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Senate confirms FCC commissioner nominees

Nigeria, Nov. 27 -- The Senate on Thursday confirmed a former House of Representatives member, Ayo Omidiran, as chairman of the Federal Character Commission, alongside 37 commissioners representing th... Read More


Insecurity: Nigerian lawmakers begin process of imposing death penalty for kidnappers, bill passes first reading

Nigeria, Nov. 27 -- A bill seeking to amend Nigeria's Anti-Terrorism Act to prescribe a death penalty without the option of a fine, for all kidnapping offences, has passed first reading in the Senate.... Read More


Insecurity: Why we can't shut down National Assembly - Senate Leader

Nigeria, Nov. 27 -- The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has urged lawmakers at both federal and state levels to refrain from politicising the nation's security challenges. Speaking during a debate o... Read More


Insecurity: Akpabio sacks two committee chairmen as Senate leadership meets Tinubu

Nigeria, Nov. 27 -- The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday removed Umar Buba and Godiya Akwashiki as chairmen of the Committees on National Security and Intelligence, and Air Force, resp... Read More


Insecurity: Nigerian lawmakers consider reviewing firearm law to allow citizens to own guns

Nigeria, Nov. 26 -- Nigerian senators on Wednesday voted unanimously in support of a proposal seeking a review of the country's firearm laws to permit responsible citizens to own or bear ammunition. ... Read More


Nigerian game developer urges NASS to enact child online safety laws

Nigeria, Nov. 26 -- Ikumapayi Adebanji, a Nigerian game developer, has called on the National Assembly to enact dedicated child online safety laws to protect minors from grooming, bullying, and extrem... Read More


Insecurity: Akpabio unveils Nigeria's five-year plan for countering terrorism

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- Nigeria's Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Monday unveiled the country's new strategic framework for combating terrorism, a five-year plan expected to run from 2025 to 2030. ... Read More


Senate suspends plenary in honour of late senator

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- The Senate on Tuesday suspended its plenary in honour of the late Enugu North Senator, Okey Ezea. Mr Ezea, a member of the Labour Party (LP), died last Tuesday n a private hospita... Read More


Tinubu seeks to strengthen legal practice regulation, transmits bill to NASS

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- President Bola Tinubu has transmitted an executive bill to the Senate seeking the repeal of the Legal Practitioners Act, 2004, and its reenactment with a new regulatory framework f... Read More


Insecurity: PREMIUM TIMES Editor-in-Chief calls for creation of mobile app for reporting kidnappings, robberies, other attacks

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- The Editor-in-Chief of PREMIUM TIMES, Musikilu Mojeed, has requested that military authorities collaborate with stakeholders across various sectors to develop a national mobile app... Read More