September 22, (THEWILL) - A bill proposing life imprisonment for kidnapping or any form of abduction, wrongful restraint and confinement has passed the second reading in the Senate.
The bill, sponsored by Senator Ibikunle Amosun (APC, Ogun Central), seeks to...
September 22, (THEWILL) - The Senate has passed a bill to establish a nationwide emergency communications service, just as it approved 112 as the toll-free number for emergencies.
The emergency communication service is expected to involve deployment and coordination of...
September 21, (THEWILL) - Senate President Ahmad Lawan has referred President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for permission to take $4.054bn, €710m, and $125m external loans to the Senate Committee on Foreign and Local Debts for further legislative action.
The senate had...
September 21, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday asked the Senate to confirm the members nominated to the board of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority.
President Buhari explained in a letter dated September...
September 21, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to amend the administrative structure of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021.
In a letter read during plenary by the President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, President Buhari asked the lawmakers to...
September 18, (THEWILL) - The Senate has received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm the appointment of the Secretary and Board members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The request was contained in a letter dated...
September 21, (THEWILL) - The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, says the Federal Government is not interested in naming and shaming sponsors and financiers of terrorism.
Adesina, who made the remark on Monday during...
September 20, (THEWILL) - Nigeria's Labour Minister, Dr. Chris Ngige, has pleaded with the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to call off its strike that began in August.
“I want to appeal to NARD for them to reconsider their...
September 19, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari has extended heartfelt condolence to President Abdelmadjid Tebboune of Algeria, on the death of the country’s former President, Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
Buhari in a statement issued on Saturday by his Special Adviser on Media...
September 18, (THEWILL) - The Presidency has defended its external borrowing plan by listing a total of 15 projects, spread across the six geo-political zones of the country, Â to be financed with more than $4 billion from multilateral institutions,...
Describing the allegations as entirely false, Adedeji said they were the handiwork of individuals determined to discredit him and weaken public confidence in the Tinubu administration.
