Six-Year Single Term: Lawmakers Reject Bill, Again
The House of Representatives has once again thrown out a bill proposing a single six-year term for the offices of ...
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Republican Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Shun Trans Colleague from Women’s Bathroom
A Republican congresswoman has proposed a bill to ban transgender women from using female bathrooms in the U.S. Capitol. This ...
New Zealand: Protestors Storm Capital as Parliament Debates Contentious Bill
The New Zealand parliament had on Thursday, began a heated debate over a contentious bill directed at reinterpreting the country's ...
House Rejects Bill to Broaden Islamic Law in Nigeria’s Constitution
Nigeria’s House of Representatives shut down a bill aimed at expanding the reach of Islamic Law within the 1999 Constitution. ...
Bill to Create New Ibadan State Passes Second Reading
A bill sponsored by Akeem Adeyemi (APC, Oyo) and six others, aimed at creating two new states—Oyo and Ibadan—has passed ...
Senate Turns Down Bill on Private Investigators
The Senate had on Wednesday refused a bill for an act to establish a licence for operation and practice of ...
Electricity Tariff May Soon Increase as Subsidy Bill Surges in Nigeria
The federal government’s electricity subsidy bill continues to rise, leading to speculation of increased electricity tariffs, particularly for Band A ...
Nigeria’s Petrol Import Bill Surges to Record High of N3.2 Trillion in Q2 2024
According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria's foreign trade report indicates that Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known ...
FIRS Drafts Executive Bill to Modernize Tax Laws, Regulate Crypto Industry
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is working on a bill that will completely change the revenue administration in Nigeria, ...
Speaker Withdraws Controversial Anthem Bill Amid Public Outcry
Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas has retracted the much-maligned Counter Subversion and Other Related Bills, which sought ...
President Tinubu Signs Bill Granting 300% Salary Increase For Judicial Officials
President Bola Tinubu has signed into law a bill to grant 300% raises in salaries and allowances for judicial officials ...
Somalia’s Cabinet Approves Bill for Universal Suffrage
On Thursday, Somalia's cabinet approved a bill that, pending parliamentary confirmation, will restore universal suffrage to the country's election system ...
Warren Buffett Surpasses Federal Reserve In Treasury Bill Holdings
Berkshire Hathaway, headed by Warren Buffett, has gathered a record-breaking $234.6 billion of investments in short-term Treasury bills, surpassing the ...
Senate Passes Bill to Double CBN Loans to Federal Government
On Wednesday, the Nigerian Senate passed a bill to increase the percentage of loans the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) ...
Kano Assembly Passes Bill Creating New Emirates Amid Controversy
The recent passage of a bill creating three new second-class emirates in Kano has sparked debate about the direction of ...
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