The Federal Government has approved a review of the NCC Act 2003 to streamline Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC’s) regulatory roles in line with the Information Technology policy development and avoid overlapping of its functions with those of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). The approval may not be unconnected with recent disagreements between NCC […]
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc committee investigating non-remittance to the National Housing Fund (NHF) and utilization of the funds from 2011 has summoned the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the affected 54 insurance companies to make clarification over the alleged non-remittance of N267 billion into the funds, particularly for fiscal 2019 year, The Chairman of […]
The House of Representatives on Thursday asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to immediately clarify all interests and principal sums on the investments in the Excess Crude Account (ECA), Petroleum Profits (PTT) and Royalties Account to the Auditor-General for the Federation’s Office. The legislator’s call was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion […]
The House of Representatives has asked the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to halt plans of the proposed increase in electricity tariffs based on demands by the 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in the country. The Legislature’s resolution was sequel to the adoption of a motion by House Deputy Minority Leader, Hon. Aliyu Sani Madaki, […]
The President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas; a former Minister of Information and Communication, Frank Nweke Jr., are among the dignitaries expected at the Tuesday, July 25, public presentation of a book written by Omoniyi Ibietan, the Head, Media Relations, at the Nigerian Communications […]
President Bola Tinubu has written a letter to the Senate seeking approval to obtain a loan of $800 million from the World Bank to finance the Federal Government’s National Safety Net Programme. The president’s letter titled “Request for Approval of Additional Financing of the National Social Safety Net Programme Scale-up by the National Assembly” was […]
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has indicated its readiness to hold chief executive officers (CEOs) of governments’ Ministries, Agencies, and Departments (MDAs) responsible for any data breach in their organisations as part of its sustained drive towards data protection in the country.. The National Commissioner of the commission, Dr. Vincent Olatunji, was quoted as […]
…..dissolves boards of federal agencies, parastatals, others President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs, including the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Advisers, and the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service and their replacement with new appointees. A statement issued by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary-General to […]
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for assenting to the Nigeria Data Protection Bill 2023 as a legislative step towards protecting Nigeria’s critical data. The NACCIMA President, Hon. Dele Kelvin Oye, recalled the NACCIMA’s Digital Economy Trade Group’s contribution towards the bill, especially […]
President Bola Tinubu has signed the Electricity Bill, which was passed in July 2022, to repeal the Electricity and Power Sector Reform Act 2005. A source at the Presidential Villa, Abuja who gave this hint on Friday, said that the newly enacted Electricity Act would consolidate all legislations on the electricity supply industry by providing […]