[WE DON’T TRUST YOU] People Are Scared Of Depositing Dollars In Banks
As expected, the directive by the CBN lifting the ban on forex deposits into bank accounts has not gone down well with most depositors. The CBN in a recent announcement,…
Senate Has Summoned Emefiele…Here Is Why
The Nigerian Senate has summoned the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele to its chambers next Tuesday to come and explain why the dollars is not trading for N305. The Punch reports…
Innoson Sacks 50% Of Its Work Force
Nigeria’s pioneer indigenous vehicle manufacturing company, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company Limited, has laid off about 50 percent of its work force, according to News Express. The change in government, high…
Study: Law Students Are Hiding Their Mental Problems
According to a report that appeared in The Bar Examiner, law students are hiding their crippling depression and binge drinking because they think it will hurt their chances at becoming…
Laid Off Vanderbilt Workers Can’t Pursue Class Action, 6th Rules
A group of 194 employees fired by Vanderbilt University in the summer of 2013 can’t pursue a class action — and planned settlement — against the university over Vanderbilt’s violation…
Bloomberg Expands Social Media Compliance, Surveillance
Bloomberg announced on Tuesday that it had bought up the intellectual property and patents of Netbox Blue, an Australian company that provides social media risk management and compliance services. Netbox…
2016 Is Looking Great for Patent Law
The new year just started, but already there are a number of high profile patent cases brewing. The cases of Halo and Stryker will especially carry the attention of all…
Does Your Legal Marketing Need to Be … Adorkable?
Well, this is a trend we weren’t anticipating. According to Above the Law, the new biggest thing in attorney advertising is “adorkableness.” That’s a portmanteau of “adorable” and “dork,” if…
Baby Got Text: Seattle Law Student Gets Sir Mix-A-Lot’s Messages
Soon after Jonathan Nichols enrolled in law school at Seattle University, he started getting offers for backstage passes, calls from luxury-car dealerships, and raunchy texts from strangers. “There were some…
Nigerian Stocks Lose N300 billion Today, ASI Index Down 3.6%
Nigerian Stock Exchange All Share Index (ASI) dipped by 3.6% on today’s trading to close at 25,103.05, which translates to a loss of about N300 billion. Here is a snapshot…