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- 1 Jan 2020
Hate Speech Bill and Controversies
By Naomi Sharang One of the bills before the 9th Senate is the Hate Speech Bill, which was reintroduced by the sponsor, Sen. Sabi Abdullahi, on Nov.12, 2019. Abdullahi, who is also the Deputy Senate…
- 1 Feb 2018
Court Okays Senate’s Rejection of Magu as EFCC Boss
The fate of Mr. Ibrahim Magu, embattled acting chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), may have been sealed Thursday when a Federal High Court in Abuja ruled that the Senate is…
- 23 Dec 2022
Confusion as Senator, Reps Disagree over Controversial NITDA Bill
The controversy surrounding the bill to repeal the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Act raged on at the hurriedly arranged joint public hearing by the Senate and House of…
- 16 Jul 2021
NCC to Reps We Can’t Guarantee 100% Safety of Electronic Transmission of Results
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it cannot guarantee safety for the electronic transmission of results, noting that no system is completely free from hackers. Federal lawmakers…
- 22 Jun 2022
Senate Probes Shell Over Alleged Joint Venture Breach
The Senate, on Wednesday, constituted an Ad-Hoc Committee to investigate Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) over non-compliance with the Petroleum Act and breach of the Joint Venture…
- 23 Sept 2022
MultiChoice, Others Reject Senate’s Pay-Per-View DSTV Subscription Model
MultiChoice Nigeria and major stakeholders in the pay television broadcasting industry in the country have rejected a pay-per-view model advocated by the Senate. Major cable television providers in…
- 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…
- 28 May 2018
Future World Film Brings Challenges of Niger Delta to Fore
Senate President, Olusola Saraki at the weekend assured Nigerians that the long awaited PIB law will be ready before the end of this legislative season. While giving the status of the bill which has…
- 12 Nov 2019
Outcry over Bill Seeking Death Penalty for Hate Speech
A bill that seeks death penalty and the establishment of an agency to check hate speech, has sparked varied assortments of condemnations from Nigerians with some describing it as draconian The…
- 15 Nov 2019
Soyinka Writes Long Letter to NASS over Death Penalty for Hate Speech
Prof. Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has written to the National Assembly, warning of the consequence of passing a bill which stipulates death penalty for hate speech. The bill, which is…
- 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…
- 8 Jun 2021
Senate Passes Bill to Restrict NIPOST to Postal Operations
The Senate on Tuesday passed the Nigerian Postal Service (Repeal and Reenactment) Bill, 2021, which effectively restricted the agency to only postal operations in the country. The bill also bars…
- 7 Nov 2023
NASENI, Agric Ministry Agree to Partner on Agro-Industrialization, Climate Change Mitigation & Others
National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security have commenced discussions on how to deploy existing technical…