Senate bill on second River Basin authority in South-East scales second reading
A bill to amend the provisions of the River Basins Authorities Act 2004 to create an additional River Basin Development Authority in the South East […]
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Oyetola signs anti-open grazing bill into law
Osun Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has signed the bill banning the practice of open grazing in the state into law. Osun Assembly passed the bill to […]
Akwa Ibom Assembly passes anti-open grazing bill
Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the bill on the prohibition of open grazing in the state into law. The bill entitled, […]
Sanwo-Olu signs VAT bill into law
“The Governor signed the bill for a law to impose and charge VAT on certain goods and services at about 11. 45am today, after returning […]
Tambuwal seeks Assembly approval to establish new agency
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has presented a Bill to the state House of Assembly to approve the establishment of Erosion and Watershed Management […]
Lagos Assembly proposes bill to establish Education varsity
Lagos State House of Assembly is proposing a bill for a law to establish a university of education. This was made known during a Public […]
Proposed database for cows by Senate sparks social media outrage
A bill seeking to create a database for cows in the country has elicited a flurry of reactions. The Nation learnt the bill for an […]
Petrol may cost more than N200 per litre in April — NNPC
Indications have emerged that Nigerians may likely pay more for petrol in April. This was disclosed Thursday by the Group General Manager (GMD) of the […]
Senate Rejects Bill Giving NASS Power to Appoint And Sack Service Chiefs
A bill that would have conferred on the National Assembly the power to appoint and sack Service Chiefs has been rejected by the Senate on […]
Trump urges Congress to amend ‘wasteful’ coronavirus aid bill
US President Trump has urged Congress to amend a bumper coronavirus stimulus bill to increase stimulus payments to $2,000 (£1,500) per American. In a video […]
Lagos Assembly passes public complaints, anti-corruption Bill into law
Lagos State House of Assembly has passed into law a bill to establish the Lagos State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission and for connected purposes. […]
Presidency rejects Ecological Fund bill
The Presidency has expressed its opposition to a bill in the House of Representatives seeking to regulate the Ecological Fund. The Secretary to the Government […]
Buhari assents to Police Bill 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Nigeria Police Bill, 2020. The signing of the bill into law was reported in a statement by […]
FG, National Assembly bringing rejected water bill through the back door, says Soyinka
Playwright and social critic, Prof Wole Soyinka, has faulted attempts by the Federal Government with the connivance of the National Assembly to return the National […]
Anambra Assembly passes Legislative Fund Management bill
By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu Awka – Anambra House of Assembly has passed the state legislative funds management bill to ensure accountability, transparency, effectiveness and efficiency in […]
Ekiti Assembly passes bill establishing Lands, Housing Mortgages Board
By Idowu Gabriel Ado-Ekiti – Ekiti House of Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the bill for the establishment of State Lands, Housing Mortgages Board after […]
Buhari signs Amended Companies and Allied Matters Bill, after 30 years
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assented to the Companies and Allied Matters Bill, 2020 recently passed by the National Assembly. […]
Buhari’s speech at signing into law of revised 2020 budget
Speech by His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at the signing into law of the Appropriation (Repeal and Amendment) Act, […]
POCACOV lauds Senate for passing Sexual Harassment Bill
By Stanley Nwanosike Enugu – The Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) has lauded the Senate for passing the Sexual Harassment Bill for […]