February 2024
Senate committee holds session with CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso
The Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance, and Financial Institutions has convened a session with Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Olayemi Cardoso. The meeting, held at the Red Chambers on Friday morning, February 09, 2024, saw Cardoso accompanied by other CBN officials. Just days prior to this session, Cardoso had appeared before the House of […]
Amnesty International Warns National Assembly Against NGO Bill
Amnesty International has urged Nigerian lawmakers to reject the bill seeking to regulate the activities of non-governmental organizations in Nigeria. The organization, in a post on X, formally known as Twitter, on Friday, described the legislation, sponsored by Sada Soli (Katsina, APC), as dangerous and oppressive, and promised to vigorously oppose the bill. Amnesty stated […]
Madagascar Passes Bill To Castrate Child Rapists
Madagascar’s justice minister defended a new bill Friday to castrate child rapists, with the measure deemed “cruel, inhuman and degrading” by Amnesty International. The upper house Senate approved the measure permitting chemical and surgical castration Wednesday after it had been voted through by the National Assembly earlier this month. Amnesty International urged Antananarivo to drop […]
Just In: Tinubu Signs Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill
President Bola Tinubu has assented to the Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024, into law. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, announced this in a statement on Friday. He said the Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024, seeks to address the development and environmental concerns of host communities, and sets aside […]
War On Gaza: 26,751 Palestinians Killed In 118 Days – Envoy
The Palestinian Ambassador in Nigeria, Abu Shawesh, has said the ongoing Israeli genocidal war against Palestinians is a war attempting to save the current Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and other fanatical and messianic ministers. The envoy stated this on Thursday in Abuja while addressing a press conference on the 118th day of what he […]
Court jails fake EFCC worker, two others
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has secured the conviction and sentencing of Abdulazeez Isah to three years imprisonment for parading himself as one who works with the anti-graft agency. Abraham Adama and Uzoma Isaac Iwu were also jailed for fraud by Justices Darius Khobo and A. Isiaka of […]
Commercial Flights Begin From Abuja To Kebbi
Governor Nasir Idris has flagged off the commencement of commercial flights from Abuja to the Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport, Birnin Kebbi. A scheduled flight has touched down at the airport to signal the beginning of the fight operation. The governor said the exercise was to ease the transportation of people of Kebbi State and […]
NCC cancels disconnection approval, says MTN-Glo dispute resolved
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the interconnect debt dispute between MTN Nigeria and Globacom Limited has been amicably resolved. Following the resolution, NCC said the approval granted to MTN to disconnect Globacom has now been withdrawn. The regulator announced this in a statement by Reuben Muoka, NCC director, public affairs department, on Thursday. NCC […]
Senate panel: FG can’t disburse N100bn for CNG buses without n’assembly approval
The senate committee on gas says the federal government cannot disburse N100 billion earmarked for buses powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) without the approval of the national assembly. The committee’s comment came after it asked Wale Edun, minister of finance, to provide details on the disbursement of N100 billion for the project. In August […]
Power Supply: Nigerian govt sets up committee to resolve gas shortage
The Nigerian government has set up a ministerial committee towards resolving the challenges associated with gas supply to power-generating companies (GenCos) in the country. Bolaji Tunji, special adviser on strategic communication and media relations to the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Earlier in the month, the Nigerian government […]