Author: TheScrutinyNG

The Minister, Industry Trade and Investment Doris Uzoka Anite yesterday inaugurated the inter-ministerial committee on the review of the Intellectual Property Policy and Strategy for Nigeria. In a statement signed by TerfaTilley-Gyado, Special Adviser, Strategic Communications, stated that this inauguration marks a significant step in strengthening Nigeria’s intellectual property framework, it is also to highlight the importance of a robust Intellectual Property  policy in driving innovation and economic growth. Anite said: “This is to strengthen Nigeria’s intellectual property ecosystem and position our nation as a global leader in the protection and commercialization of creative and innovative works; an effective IP…

The Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms has recommended an exchange rate of N800 per dollar Customs import duty rate for the rest of the year. This move will be a huge departure from what obtains currently where Customs duty is changed erratically, sometime twice a day with total changes effected so far this year at about 40 times. Also the value has followed the sharp swings in the exchange rate on the foreign exchange market with a wide range of between N900 and N1,700 to one US Dollar this year alone, a situation that has attracted widespread condemnation…

By Prof. Mike Ozekhome SAN When on October 1, 1960, Nigeria gained her independence from British colonial tutelage, the Union Jack was lowered and replaced with Nigeria’s Green White Green Flag. A new National anthem, “Nigeria, we hail thee”, was introduced. The anthem with three stanza was written by a Briton, Frances Berda, whilst Lilian Jean Williams composed the lyrics. This anthem was to last till 1978 when the then Head of State, General Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR, caused it to be replacedwith a new National anthem titled “Arise, O Compatriots”. Only 29th May, 2024,the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, assented to…

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has disclosed that the ministry uncovered 2,400 foreigners with fake National Identity Numbers attempting to acquire Nigerian passports. This was as he also emphasized the critical role of identity management in enhancing national security. Tunji-Ojo stated this during a courtesy visit by the President and Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Investigators of Nigeria, Dr. Illiyasu Gashinbaki, and his team on Wednesday. In a statement signed by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Ozoya Imohimi, on Wednesday, Tunji-Ojo highlighted the importance of having a robust identity management system to track…

By Tunde Rahman But for the ministerial presentations on the achievements of the President Bola Tinubu administration in its first year, christened Ministerial Sectoral Update, which began on Tuesday May 21 at the National Press Centre in Abuja, many may not have known or appreciated the quantum of work that has been done by the government within such a short period of one year in office. This piece is not really about the re-engineering work that is being done on the economy, which is now recording a gradual growth. For instance, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, the nation…

In a major crackdown on the illegal drug trade in the Federal Capital Territory, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has seized over N107 million worth of illicit and dangerous drugs from motor parks and markets across Abuja. According to a statement on Thursday via X, the agency’s Investigation & Enforcement/Federal Task Force Directorate, acting on intelligence from the Department of State Services (DSS), conducted raids targeting drug hawkers at Area 1 Motor Park, Dunamis Market Garki, Zuba Market, Nyanya Motor Park, and Asokoro over two days. “During the raid, the team arrested twenty suspects and…

Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has charged the newly sworn in judge of the state High Court, Justice Stephens Dirialakeibama Jumbo to stand on the side of truth and defend the interest of the state. Fubara spoke shortly after Justice Jumbo was inaugurated as judge of the Rivers State High Court at the Executive Council Chambers of Government House in Port Harcourt on Thursday. The governor charged the new judge to abide by his oath office and understood that much was expected of him as he discharged his responsibilities not to the state government alone but to the larger society.…

On Thursday, May 30, Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf visited National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu in Abuja. The governor announced the meeting on his official X page, sharing photos of the engagement. He captioned the images: “I had a fruitful engagement with the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, this afternoon in Abuja. – AKY.” Further details to follow.

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has declared the seats of the 25 lawmakers, who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, vacant pending the determination of a suit before it. The court, however, ordered the Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, to stop parading as the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly and bared the 24 lawmakers, who are all Anti-Siminalayi Fubara, the governor of the state, from posing as lawmakers in the state. Hon. Justice Charles Wali gave the order in Suit No PHC/1512/CS/2024, brought by Rt. Hon. Victor…

A four-story building collapsed on Lagos Island on Thursday, trapping an unknown number of people. The incident occurred at Iga Iduganran, near the Oba of Lagos’ palace. The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, has confirmed the development on his X account. According to Omotosho, eight people have been rescued so far “A four-storey building has collapsed at Iga Iduganran, Lagos Island. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency officials have rescued eight people from the rubble. They are battling to retrieve two others from the rubble. The structure had been marked by LASBCA for evacuation,” Omotosho said.…