The House of Representatives has begun consideration of a bill seeking tougher penalties, including imprisonment, for oil spill violations, barely 24 hours after the Senate passed the legislation and transmitted it to the House for concurrence. A source in the Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly disclosed this exclusively to The PUNCH. “The
A bill before the House of Representatives has proposed a 10-year prison term and a minimum fine of N500m for anyone who transfers strategic payment transaction data outside Nigeria without regulatory authorisation. The proposed legislation, exclusively obtained by The PUNCH, also seeks to compel banks, financial technology companies, payment service providers and other financial institutions to
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has called on Nigerians to always believe in the country and work together for its greatness. His remarks came amid persistent concerns over insecurity, economic hardship, youth unemployment and the need to strengthen national cohesion, with stakeholders increasingly calling for stronger institutions and greater citizen
On October 29, the Allahabad High Court suspended the sentence of Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam Khan in the alleged dual PAN card case and granted them bail.
He questioned Thailand's monarchy dressed as Harry Potter. Thailand has prosecuted 294 people since 2020 under its lèse majesté law, with sentences going up to 50 years.
The offence took place during 2002-03, when she was working as the SC development officer in Palakkad block; she reportedly falsified official records, including the cash book and acquittance register, to divert funds amounting to ₹8.96 lakh from three schemes
A tanker with a crew of 27 Indians caught fire after being struck by limpet mines near Oman. The attack marks the first known successful use of the explosives in the waterway since the US-Iran war began.