As a matter of urgency, the National Assembly should ensure the amendment of the Constitution to empower the Accountant-General of the Federation to deduct from source the counterpart fund payable …
Femi Falana
- Opinion
Youth Corps members not competent to be ministers in Nigeria
by Femi Falanaby Femi Falana 7 minutes read‘It is crystal clear from the authoritative pronouncements of the Supreme Court in the case of Modibbo v Usman (supra) that a youth corps member is not competent to contest …
‘Since the call for diplomatic initiative by the security chiefs reflects the wishes of the people of West Africa, the Authority of the Heads of State and Government should jettison …
- Opinion
Palliative of N110b for National Assembly members is both illegal and contemptuous
by Femi Falanaby Femi Falana 4 minutes read‘…by approving allowances in the form of palliatives for themselves without the approval of the Revenue Allocation Mobilization and Fiscal Commission the members of the National Assembly deliberately acted illegally …
- Opinion
The real subsidies are not for the poor, but the rich
by Femi Falanaby Femi Falana 13 minutes read‘We are compelled to call on the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress as well as the progressive extraction of the civil society to mount pressure on the federal …
‘… instead of the failed redesign of the Naira the federal government should take urgent steps to save the Naira by renewing the currency swap between Nigeria and China. Furthermore, …
‘While we appeal to the oppressed people in the country not to allow members of the political class to divide them for the sole purpose of maintaining the status quo, …
- FOR THE RECORD
Unquestionable jurisdiction of Supreme Court to hear currency case
by Femi Falanaby Femi Falana 11 minutes readINTRODUCTION In 1984, the Buhari military junta changed the colour of the Naira. In a country of 81 million people, bank customers and other citizens were given only two weeks …
- Opinion
Why The Central Bank Of Nigeria must obey the Ex-Parte Order of Supreme Court
by Femi Falanaby Femi Falana 3 minutes read‘In the interim, the Federal Government of Nigeria and its agencies including the Central Bank of Nigeria are bound by the valid and subsisting ex parte order of the Supreme …
‘Unless the twin crises of fuel and currency scarcity are immediately resolved within the timeline given by the President, ASCAB has resolved to call on the Nigerian people to commence …