Senate Receives Committee Report on the Accounts of the Federation
The Senate, at its plenary session of Wednesday, 23 June 2021, received the report of its Committee on Public Accounts on the “Annual report of the Auditor-General for the Federation on the accounts of the Federation for the year ended 31st December 2015”. The Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Matthew Urhoghide (PDP: Edo), in his […]
House of Representatives Holds Investigative Hearing with Minister of Information and Culture on Twitter Ban in Nigeria
The House of Representatives Joint Committees on Information and Culture, Justice, Communications, and National Security and Intelligence on Tuesday, 22 June 2021 held an investigative hearing with the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on the Federal Government’s decision to ban Twitter’s operation in Nigeria. At the investigative hearing which was Chaired by […]
House of Representatives Holds Public Hearing on Media Bills
The House of Representatives Joint Committees on Information and Culture, National Orientation; and Ethics and Values on Wednesday, 16 June 2021 held a 2-day public hearing on five media-related Bills namely: The National Broadcasting Cooperation (NBC) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2020 (HB 332) which seeks to strengthen the commission and make it more effective to regulate […]
President Muhammadu Buhari Transmits 2021 Supplementary Budget to the Senate
President Muhammad Buhari has transmitted the 2021 Supplementary Budget to the Senate for consideration and approval. In the letter, which was read by the President of the Senate, Sen. Ahmad Lawan (APC: Yobe) at the plenary session of Tuesday, 22 June 2021, President Buhari stated that it had become necessary to prepare the 2021 Supplementary […]