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When it becomes law, the controversial NGO regulations bill will have a legislative framework and regulate the activities of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria The controversial Bill seeking to regulate Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) was stepped down on Thursday after a much-heated debate amongst members of the green chamber. The Bill, sponsored by Rep. Sada Soli (APC, Katsina) is titled, “A Bill for an Act to Establish Non-Governmental and Civil...

Reps, worried about insecurity in FCT have mandated the heads of all Security Agencies to urgently collaborate and set up special units to clamp down on criminals The House of Representatives on Wednesday agreed to invite the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesome Wike, the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and heads of all Security Agencies for an emergency security briefing and strategy on how to curb the insecurity in Abuja. The lawmakers also...

In the proposed Electoral Act, Rep Waive proposes heavy sanctions and fines against persons who file frivolous election petitions in the courts in a bid to delay proceedings. The House of Representatives has proposed an amendment in the Electoral Act 2022 to make provisions for heavy sanctions and fines against persons who file frivolous election petitions in the courts in a bid to delay proceedings. The lawmakers, in a bid to cut expenses in the...

NIMC seems to have delayed the issuance of identity cards to Nigerians despite the government’s huge resources invested in the commission. The House of Representatives has mandated the Committee on Population and Anti-Corruption to invite the Hon. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy and the Director-General of the National Identity Card Management Commission (NIMC) to ascertain the delay on the release of National Identity Cards from 2012 to date. This resolution was sequel to...

Lawmakers in the House of Reps have mandated the Committees on Banking Regulations and Banking Institutions to query financial institutions over the hoarding of forex. The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, mandated the House Committees on Banking Regulations and Banking Institutions to conduct a probe into the suspected non-compliance by banks and financial institutions to the directives of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the Net Open Position Limits (NOPL). This decision was sequel...