LAGOS MARCH 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate said on Friday that it was not aware of any court judgment which struck out the controversial Section 84 (12) from the newly amended Electoral Act 2022. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Dr. Ajibola Basiru, stated this while responding to a question put to him on…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Stakeholders were unanimous in support for the Merchant Shipping Act, Repeal and Enactment Bill 2021 during the public hearing yesterday, Wednesday 6th March, 2023 at the National Assembly complex Abuja. The Chairman House Committee on the Nigerian Navy Honorable Yusuf Gagdi has commended the Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-With the passage of Proceeds of crime bill by the Senate just recently, the Human & Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has commended the Red Chamber for the courage and asked the House of Representatives to do the same during concurrence. HEDA’s Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, who reacted on this development called…
LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate has rejected the bill that seeks to amend the Electoral Act. The lawmakers, in a voice vote on Wednesday, unanimously opposed a motion that the bill is read and considered for a second time. The bill is a response to a request from President Muhammadu Buhari. He had, in February,…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, barred President Muhammad Buhari, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and the Senate President from tampering with the newly amended Electoral Act 2022. The judge, Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling on an ex-parte application by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Senate bill seeking to make it an offence for any landlord to demand payment of advance rent from tenants of residential and office buildings and spaces beyond three months, has prescribed a three-month jail term or N1 million fine for offenders. The bill titled, ‘Advance Rent for Residential Apartments, Office Spaces,…
LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria Senate on Wednesday removed the clause that makes direct primary mandatory for the election of candidates in political parties from the electoral act amendment bill. The Senate in late 2021 passed a version of the bill and transmitted it to President Muhammadu Buhari who declined assent to the bill. Besides the…
LAGOS OCTOBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the amendment to the Electoral Act is ongoing at the National Assembly, last Tuesday’s amendment of the Senate’s earlier clause, where it gave political parties the option of direct and indirect primaries as a mode of selecting candidates for general elections, is already generating agitation among political parties and leaders across…