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- 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.…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 30 Nov 2021
Osibanjo, Lawan, Others Seek Digitisation of NGX
Vice President, Prof Yemi Osibanjo, former Central Bank of Nigeria CBN Governor, Mr Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Senate President Ahmed Lawan, Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and a host…
- 1 Nov 2016
Skye Bank Sacks 50 More Workers
About four months after it disengaged about 200 of its workers, Skye Bank Plc has retrenched about 50 members of staff, including those in outsourced and auxiliary functions, according to the Punch.…
- 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…
- 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…
- 30 Mar 2023
ISB: Ponzi Scheme Promoters Risk 10 Years Jail Term
Promoters of Ponzi schemes now risk up to 10 years imprisonment following the passage of the Investments and Securities Amendment Bill (ISB) 2023 into law by the Senate. The bill, which is expected…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 27 Apr 2022
Senate Outlaws Payment of Ransom to Kidnappers
The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to make it criminal to pay ransom to kidnappers in Nigeria, saying this move is to “discourage the rising spate of kidnapping and abduction for ransom,” which it…
- 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…
- 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…
- 6 Dec 2022
Buhari Nominates Aishah Ahmed, Edward Adamu as CBN Deputy Governors
President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the names of Aishah Ahmed and Edward Adamu to the Senate for confirmation as deputy governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). President Buhari’s request…
- 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…
- 27 Sept 2019
Buhari Taps Adeleke Adewolu to Replace Sunday Dare on NCC Board
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the name of Adeleke Moronfolu Adewolu to the Senate for confirmation as Executive Commissioner of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The new…