Water Resources Bill 2020 Contravenes Existing Laws By Adedamola Adejokun         AN ANALYSIS OF THE NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES BILL, 2020 In 2017, the National Water Resource Bill was sent to the National Assembly with a request that it be passed into law. The bill which sought to transfer the...

#EndSARS: What Next on the Youth Movement? By Gidado Shuaib     Beyond #EndSARS protests, I see the ongoing mass action against the brutality of the Nigeria Police Force’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad as a social movement which can hardly be subdued by force. The movement which was initially...

Ministry Targets 45% ICT Contribution To Nigeria’s GDP       The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, says the impact of the digital economy through the e-commerce, online payments and other digital services can add 45 per cent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product. The...

FG Begins Application For N75bn Youth Investment Fund       The Minister of Youth and Sports Development Minister, Mr Sunday Dare, on Thursday, inaugurated the application for the Nigeria Youth Investment Fund in Abuja. This was disclosed in a statement titled ‘Minister flags off application for Nigeria Youth...

Fed Govt To Offer N30bn Bonds In October       The Debt Management Office has said that the Federal Government would auction N30bn worth of bonds by subscription on October 21. A circular by the DMO on Thursday showed the breakdown of the figure to include a N15bn...

Border Closure Boosts Rice Sufficiency, Manufacturing - FG       The Federal Government on Thursday said the closure of Nigeria’s land borders was good for the economy as the country was now close to attaining self sufficiency in rice production. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab...