Between 2020 and 2025, Lagos State has achieved significant developmental milestones, reinforcing its status as a leading economic and infrastructural hub in Africa. Economic Growth As of 2023, Lagos State’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reached approximately $259.75 billion based on purchasing power parity (PPP), positioning it as the second-largest economy on the continent, closely following...
The Federal Government has reconstituted the Tax Appeal Tribunals in the six geo-political zones as well as Lagos and Federal Capital Territory. A statement by Oluyinka Akintunde, Special Adviser to the Finance Minister on Media & Communications said that the move is in accordance with Section 2(1) of the Fifth Schedule of the Federal Inland Revenue Service...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to evolve rapidly, introducing groundbreaking innovations that are transforming various industries. Here are some of the latest developments: Baidu’s New AI Models On March 16, 2025, China’s Baidu unveiled two advanced AI models, including ERNIE X1, designed to enhance its competitiveness in the global AI landscape. ERNIE X1 focuses on reasoning...
Over 40 jurists are expected to feature at this year’s Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Lagos Branch Law Week which kicks off tomorrow with a health walk. Aside from the plethora of topical legal issues to be dissected at the two-day plenary sessions holding on Thursday and Friday at City Hall, Lagos, the Law Week will...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has bestowed an award on veteran prison reform activist and Founder/Executive Director of Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), Dr. Uju Agomoh. The award was conferred on her at the recent criminal justice summit hosted by the NBA Criminal Justice Reform Committee (NBA-CJRC) at Asaba, Delta State “for outstanding contribution...
Nigerian B a r Association (NBA) President A b u b a k a r Mahmoud (SAN) has restated the association’s commitment to a transparent electoral process in the country. He spoke at this year’s Founders Day lecture of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) held at the Nigerian Judicial Institute, Abuja. According...
The Independent National Electoral Commission says the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission which organised the controversial local government poll in February didn’t completely use INEC’s voters’ register.
Lawmakers at the Senate plenary yesterday kicked against the newly reframed election sequence bill to pass second reading. Unlike the first election sequence bill rejected by President Muhammadu Buhari, this new bill seeks to reorder the election with Governorship/State Houses of Assembly elections coming first, followed by the National Assembly election with Presidential election coming...
At least nine people have been confirmed dead after a fuel tanker exploded on Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed that at least four others suffered from varying degrees of burns as at least 54 vehicles were also lost to the terrible explosion. According to LASEMA, the...