NITDA Bill Not To Regulate Telecoms Business, Says NITDA   The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has disclosed that the agency does not seek to regulate telecoms business, but regulate Information Technology for development. This disclosure was made by the spokesperson, NITDA, Mrs Hadiza Umar, who...

Senate Approves New Chinese Bank For $23bn Railway Project   Senate on Tuesday rescinded its decision on the financier of the Kaduna-Kano railway project in the country from the China Exim Bank to the China Development Bank and harmonised the terms on the Federal Government’s 2016-2018...

Buhari Rejects NASS Bill To Summon President, Govs   The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has stated the Senate will investigate the 19 Constitution Alteration Bills rejected by the President Muhammadu Buhari. Lawan made this known during plenary on Tuesday. The National Assembly had in January transmitted 35 Constitutional...

PFAs Kick As NASS Passes Bill To Exit Pension Scheme   The National Assembly has passed a bill to exempt its workers from the scheme, 18 years after operating the Contributory Pension Scheme. However, the Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp) has said that the passage...

FEC Approves Data Protection Bill  The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the Nigeria Data Protection Bill for transmission to the National Assembly to be considered and passed as law. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, disclosed this on Wednesday after the FEC...

New Currency: Emefiele Defies NASS, Says no Shift in January 31 Deadline The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has said there will be no shift in the January 31 2023 deadline for the expiration of old N200, N500 and N1000 notes. Emefiele...