Governance

Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has vowed that the police would never allow the kind of violent protest that occurred during #EndSARS protest to happen again.

Governors in the North-East have rejected the 2021 budget proposal of the Federal Government over what it described as the paltry allocation of N45.3bn, out of a total of N13.02tn, for capital projects in the region.

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum on Thursday warned that if the Almajiri system is not completely overhauled, the Northeast may end up having to deal with an army of youths who may join the dreaded Boko Haram

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has denied announcing an increment in the fine for hate speech from N500,000 to N5m, despite video evidence to the contrary.

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has told the South African authorities to reciprocate the Nigerian Government’s gesture by ensuring that the business interests of Nigerians in South Africa are secured.

Former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has appealed to the National Assembly to pass the Electoral Act Amendment Bill latest by the first quarter of 2021.

The Nigerian government has reacted to the deliberations on the recent #EndSARS protest by the United Kingdom parliament.

The Presidency has expressed its opposition to a bill in the House of Representatives seeking to regulate the Ecological Fund.

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved contracts for different projects totalling about N39.7bn.

The Senate on Tuesday called on the federal government to allocate one percent of the Value Added Tax to states affected by violence and looting that ended the EndSars protests.

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, on Monday, said the country will exit recession by the first quarter of 2021.

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Sunday said the Federal Government would complete the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway project despite scarce resources as a result of the sharp drop in oil prices.

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has warned that there could be anarchy if the Senate was scrapped as being clamoured by some Nigerians.

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, said on Friday that the National Assembly was working hard to ensure the passage of the 2021 Appropriation Bill by the second week of December, 2020.