A Bill to Alter the 1999 Constitution to Provide for Timely Dispensation and Completion of Criminal Matters Scales Second Reading in the House of Representatives
The House of Representatives at its plenary session of Wednesday, 19 May 2021, passed for second reading, the Constitution Alteration Bill seeking to provide for timely dispensation and completion of criminal matters handled by a Judge of High Court before elevation to the Court of Appeal (HB 841) Leading the debate, Hon. Luke Onofiok (PDP: […]
Senate Approves the Deployment of 5G Network in Nigeria
The Senate has approved the deployment of 5G Network in Nigeria following the consideration and adoption of the recommendations contained in the report of its Joint Committees on Communications; Science and Technology; ICT and Cyber Crimes; and Primary Health Care and Communicable Diseases on “The Status of 5G Network in Nigeria and its Technological Impact […]
The Bill to Amend the Terrorism Act, 2014 Passes Second Reading in the Senate
The Senate, at its plenary session of Wednesday, 19 May 2021, passed for second reading the bill to amend the Terrorism Act, 2014 (SB 662). The Bill seeks to prohibit the payment of ransom to abductors, kidnappers and terrorists for the release of any person who has been wrongfully confined, imprisoned or kidnapped. Leading the […]
President Buhari Writes to the National Assembly seeking approval of New External Borrowing and Donor Fund Projects
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate and the House of Representatives requesting the resolution of the National Assembly for the implementation of the New External Borrowing of N2.343 Trillion in the 2021 Appropriation Act, and also approval of Donor Fund Projects under the 2018-2020 Federal Government External Borrowing (Rolling) Plan. The letters which […]