Bills - Page 5 of 5

4 October 2016

Recession: National Assembly to send 8 passed bills for Presidential assent

by Usman Alabi The National Assembly has passed a total of 8 bills which would be presented to the President for his assent. The bills which […]

29 September 2016

Gender equality bill passed on to committee stage

by Ayo Opeoluwa The Gender equality bill has been referred to the committee on judiciary, human rights and legal matters after scaling through the second […]

28 September 2016

House of Reps passed bill on state police to constitution review committee

by Usman Alabi A bill yesterday seeking to amend section 214 of the constitution to give room for state and community police in the country scaled […]

20 September 2016

Everything you need to know about the “Communication Service Tax Bill”

by Usman Alabi It is called the “communication service tax bill It has passed the first reading both in the Senate and the House of Representatives […]

25 August 2016

Why the NGO Commission Bill is a terrible idea

On July 14th, A “Bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of the Non-Governmental Organisations Regulatory Commission for the supervision, coordination and monitoring of […]

25 August 2016

Bauchi blogger, Musa Azare, released

Musa Azare, a blogger who was arrested by the police for allegedly criticizing Governor Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State has regained his freedom. Azare, who works […]