Business
Case against treasury bill issuance by government adjourned indefinitely
During the February 25, 2025 proceedings, the Attorney General’s Department requested additional time to prepare and submit its response to the case.
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Africa
ECOWAS Court declares Nigeria’s Twitter ban unlawful
Following the deletion of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria in June 2021.
Premium Times Nig
General
Appointing MPs onto boards of government agencies unconstitutional – Prof Abotsi
The only body that has become very powerful, under the Fourth Republic is the Executive. And all the other organs have gradually and in a very creeping way, weaken themselves.
DL News
Business
Government’s proposed sliding-scale mining royalty regime colonial-IEA
In a press statement issued on Tuesday, the policy think tank rejected the draft Minerals and Mining (Royalty) Regulations 2025, which would set royalties at 5% to 12% for minerals including gold and lithium.
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Tech
Tanzania blocks access to X over pornography
Information Minister Jerry Silaa told local media that the decision was driven by concerns over content that violates Tanzania’s laws and traditional values.
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Courts
Interior Ministry renews curfew hours in Walewale and its environs
In a statement, the government urged Chiefs, Elders, Opinion Leaders, and the youth to remain calm and continue seeking peaceful solutions to any local tensions. Authorities emphasized the need for collective efforts toward maintaining stab...
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Crime
Walewale residents decry rising shop burglaries amid curfew
Initially enforced from 6 PM to 6 AM, the curfew was later adjusted on February 27 to run from 8 PM to 5 AM. However, even with security forces patrolling at night, criminals continue to target businesses along major roads, prompting fears...
DL News
Business
8th Absa-UPSA Law School Quarterly Banking Roundtable held
It featured the Director of Research and Member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the BOG, Philip Abradu-Otoo, a Professor of Economics and Director of ISSER, Prof Peter Quartey, and Ag. Head of Markets at Absa Bank Ghana, Jacob Brobbey.
DL News
General
Government to inaugurate Guan District Assembly today
Some residents of the Guan District later filed a suit at the Supreme Court demanding, among others, the enforcement of their fundamental human rights to vote.
DL News
General
Energy think tank petitions Special Prosecutor over ECG’s $36m electric metres procurement
According to INSTEPR, the Ministry of Power (Ministry of Energy) through the Ministry of Finance in 2016 made a payment of $36 million to L & R Investment and Trading Company Limited and its local partners in Ghana, Messrs L & R Investment...
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Business
Bright Simons writes: Ghana wants to make Norway rich (by $1 billion)
On 30th July 2021, a memorandum from Ghana’s Minister of Energy to the country’s Parliament muddied the waters even further.
DL News
General
PPA must monitor MMDAs – Audit Service July 29, 2021 9
The Audit Service has called on the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) to increase its monitoring role on procurement processes at the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs).
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Others
Israeli Parliament passes law to limit judicial power
The court is now barred from overruling the national government using the legal standard of “reasonableness,” a concept that judges previously used to block ministerial appointments and contest planning decisions
Deccan Herald
Africa
Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Accept our rule or no ceasefire, rebels say
Authorities in Addis Ababa earlier declared a unilateral ceasefire as the rebels retook much of the region and government officials fled
DL News
General
NIC organizes workshop for High Court Justices
Speaking on behalf of the Chief Justice, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Tanko highlighted key provisions of the Insurance Act, 2021 (Act 1061), which replaced the earlier Insurance Act of 2006 (Act 724).
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Courts
Court remands accountant for unauthorized attempt to collect tax for GRA
Investigations uncovered that the accused had been forging the GRA official receipts.
GNA
Courts
Aisha Huang: AG intends to appeal 4 and half year sentence
In a statement Tuesday, Mr. Dame said he intends to file an appeal at the Court of Appeal to apply the new sentencing regime imposed by the Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act, 2019 (Act 995) to the accused person.
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court strikes out section 13(2)(h) (i), (ii) of the Companies Act 2019
This was the judgment in a constitutional matter filed by a lawyer, Derrick Adu-Gyamfi who prayed the apex court to inter alia delete, expunge or strike out subsections of Act 992.
DL News
Business
ORC prepares to implement legal provisions on shareholders' unclaimed dividends
The phenomenon of unclaimed dividends is one of the new introductions in the Companies Act 2019 (Act 992).
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Crime
Attempted suicide no longer crime as parliament amends Criminal Offences Act
Prior to this amendment, attempted suicide was punishable under Section 57 of Act 29 as a misdemeanor
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