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Electoral Bill: Senate In Closed-Door Session After Buhari Declined Assent
The Senate was in a closed-door session on Tuesday, a day after reports emerged that President Muhammadu Buhari had declined assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill.
Punishing female soldier for expressing love ‘discriminatory’- Rights activist, Agbese tells Army
A United Kingdom-trained human rights activist, Comrade Philip Agbese, has joined other activists to condemn the Nigerian Army for detaining and punishing a young female soldier for accepting a marriage proposal while in uniform.
NCC sets new mobile international termination rate for voice services, pegs ITR floor price at $0.045
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has fixed the new International Termination Rate (ITR) for voice services paid by overseas telecom carriers for terminating international calls on local networks in Nigeria at $0.045.
Buhari gives reasons for not signing Electoral Act Amendment Bill
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has read President Muhammadu Buhari’s letter explaining why he declined to sign the Electoral Act Amendment bill.
75-Year-Old Nigerian Dies On Arrival In Lagos Airport
A 75-year-old man (name withheld) has died at the Lagos Airport in Nigeria’s commercial capital.
LAWMA, LASPARK build christmas trees from recyclable items
Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and its sister agency Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK,), have collaborated to use pet bottles and discarded old tyres, to build lovely eco-friendly Christmas trees, demonstrating to residents that waste materials could be used to creatively improve the aesthetics of the environment.
Togo, Benin, Niger Paid Nothing For Electricity From Nigeria In Q2 2021 – NERC
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said that three neighbouring countries did not make any payment for the second quarter of 2021.
Yuletide: 2,250 NSCDC operatives deployed in Lagos
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, has deployed 2, 250 personnel to ensure a peaceful environment during the Yuletide and New Year celebrations.
Directors of Nestle Nigeria, FBN Holdings, Others Transact N32.4bn Worth of Stocks in 2021
Insiders in fundamental stocks on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) transacted N32.4billion worth of stocks in 2021.The insiders include Managing Directors, Deputy Managing Director, Non-executive Directors, and shareholding firms, among others.
Lagos Quality Assurance Office Charges Schools on Child Protection Policy
The Coordinating Director, Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA) Zones 18 to 19 District six, Lagos, Mr. Ekundayo Adekunle has appealed to all schools to domesticate the child protection policy saying that the move will guide against bullying which resulted in the death of a student of Dowen College.