Senate Passes Bill to Repeal and Re-Enact the Copyright Act, 2004
The Senate at its plenary session of Wednesday, 6 April 2022, read for the Third Time and Passed the Bill to repeal the Copyright Act, 2004 and enact the Copyright Act, 2022 (SBs 688 and 769). The Bill seeks to provide a legal framework for the regulation, protection and administration of copyright in Nigeria. Presenting […]
The Bill to Establish the National Religious Harmony Commission Scales Second Reading in the Senate
The Bill to establish the National Religious Harmony Commission (SB 504) scaled second reading in the Senate on Wednesday, 6 April 2022. The Bill seeks to prohibit all forms of religious victimization, harassment, violence and hate speech. Leading the debate on the Bill, the sponsor, Sen. Sadiq Suleiman Umar (APC: Kwara) informed lawmakers that the […]