Olisa Agbakoba – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sun, 25 Aug 2024 21:04:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Olisa Agbakoba – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Need for Transformational Judicial Reforms is Urgent – Agbakoba https://www.theinfostride.com/need-for-transformational-judicial-reforms-is-urgent-agbakoba/ https://www.theinfostride.com/need-for-transformational-judicial-reforms-is-urgent-agbakoba/#respond Fri, 23 Aug 2024 20:59:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=387861 We are witnessing yet another ritual of handing over the Judicial baton with the swearing-in of Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun. But it’s not about swearing in!! It’s about whether we will see radical reforms finally. The last great reform Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) was the Late Dahiru Musdapher. I was his consultant on Speed of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/need-for-transformational-judicial-reforms-is-urgent-agbakoba/feed/ 0 Why depositors will bear the burden of Tinubu’s “ill-thought out” 50% windfall tax on Nigerian banks – Olisa Agbakoba https://www.theinfostride.com/why-depositors-will-bear-the-burden-of-tinubus-ill-thought-out-50-windfall-tax-on-nigerian-banks-olisa-agbakoba/ https://www.theinfostride.com/why-depositors-will-bear-the-burden-of-tinubus-ill-thought-out-50-windfall-tax-on-nigerian-banks-olisa-agbakoba/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2024 08:07:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=384740 Dr. Olisa Agbakoba has explained how the federal government’s proposed 50% windfall tax will negatively impact bank operations and its customers in Nigeria. Dr. Agbakoba is the Senior Partner and Head of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Arbitration practice group at Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL), with expertise in Maritime and Blue Economy Law, Space [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/why-depositors-will-bear-the-burden-of-tinubus-ill-thought-out-50-windfall-tax-on-nigerian-banks-olisa-agbakoba/feed/ 0 The Hidden Facts Behind The Metering Contracts For Flow Stations – Agbakoba https://www.theinfostride.com/the-hidden-facts-behind-the-metering-contracts-for-flow-stations-agbakoba/ https://www.theinfostride.com/the-hidden-facts-behind-the-metering-contracts-for-flow-stations-agbakoba/#respond Mon, 22 Jul 2024 23:59:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=384474 The announcement by the Federal Government that it will provide 186 meters at our flow stations is very curious and needs an explanation from the Minister of Petroleum. A Flow station is simply a tank where crude oil is stored as it flows in the oil pipelines, awaiting export. The international oil companies are responsible [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/the-hidden-facts-behind-the-metering-contracts-for-flow-stations-agbakoba/feed/ 0 Is The Nigeria’s Economy Beginning To Turn? https://www.theinfostride.com/is-the-nigerias-economy-beginning-to-turn/ https://www.theinfostride.com/is-the-nigerias-economy-beginning-to-turn/#respond Sat, 06 Apr 2024 10:23:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=374961 Nigeria’s economy has gone through very challenging times over the past year. Inflation reached 28.92% in December 2023, the highest in 27 years. Food inflation rose to 33.93% in December 2023. The naira depreciated significantly, losing 25% of its value in a single day in June 2023 when the government removed pegging to the US [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/is-the-nigerias-economy-beginning-to-turn/feed/ 0 NADECO, Where Are You? (Part 2) by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/nadeco-where-are-you-part-2-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nadeco-where-are-you-part-2-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Sun, 24 Sep 2023 08:10:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=355398 Wait a minute, how many of the original National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) members are still alive and what’s their current attitudinal disposition and worldview to the democracy that we claim to be enjoying? We need to interrogate this premise so that we can appropriately gauge if what we have in place is worth what they [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nadeco-where-are-you-part-2-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Agbakoba Iterates Urgent Tasks For The Attorney General Of The Federation https://www.theinfostride.com/agbakoba-iterates-urgent-tasks-for-the-attorney-general-of-the-federation/ https://www.theinfostride.com/agbakoba-iterates-urgent-tasks-for-the-attorney-general-of-the-federation/#respond Thu, 24 Aug 2023 23:03:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=353462 There are pressing tasks to be carried out urgently by the new Attorney General of the Federation (AGF). Major reforms of the criminal justice system, with particular reference to the utter confusion in the duplicated work of our law enforcement agencies, particularly the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/agbakoba-iterates-urgent-tasks-for-the-attorney-general-of-the-federation/feed/ 0 Uwais at 87: Agbakoba urges President Tinubu to implement The Uwais Committee Electoral Reforms https://www.theinfostride.com/uwais-at-87-agbakoba-urges-president-tinubu-to-implement-the-uwais-committee-electoral-reforms/ https://www.theinfostride.com/uwais-at-87-agbakoba-urges-president-tinubu-to-implement-the-uwais-committee-electoral-reforms/#respond Mon, 19 Jun 2023 08:22:14 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=349124 Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN has called on President Bola Tinubu to implement the Uwais Committee Electoral Reforms. Hon Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais is the longest-serving Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and has been blessed by God to reach the milestone Age of 87! President Tinubu’s special gift to our CJN is to implement the far-reaching [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/uwais-at-87-agbakoba-urges-president-tinubu-to-implement-the-uwais-committee-electoral-reforms/feed/ 0 Speed Of Justice: The Solution To Deciding The Presidential Election Petition As Soon As Possible And Before May 29 – Agbakoba https://www.theinfostride.com/speed-of-justice-the-solution-to-deciding-the-presidential-election-petition-as-soon-as-possible-and-before-may-29-agbakoba/ https://www.theinfostride.com/speed-of-justice-the-solution-to-deciding-the-presidential-election-petition-as-soon-as-possible-and-before-may-29-agbakoba/#respond Thu, 06 Apr 2023 07:39:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=344692 The tension around the call for an interim government is that the presidential election petition may not conclude before the inauguration of a new president on May 29, 2023. But it’s very possible to conclude these petitions, provided that the court systems are very proactive. Under Arbitration matters, procedural orders and or directions issue peremptorily [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/speed-of-justice-the-solution-to-deciding-the-presidential-election-petition-as-soon-as-possible-and-before-may-29-agbakoba/feed/ 0 2023 Elections: Agbakoba writes INEC Chairman on the Interpretation of Section 134 of the Nigeria’s Constitution https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-elections-agbakoba-writes-inec-chairman-on-the-interpretation-of-section-134-of-the-nigerias-constitution/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-elections-agbakoba-writes-inec-chairman-on-the-interpretation-of-section-134-of-the-nigerias-constitution/#respond Wed, 18 Jan 2023 09:47:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=339908 Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, penned the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, on the interpretation of Section 134 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In the letter dated 17th January 2023 and cited below, Agbakoba showered encomiums on the INEC Chairman and raised some concerns on the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-elections-agbakoba-writes-inec-chairman-on-the-interpretation-of-section-134-of-the-nigerias-constitution/feed/ 0 The Scope Of EFCC Powers Will Be Tested By The Courts – Dr Olisa Agbakoba https://www.theinfostride.com/the-scope-of-efcc-powers-will-be-tested-by-the-courts-dr-olisa-agbakoba/ https://www.theinfostride.com/the-scope-of-efcc-powers-will-be-tested-by-the-courts-dr-olisa-agbakoba/#respond Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:07:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=338227 Concerned that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) often exceeds its powers in the investigation and prosecution of alleged offenders of our criminal laws, I held a media conference to express my concerns, which I do occasionally on several national issues. I stated that I felt that the EFCC, often but not all the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/the-scope-of-efcc-powers-will-be-tested-by-the-courts-dr-olisa-agbakoba/feed/ 0 2023 Presidency: Goodluck Jonathan eligible to run for President – Olisa Agbakoba https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-presidency-goodluck-jonathan-eligible-to-run-for-president-olisa-agbakoba/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-presidency-goodluck-jonathan-eligible-to-run-for-president-olisa-agbakoba/#respond Wed, 11 May 2022 12:00:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=324638 A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Olisa Agbakoba, on Wednesday insisted that former President Goodluck Jonathan is eligible to run for the Presidency again in 2023. Agbakoba backed his claims with some sections of the Nigerian constitution that allow a former President to run for the office again. In a statement he signed and forwarded [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-presidency-goodluck-jonathan-eligible-to-run-for-president-olisa-agbakoba/feed/ 0 Atiku Should Not Go To Court – Olisa Agbakoba https://www.theinfostride.com/atiku-should-not-go-to-court-olisa-agbakoba/ Wed, 27 Feb 2019 15:39:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=228007 A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba, has begged Atiku Abubakar to refrain from going to court over his loss of the 2019 Presidential Election. The PDP Presidential candidate failed to accept the result of the election, stating he was set to take the matter to court. However, according to Premium [...]

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]]> Buhari Needs To Take His Job Seriously – Olisa Agbakoba https://www.theinfostride.com/buhari-needs-to-take-his-job-seriously-olisa-agbakoba/ Fri, 08 Dec 2017 23:18:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=192024 Olisa Agbakoba, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to dismiss his cabinet and appoint a more efficient one. He said: “We want government to work for Nigerians. Presently, it does not. President Buhari needs to take his job seriously. He is sleeping on the job. He needs to sack his entire cabinet because they have failed. [...]

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]]> Nigeria Might Be In Recession Till 2020 – Agbakoba https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-might-be-in-recession-till-2020-agbakoba/ Wed, 07 Sep 2016 18:30:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=143071 Prominent lawyer, Dr Olisa Agbakoba has said that Nigeria might be in recession till 2020 if the Federal Government doesn’t take urgent steps to resolve the situation. Agbakoba also urged the FG to take hold of the banking sector and exert more regulatory control. The lawyer made the comments while speaking to journalists in Lagos [...]

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]]> NBA President Bans Congratulatory Messages For New Senior Advocates of Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/nba-president-bans-congratulatory-messages-for-new-senior-advocates-of-nigeria/ Fri, 18 Sep 2015 23:28:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=99881 The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has placed a ban on congratulatory messages and media advertorials for legal practitioners newly admitted to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). The directive was contained in a letter by the NBA President, Mr. Augustine Alegeh (SAN), dated September 7, 2015 and addressed to the 21 lawyers selected [...]

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