•Nigerian Senate The Senate has been urged to expedite actions on a Bill to further amend the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) to among others, hand the responsibility of implementing non-custodial sentences solely to the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). This call was made in Abuja yesterday by a criminal justice advocacy gro...
•Governor Mbah of Enugu State Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah has transmitted an executive bill to the Enugu State House of Assembly to checkmate criminal activities among native doctors, herbalists and related persons in the state. The proposed legislation entitled “Maintenance of Internal Security, Vigilance and Order”, also outlaws money ri...
•YABATECH main entrance gate A bill which seeks to convert the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) to university today scaled second reading in Senate. The Bill titled: “A Bill for an Act to provide for the Establishment of the Yaba Federal University of Technology and Vocational Studies Yaba, Lagos State and to make comprehensive provisions...
•House of Representatives Forty-two constitutional amendment bills today scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. Among the bills was the one to remove the immunity conferred on the vice president, governors, and their deputies to curb corruption, eradicate impunity, and enhance accountability in public office, reports Channels T...
The Senate has passed through second reading a bill seeking to amend the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, to require social media platforms to establish physical offices within the country. The bill, titled ‘ A Bill for an Act to Amend the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, to Mandate the Establishment of Physical Offices within […]
•House of Representatives A Bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of an Independent Authority for the registration, regulation, and funding of political parties in Nigeria has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill seeks to establish a dispute tribunal and regulate the funding of political parties as well as...
•House of Representatives A bill to abolish the dichotomy and discrimination between Bachelor’s Degree holders and Higher National Diploma (HND) holders has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. According to the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, the bill sought to replace HND with Bachelor of Tech so that graduates of polytechnic would...
•Tinubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declined assent to a bill for the establishment of Federal University of Education, Numan, Adamawa State. He conveyed the decision in a letter addressed to the Speaker, House of Representatives, Abbas Tajuddeen, read by his Deputy, Benjamin Kalu, who presided over the plenary today, reports Daily Trust. ...
•Dollar notes The Senate has initiated steps to restore Nigeria’s monetary sovereignty by outlawing the use of foreign currencies for payments and transactions within the country. The proposed legislation, aimed at ensuring all payments — including salaries and transactions — are conducted in Naira, seeks to eliminate discriminatory practices ...
•Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu The Attorney-General of Lagos State and the Commissioner for Justice, Mr Lawal Pedro, SAN, says the Human Organ and Tissue Transplantation Bill has been signed into law to prohibit illegal organ harvesting. Pedro disclosed this yesterday at the Ministry of Justice in Alausa, Ikeja, while briefing newsm...
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