A bill seeking to regulate social media in the country has passed first reading at the Senate. The bill entitled, ‘protection from internet falsehood and manipulations bill, 2019’ is sponsored …
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The federal government has set up an interim management committee to run the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). This development was announced on Tuesday evening through a statement from the …
The Clerk of the Senate Committee on Special Duties, Umar Kabir, on Friday chased PREMIUM TIMES’ reporter and other online journalists out of a hearing room at the National Assembly. …
On the day President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the investigation of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), a Senate committee has also vowed to investigate the same agency. PREMIUM TIMES reported …
President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the Senate to approve the payment of N10.069billion as settlement of promissory note to the Kogi State Government. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan read …
The appeal court has affirmed the decision of the election petition tribunal sacking Dino Melaye as Senator representing Kogi West. The court ordered the conduct of a fresh election in …
The Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has advocated the scrapping of the Senate in order to save cost and reduce the financial burden on the government. He also advocated for …
The Senate on Wednesday commenced debate on the general principles of the 2020 Appropriation Bill. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Tuesday presented an estimate of N10.33trillion as proposed aggregate expenditure …
Nigeria will use nearly a quarter of its 2020 budget to repay debts the government owes locally and internationally. President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presented a spending plan of N10.3 …
Security has been beefed up in and around the National Assembly complex ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to present the 2020 budget proposal. Mr Buhari is to present the …