EFCC warns lawyers against charging clients in dollars

Reported by Premium Times · 7 hours ago · Emmanuel Agbo

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“We have two cases of lawyers who were found to have charged fees in dollars. This is unethical and illegal, as the naira is the country’s legal tender,” he said. The post EFCC warns lawyers against charging clients in dollars appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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