LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Attahiru Jega, has warned the Senate against confirming the appointment of a presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie, as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission to avoid controversy. Jega also said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), could withdraw Onochie’s…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian lawmakers are calling for a future amendment to the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), recently passed by the national assembly for presidential assent. The executive bill was passed with some contentious issues bordering on funds for ‘frontier exploration’ and the host communities. Hon. Tajudeen Yusuf and Hon. Henry Nwawuba who spoke on…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The ongoing public hearing on the amendment of the 1999 Constitution continued across the country on Thursday with a warning by the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria to the Senate to avoid surreptitious moves by some groups to introduce Sharia law to the South-West region through the on-going constitution review. The President of…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A group known as the Muslim Congress has submitted a memo to the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, proposing the implementation of Sharia in the southwest region. The Islamic religious law is implemented in Muslim-majority states in the Northern region, despite the constitutional provision that states be secular….
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate has assured that it would pass the Constitution Alteration Bills before it proceeds on annual recess by July this year. This is even as it clarified that the ongoing amendment to the 1999 Constitution is not hampered by paucity of funds. Deputy President of the Senate and Chairman, Senate Committee…
LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate on Wednesday considered a bill that seeks to prohibit the payment and receipt of ransom for the release of any person kidnapped, imprisoned or wrongfully confined. According to the bill, Nigerians who pay ransom to kidnappers and kidnappers who receive ransom risk 15 years imprisonment. The Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Bill,…
LAGOS MAY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari, has urged the Senate to approve a new external loan of N2,343,387,942,848.00, about $6.183billion, for the Federal Government to finance the 2021 budget deficit. Senate President Ahmad Lawan read Buhari’s letter of request on the floor of the Senate at plenary. Details shortly…. African Examiner
LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions is set for a collision course with the Colonel Hameed Ali (retd)-led Nigeria Customs Services (NCS) over the stance of the revenue-generating agency to rebuff the committee resolution asking it to return bags of rice seized from the Oja Oba market in Oyo…
