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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FG Assigns Interim Management Committee To Run Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)
by Damilare Salami October 30, 2019The 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…
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Senate Members Chase Journalists Out of Budget Defence Hearing
by Damilare Salami October 26, 2019The 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.…
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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…
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BREAKING: President Buhari Pleads With Senate To Approve Payment of N10.069b For Kogi State
by Damilare Salami October 15, 2019President 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…
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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…
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SENATE Should Be Scrapped To Save Cost of Governance – Ekiti Gov., Fayemi
by Damilare Salami October 10, 2019The 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…
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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…
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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…
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Just In: President Buhari Presents 2020 Budget Proposal To NASS
by Damilare Salami October 8, 2019Security 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…