumers.In a statement on Monday, Falana said despite the assurance given by the duo, the scarcity of the product has persisted, causing some people [...]
BY IDOWU SAMUEL Not too long ago, the peace and security of Nigeria ruptured, while the country suddenly found itself by a cliffhanger. The possible collapse of the country looked visible, as it struggled for succour under the silhouette of Boko Haram terrorism. This happened because of the immediate past government, by acts of commission or omission made Boko Haram invincible. The [...]
The socio-economic rights and accountability project (SERAP) has sued the Nigerian government at the ECOWAS community court of justice in Abuja for failing to curb the activities of herdsmen.In the suit, filed by Femi Falana, SERAP's solicitor, the organisation said the government failed to uphold the rights of its citizens by wantonly ignoring herdsmen's gross abuse of human lives.“The continuing [...]
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