The African Bar Association (AfBA) has concluded arrangement to host the maiden African Air Force Conference in partnership with the Defence Headquarters come April in Abuja, with participation from over 800 persons to deliberate and proffer lasting solutions to insecurity.
The major bank has signed an exclusive two-year sponsorship partner agreement with the asset and finance broker association. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has become the premium sponsor p
The president of African Bar Association (AFBA), Mr. Hannibal Uwaifo, has expressed sadness over the reported killing of the President of Chad, Mr. Idris Derby.
Speaking on behalf of the association, Uwaifo called on international bodies to nip in the bud, the alarming rate of heinous crime and political instability in the region.
He stressed that though, AFBA is not a supporter of the late president on account of his style of governance, but his commitment to the security and preservation of the integrity of the Republic of Chad and ECOWAS sub-region is not in doubt.
“While AFBA may not be a supporter of the regime of the late president, on account of several disagreement including constitutional reform, free and fair elections, his commitment to the security and preservation of the territorial integrity of was never in doubt.
RLO repeal would reduce ‘policy creep’: CAFBA
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As politicians debate the bill to repeal responsible lending, CAFBA has said that repealing the obligations would help reduce any “grey area” when it comes to commercial lending.
On Monday (15 March), the National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Supporting Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 – which focuses on amending the credit laws so that they remove responsible lending obligations (RLOs) and extend the best interests duty to more credit assistance providers, among other changes – was debated in Parliament during its second and third reading.
During the debates, which extended into the evening, several Labor MPs suggested that the changes the bill is proposing would negatively impact business lending.