Buhari May Present 2022 Budget This Month           There is a high probability that President Muhammadu Buhari might present the 2022 budget this month. The speculation is coming on the heels of the two chambers of the National Assembly resuming plenary today, after a two-month long...

Vilification of NBC, by Muktar Tahir       Let our memories be refreshed that the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) was set up on August 24, 1992, by Decree 38 of 1992 later amended as an act of the National Assembly by Act 55 of 1999 and now...

FG Earmarks N4.8bn To Monitor WhatsApp, Others       The federal government has earmarked N4.8 billion for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) to monitor WhatsApp, an encrypted messaging application, and Thuraya, a satellite telephone. The provision seen by an online newspaper, TheCable, is contained in the supplementary 2021...

NEITI Seeks Review Of Law To Tackle Illicit Financial Flows       The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has begun consultations with the National Assembly to strengthen the law setting up the agency to tackle issues of actual ownership of assets in the oil and gas...

PIB To Be Passed This Month - Lawan       The long-awaited passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) may be around the corner as the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has said that the bill would be passed into law this month. He made this known at the...

Nigeria’s Debt Stock To Hit N34trn With New Loans       The total debt stock for Nigeria could rise from N33 trillion to N34tr soon as the National Assembly approves another N1.1tr external loan request for the federal government. The House of Representatives yesterday approved the external loan...