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- 19 Feb 2020
Nigerians Pay for Calls That Did Not Connect- Lawan
Ahmad Lawan, Senate President, has charged telecommunications service providers in the country to improve their services or leave the country, saying it is wrong for Nigerians to be made to pay for…
- 16 Jun 2020
Nigeria Loses $29Bn Yearly to Poor Power Supply- Lawan
Ahmad Lawan, senate president has said that Nigeria loses about $29 billion yearly to irregular and poor power supply. The Senate President who revealed as he declared open an investigative public…
- 21 Oct 2019
NDIC Act to Receive Accelerated Action – Lawan
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has assured that the bill to amend the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) Act will receive an accelerated hearing to ensure efficiency in the banking system.…
- 13 Apr 2022
Lawan Asks Multichoice to Stay Action on Tariff Hike
Ahmad Lawan, Senate President has warned Multichoice Nigeria not to dare Nigeria by going ahead to hike the tariffs of its products while the matter is under investigation. The Senate had, on March…
- 10 Jun 2020
Lawan Charges SEC on Efficiency, Investments
President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan has urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to ensure efficiency in the discharge of its duties in order to attract local and foreign…
- 9 Oct 2019
Senate Berates NCC, Accuses Agency of Non-Performance
Senate yesterday returned a damning indictment on Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), accusing the agency of non-performance. Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, president of the Senate, bemoaned the…
- 16 Jan 2020
Buhari Taps Obiora as CBN Deputy Gov
President Muhammadu Buhari, has nominated Dr Kingsley Obiora as deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), according to a State House statement on Thursday. Dr Kingsley Obiora The…
- 20 Nov 2019
Senate Proposes 3-Year jail, N10m Fine for Social Media Offenders
A controversial Bill that prescribes a three-year jail term or fine of N10million for Social media offenders on Wednesday scaled second reading in Senate. The Bill titled: “A Bill for an Act…
- 30 Mar 2022
Senate Asks Pay-TV Providers to Slash Tariff
The Senate has asked all cable television service providers to immediately review their bouquet prices downwards, in tandem with the prevailing reality of the economic situation in Nigeria. Ahmad…
- 3 Nov 2020
SERAP Threatens to Sue Northern Governors, NASS over Social Media Bill
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened to sue the Northern Governors’ Forum and the National Assembly if the social media bill is passed. SERAP said this in a tweet…
- 9 Jun 2015
Fights for N/Assembly Leadership Tear APC Apart
A meeting of Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President, with elected lawmakers to reconcile aggrieved members over the leadership of the National Assembly has failed to broker a truce, suggesting that…
- 25 Feb 2021
5G is Threat to National Security- ONSA
Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has expressed concern over the proposed licensing of the fifth generation of wireless communications technology network (5G) in the country, describing…
- 29 Apr 2021
Senate Empowers AMCON in New Bill to Seize Debtors’ Assets
Senate has passed the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria Amendment (AMCON) bill after considering the report of its Committee on Banking, Insurance, and Other Financial Institutions. The…
- 14 Sept 2021
Buhari Asks Senate to Approve Humongous $4Bn, €710m External Loans
The Senate has received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari to consider and approve an external loan to fund projects captured under the 2018-2021 borrowing plan. The letter dated August…
- 19 Sept 2021
SERAP Urges NASS to Reject Buhari’s Fresh Loan Request
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the National Assembly to reject the fresh loan request of President Muhammadu Buhari. Last week, at the resumption of plenary on the…
- 24 Oct 2021
Ugbe, MultiChoice CEO Begins Tenure as BON Chairman
John Ugbe, chief executive officer, MultiChoice Nigeria, has been sworn in as the chairman of the Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria (BON). The swearing in ceremony held yesterday at the Transcorp…
- 24 Jan 2022
FG Suspends Planned Fuel Subsidy Removal
Federal government has suspended the planned petrol subsidy removal till further notice. The government had planned to stop subsidy payments on petroleum products from July this year following a…
- 16 Feb 2022
Senate to Amend 35-Year-Old Act to Compel Bankers to Declare Assets
The Senate has considered a bill seeking to amend the 35-year-old Bank Employees Declaration of Assets (BEDA) Act 1986. "The Bill For An Act To Amend The Bank Employees (Declaration of Assets) Act…
- 4 Apr 2023
Buhari Seeks Senate Approval of Data Protection Bill
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Senate to consider and approve the Nigerian Data Protection Bill sent to it by the Executive. The president’s request is contained in a letter addressed to…
- 4 Nov 2015
Buhari Emerges Senate Committee Chairman on ICT
Senator Bukola Saraki, senate president, on Wednesday announced the leadership composition of the Senate Committees, while giving them oversight functions. From the list, Senator Abdulfatai Buhari…
- 11 Jul 2019
Senate Tasks NCC,CPC, SON, on Effective Monitoring of Mobile Service Providers
The Senate yesterday advised regulatory agencies in Nigeria to ensure strict supervision of telecoms service providers for effective service delivery. This followed the adoption of a motion by Sen.…
- 25 Aug 2019
Shittu Ex-Comms Minister Shocked as Buhari Leaves Him Out of New Cabinet
Mr Adebayo Shittu, former minister of Communications, said that he was shocked when his name was not included on President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial list. Shittu who for first time spoke…
- 10 Dec 2019
Senate Asks CBN to Account for N20Trillion Collected as Stamp Duty
Senate has mandated its Committee on Finance to investigate the non-remittance of over N20 trillion into the Federation Account by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), an amount collected as stamp duties…
- 29 Jun 2020
DisCos Halt Tariff Hike after NASS Intervention
National assembly has convinced electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to halt the proposed increase in tariff for power consumers from July 1, according to Ola Awoniyi, special adviser to the…
- 7 Jul 2020
Buhari Asks Senate to Confirm Danbatta as NCC CEO
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the senate to confirm Umar Danbatta as the executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Prof. Umar Danbatta, EVC, NCC In June, the…
- 7 Dec 2020
Zik Prize: Danbatta Dedicates Award to NCC Board, Management, Staff
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), at the weekend, dedicated his Zik Prize to the board, management and staff of the Commission for…
- 14 Mar 2021
SERAP Sues Buhari, FG over Plan to Borrow N895Bn from Dormant Accounts
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to restrain and stop President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government from borrowing an…
- 22 Apr 2021
Emergency Response Bill Scales 2nd Reading At Nigerian Senate
Nigerians will soon heave a big sigh of relief on security challenges plaguing the country as Bill seeking to establish efficient and effective emergency response system have scaled second reading at…
- 16 May 2021
SERAP Asks NASS to Identify Lawmakers Involved in Missing N4.1Bn
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the leadership of the National Assembly to probe the N4.1 billion budgeted for the parliament alleged to be missing. SERAP in a…
- 1 Jul 2021
Lawmakers Pass PIB after 20-Year Delay
Lawmakers in both the Senate and House of Representatives separately passed the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) after a 20-year delay. At the Senate, the PIB, 2021 was passed after the clause by clause…