archiveNovember 12, 2019

  President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Tuesday that the National Assembly is working towards the passage of the 2020 Appropriation bill on November 28, 2019. To achieve this target date, Lawan directed the Senate Committee on Appropriations to submit its report on the 2020 budget proposals on...

The Senate has reintroduced a bill that seeks to penalise persons found guilty of hate speech. The National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speech Bill, sponsored by the deputy chief whip, Mr Aliyu Abdullahi, was one of the 12 bills introduced on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday....

The Nigerian Press Council (NPC) has stressed the need for a new Code of Ethics to enhance modern professionalism and address the current trend of quackery in the country’s media industry. Mrs Stella Jibril, Director of Research and Documentation of NPC made the call in an interview with News Agency...

Most states across the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria are yet to fully implement the Federal Government’s Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), a report by the National Pension Commission (PenCom) has revealed. According to the report made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, only six states and the...

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has disqualified the Deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 16, 2019 governorship election in Bayelsa State. The court disqualified Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, over false information in his CF0001 form submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC)...

Efforts should be made to encourage local investors back to the market PFAs should be mandated on mimimun to invest inequities Alhaji Kasimu Garba Kurfi, a seasoned financial expert, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, APT Securities and Funds Limited, was engaged by Business247News Online in an exclusive interview...