President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday signed the Not-Too-Young-To-Run Bill into law. Buhari signed the bill into law at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, barely two days after he promised to do so. The law reduces the age…
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Peace Corps: The drama of a failed Bill
The Nigeria Peace Corps had, over the years, been in existence with no much attention given to it until attempts at making it one of the nation’s security outfits, through an Act of the National Assembly. Repeated efforts at doing…
Petroleum Industry Bill will be ready before end of 8th N/Assembly —Saraki
Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has assured Nigerians that the long awaited Petroleum Industry Bill law will be ready before the end of this legislative season. Saraki While giving the status of the bill, which has passed through various readings at…
I am set to sign “Not Too Young to Run” Bill into law – Buhari
To give opportunity for Nigerian youths to vie for various political positions, President Muhammadu Buhari will soon sign the Not Too Young To Run bill into law. The signing ceremony, he said, would be done in the presence of some youths…
The death of peace corps bill
The House of Representatives despite efforts from lawmakers to save the Peace Corps Bill, finally killed it after a two-hour long debate. The bill which was initially rejected by President Muhammadu Buhari who cited security and paucity reasons couldn’t…
CRIMINALIZING ESTIMATED BILLING
The House of Representatives’ bold initiative to criminalize estimated billing, a fraudulent practice deliberately employed by unconscionable power distribution companies to fleece their customers, is a welcome intervention. Doubtlessly, in the absence of strong regulation, the power companies need the…
KWARA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY PASSES BILL STOPPING PAYMENT OF PENSION TO EX-GOVERNORS, DEPUTIES
The Kwara state house of Assembly on Tuesday, February 27, passed an amendment bill halting payment of pension to former governors, deputy governors and other officers holding political offices after their tenure in office. The passage of the bill followed…