Tag: Senate
Again, Buhari Blames Saraki, 8th Senate for Slow Infrastructural Development
President Muhammadu Buhari has again blamed the 8th Senate led by Dr. Bukola Saraki for stalling his developmental plans in his first term with its partial rejection of his 2016 – 2018 borrowing plan. Buhari in a letter to the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan which was read yesterday on the floor of the Senate asking…
Babalola Condemns Hate Speech Bill, Says It is the Beginning of Dictatorship in Nigeria
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), and the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola,has condemned the proposed Hate Speech Bill by the Senate. The legal luminary who spoke at ABUAD in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday when the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ekiti chapter, led by its Chairman, Comrade…
It’s Eye Service, IBB Slams Social Media Bill, Sponsor
Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, has kicked against the controversial Hate Speech Bill and the Protection from Internet Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill that are currently before the senate. Speaking in his Minna Uphill residence when he played host to the National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Christopher Isiguzo the former president…
Senate Delays Passage of 2020 Budget
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday delayed the passage of the 2020 budget by one week. The Senate had earlier assured that it would pass the budget on November 28. The Senate’s Committee Chairman on Appropriation, Senator Barau Jibrin at Tuesday’s plenary requested for additional week to complete work on the budget. “Mr President, the stage…
Anti-Social Media Bill: Senator Justifies Plagiarism
The sponsor of the Protection from Internet Falsehoods and Manipulations Bill, popularly referred to as anti-social media bill, Senator Mohammed Sani Musa, has called on Nigerians to ignore what he described as attempts by mischief makers to rubbish the legislation on grounds of plagiarism. Musa, who represents Niger East Senatorial District, in a statement issued…
