Tag: Femi Falana

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Falana urges urgent development of Makoko in public interest

Femi Falana, SAN, has urged the Lagos State Government to develop the Makoko waterfront settlements in the interest of the public. Falana made the call on Tuesday at a press conference organised by the Coalition Against Demolitions, Forced Evictions, Land Grabbing and Displacements in Lagos. The appeal comes after the Lagos State Government began demolishing […]

Opinion

Tinubu’s fuel subsidy removal was a grave economic blunder — Falana

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s decision to remove fuel subsidy, stating that the policy has worsened hardship and was a grave economic blunder. Falana, who was a key voice during the 2012 Occupy Nigeria protests against subsidy removal, believes that the policy has deepened hardship instead of providing relief. […]

News

Oil companies owe Nigeria $6bn in unpaid taxes — Falana

Human rights lawyer, and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has raised alarm over Nigeria’s ineffective tax enforcement, disclosing that oil and gas companies owe the country approximately $6 billion in unpaid taxes. Speaking at the 27th Annual Tax Conference of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria in Abuja, during a presentation titled “Tax […]