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  • House of Reps on Bills’ Rejection Spree, Throws Out Six Constitution Amendment Bills

    House of Reps on Bills’ Rejection Spree, Throws Out Six Constitution Amendment Bills0

    The House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected six bills to amend the constitution. One, an amendment bill, which seeks to establish the principle of rotation for the offices of the president and vice president among Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. Two, a bill to amend the Constitution to strip the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of

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  • INEC Hopeful of New Electoral Act as Tinubu Swears in Two Commissioners

    INEC Hopeful of New Electoral Act as Tinubu Swears in Two Commissioners0

    The Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman hopes a new electoral act will emerge before the 2027 general elections after submitting 142 post-election recommendations to federal lawmakers. Speaking with reporters at the presidential villa on Tuesday, where two national commissioners of the electoral body were sworn in, Professor Mahmood Yakubu was optimistic that a new electoral

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  • World Bank Urges Nigerian Government to Remit Subsidies to Federation Account.

    World Bank Urges Nigerian Government to Remit Subsidies to Federation Account.0

    The World Bank has urged the Nigerian government to adopt better fiscal management of the nation’s revenue by moving the profits from the removal of the fuel subsidy to the Federation Account, noting that despite removing the subsidy completely in 2024, the government just began transferring to the account in January 2025. In its Nigeria

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  • National Assembly Set to Harmonise Approved Tax Reforms Bill for President’s Assent 

    National Assembly Set to Harmonise Approved Tax Reforms Bill for President’s Assent 0

    A jubilant Taiwo Oyedele, the Chairman Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, disclosed gleefully on his X handle, Thursday, “The Senate, today, passed the two remaining tax bills, that is, the Nigeria Tax Bill and the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Bill. This follows the passage of the other two bills yesterday, that is,

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  • Experts Advocate Strong Press Freedom in AI Era for Democratic Growth

    Experts Advocate Strong Press Freedom in AI Era for Democratic Growth0

    In a concerted effort to address artificial intelligence’s impact on the global media and information ecosystem, media experts and journalists who attended a stakeholders’ roundtable urged policymakers to strengthen press freedom and ensure that technological advancement supports rather than threatens democratic values. The one-day Media Stakeholders’ Roundtable, themed “Artificial Intelligence, The Media, and Press Freedom:

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  • At Last, DSS Removes Lanre Arogundade’s Name from Watchlist

    At Last, DSS Removes Lanre Arogundade’s Name from Watchlist0

    The Department of State Services (DSS) appears to have ended its long-standing harassment and detention of the Executive Director of the International Press Centre, Mr Lanre Arogundade, as the security agency disclosed that it had removed his name from its watchlist. Tobi Soniyi, legal adviser/chairman of the Advocacy Committee, signed a statement disclosing this. He

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