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01/01/2026

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If you operate a POS under an unregistered name, register your business with the CAC. Avoid the deadline last minute rus...
09/12/2025

If you operate a POS under an unregistered name, register your business with the CAC.

Avoid the deadline last minute rush and send us a WhatsApp message on 08184548886.

05/12/2025

EFCC Arraigns Company Manager for Failure to Appoint Compliance Desk Officer

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abuja Zonal Directorate on Wednesday December, 3, 2025, arraigned a company compliance officer, Orbby Vanessa Agwuncha, before Justice O.A. Egwuata of the Federal High Court, Abuja, for failure to appoint a compliance desk officer and develop programmes to combat money laundering and other illegal financial acts

She was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on money laundering.

One of the charges read: ''That you, ORBBY VANESSA AGWUNCHA (trading under the name, and style of Bill Interserve Global), a Designated Non Financial Business and Profession, DNFBPs, sometimes between 26th September, 2023 to 30th October 2023, in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of Honorable Court failed to develop programmes to combat money laundering and other illegal acts, to wit: failure to designate at management level, a compliance officer within any strata of the company contrary to Section 10 (1) (a) of Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 19 (2) (b) of the same Act''

Count two of the charges read: ''That you ORBBY VANESSA AGWUNCHA (trading under the name of style of Bill Interserve Global) a designated Non-Financial Business and Profession sometimes between 26th September, 2023 and 30th October, 2023 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honorable court failed to develop programmes to combat money laundering and other illegal acts, to wit: failure to establish an Internal Audit unit to ensure compliance and effectiveness of measures taken to enforce the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition ) Act, 2002 and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 16 (2) (b) of the same Act''

She pleaded “not guilty” to the charges when they were read to her.
In view of her pleas, prosecution counsel, J.N Dogonyaro, prayed the court to fix a date for trialCopied

16/09/2025

Did you know? Nigeria’s new Tax Act 2025 replaces old laws with one easy system. Small businesses under ₦100M turnover pay ZERO tax! Curious how this affects you? Message and follow us today!!

03/05/2025

NJC suspends Justice Jane E. Inyang, Justice Inyang Ekwo , Justice Aminu Baffa Aliyu For One-year Without Pay For Various Acts Of Judicial Misconduct

The National Judicial Council (NJC) handed three judges one-year suspensions on Wednesday for disgraceful conduct and performances of actions at variance to judicial codes.

The judges were Justice Jane E. Inyang of the Uyo Division of the Court of Appeal, Justice Inyang Ekwo and Justice Aminu Baffa Aliyu of the Abuja Division and Zamfara Division of the Federal High Court.

JUSTICE JANE E. INYANG
Justice Jane E. Inyang granted an interim order for the sale of commercial assets belonging to Udeme Esset, who formerly owned Stratas Filling Station and was a director of Jopen Oil Filling Station in Akwa Ibom State.

Esset was said to have obtained a loan from Keystone Bank between 2002 and 2004 and failed to repay same.

When the matter was taken to Inyang’s court, he gave the order via an ex parte application.

Ex parte orders are usually granted to preserve the status quo or natural order of things pending when appropriate parties would appear before the court to defend their position.

But Inyang granted the request to dissipate the properties, an order the NJC said breached Rule 3 (5) of the Revised Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers.

“Specifically, in its resolution, the Council suspends Hon. Justice Jane E. Inyang, Court of Appeal, Uyo Division, for one year without pay, as the Investigation Committee found His Lordship to have breached Rule 3 (5) of the Revised Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers,” said Kemi Ogedengbe Babalola, deputy director of information for NJC.

“Hon. Justice Jane E. Inyang was found to have abused his office by issuing inappropriate Ex parte Orders for the sale of Hon. Udeme Esset’s petrol station and other businesses at interlocutory stage of the case.

“The act of judicial misconduct occurred while His Lordship presided over Suit No. FHC/UY/CS/46/2023, at the Federal High Court, Uyo

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25/12/2023

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Our relationship this year has been beautiful. Let's do it better next year!

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28/06/2023

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01/05/2023

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20/10/2022

Did you know that the Startup Act was signed into law on the 19th day of October 2022?

The Act establishes a startup investment seed fund through which startups can access financing.

BENEFITS OF OBTAINING A STARTUP LABEL

• Eligibility to access special funds
• Access to grants and loan administered by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Bank of Industry (BOI)
• Eligibility for possible four years tax exemptions and other tax incentives.
• Eligible employees of a labelled startup are entitled Personal Income Tax exemption of 35% of the income of the employee for a period of two years from date of engagement.
Etc.

ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT OF STARTUP LABEL

• According to the Act, to be labelled a startup, the entity must be registered as a Limited Liability Company under the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020.

• The startup must have been in existence for a period of not more than 10 years from the date of Incorporation.

• It must have at least one Nigerian as a co-founder.

• Its business object must include: “innovation, development, production, improvement, and commercialisation of a digital technology innovative product or process”.

CAVEAT: Note that this information is provided for general enlightenment purposes and is not intended to be any form of legal advice.

09/10/2022

Nigeria's advertising regulator, ARCON, sues Meta for $70m (N30bn) for unapproved adverts on its platforms.

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