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Honourable Justice A.R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has scored a very big goal for Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), the nation’s biggest Copyright Collective Management Organization. On April 14, 2022, Justice Mohammed delivered a long-awaited ruling in Suit No: FHC /ABJ/CS/389/2021, a suit in which the COSON Chairman, Chief Tony Okoroji; the COSON General Manager, Mrs. Bernice Eriemeghe Ashibuogwu; Deputy General Manager, Mr. Vincent Adawaisi and Head of Licensing, Mrs. Anne Okomi-Adeyemi all joined COSON as Plaintiffs. COSON and its officers went to court in 2021 seeking a declaration that Nigeria’s biggest security agencies have been unlawfully deployed against them by one Pretty Okafor, a judgment debtor to Chief Tony Okoroji and one Biodun Eguakhide and that the Defendants have been engaged in an unlawful, unconstitutional and coordinated brutal, horrendous, wicked, harassment and torture of the Plaintiffs who are innocent citizens of the Federal Republic of Ni...

Accelerate, a digital, lifestyle and entertainment platform, has unveiled the ‘Phoenix Project’ to boost the creative industry and provide the resources needed for individuals to succeed. Mrs Colette Otusheso, Accelerate’s Chief Executive Officer, made this known during the official launch of the Phoenix Project in Lagos on Friday. Otusheso said that the new initiative powered by Access Bank Plc was an exciting learning platform aimed at expanding the creative potential of Nigeria’s youths. She quoted a report by Jobberman as saying that the creative industry was positioned as the Nigerian second-largest employer and has the potential to produce 2.7 million jobs by 2025. According to her, the industry will also employ additional set to contribute five trillion naira to the country’s Gross Domestic Product. She said: “Our society is filled with large pool of resourceful, creative and energetic young people seeking opportunities to advance as well as build rewarding careers borne out of ...

The Coalition of Nigerian Youth on Security and Safety Affairs (CONYSSA) on Thursday called for the involvement of youths in the security architecture of the nation to check insecurity.  CONYSSA made the call during the Lagos Security Summit which held Onikan Youth Center, Lagos Island, themed "The Role of Citizen on Security and Community Safety". CONYSSA organised the Lagos Security Summit in conjunction with Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Lagos State Government. The Director General, CONYSSA, Amb. Ade Mario Emmanuel while speaking on the purpose of the summit said it will address the situation of insecurity and provide better solutions with citizens' participation.  He added that the summit and the gathering is a further assurance that there is hope for the country in terms of tackling insecurity which he described as a major challenge of the country.  "If our youths can be incorporated into the security architecture of all the states and...

The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, mni has sued for peace and directed personnel of the NSCDC Imo State Command to remain calm and not take laws into their own hands following the invasion of the Command along Okigwe road, Owerri by some heavily armed personnel of a sister security agency. Dr Audi maintained that security is a collective responsibility and every agency of government empowered by law to protect lives and property of Nigerians must work together and see themselves as partners in progress, noting that two wrongs cannot make a right and there are more progressive channels to resolve issues amicably without necessarily resorting to violent attacks on each other's personnel or facilities.  He described the invasion of its Command headquarters in Imo state as avoidable and unnecessary in the face of synergy and collaboration that is needed to combat the various security challenges in the country and urged all NS...

  The leadership of the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has met with stakeholders over the reported sale of hazardous and contaminated milk products that surfaced online recently and the subsequent closure of a warehouse in the Isheri area of the State. Speaking at the meeting held at the head office of LASCOPA in Ikeja, the General Manager, Afolabi Solebo, said the forum was organised as part of efforts to further investigate and unravel the source of the contaminated milk product, ensure that the product batch is subjected to more tests and possibly recall the contaminated milk from markets and distributors. His words: “As a responsive and responsible government, the safety and wellbeing of our people are paramount and must not be compromised for any reason. It is LASCOPA’s duty to protect our people and shield them from any form of hazardous products that may likely have a negative health impact, regardless of whose ox is gored; this is our mandate and we would ...

  The Department of State Services (DSS) hereby draws public attention to plans by criminal elements to return the country to the pre-2015 era reminiscent of IED attacks on soft and hard targets in parts of the country. Peter Afunanya, Ph.D, fsi, Public Relations Officer, Department of State Services National Headquarters, Abuja, said in a statement that though there are already reported cases of such incidents in some areas, the Service has uncovered a ploy by suspected criminal gangs to forge an alliance among themselves with a view to launching further attacks on critical infrastructure and other frequented public places like worship and relaxation centres,  especially during and after the holidays and festive celebrations.  "The objective is to achieve some self- serving interests as well as cause fear among the citizenry. The Service, however, recalls its earlier warning that some groups and individuals were plotting to stoke violence in the country.  "Following...

  The Ports and Terminal Multi-Services Limited (PTML) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has continued to perform creditably, especially in its revenue collection and trade facilitation mandates despite trade inhibitions. In the recent revenue collection performance chart made available to the press by the command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), SC Mohammad Yakubu, the command, despite the VIN-Valuation Strike saga that characterized the major part of the first quarter of the year was able to pull a commendable revenue collection feat by generating a total sum of N51,629,992,669.00 (i.e Fifty One Billion, Six Hundred and Twenty Nine Million, Nine Hundred and Nine Two Thousand Naira Six Hundred and Sixty Nine Kobo), within the first quarter (January -March) 2022. According to the report, the above sum generated is 10.2 percent higher than the total sum of N46,850,639,870 generated within the same period of 2021, which shows an increase of N4,779,352,799. Meanwhile, the ...