The governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, on Friday, signed bills to establish the state Commission on Fiscal Responsibility as well as a Council on Public Procurement. Also signed into law was the bill for the establishment of Debt Management Office and law to amend the Internal Revenue Administration Law of 2015. Governor Ortom said the laws on Fiscal Responsibility, Public Procurement and Debt Management Office would stipulate standards similar or higher than those advised by the United Nations in the management of public resources. The governor said that the transparent and accountable management of public resources had been a cardinal policy objective of his administration. YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE HEADLINES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNEFG Increases Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5mTHE Federal Government has announced that its newly- unveiled reviewed Nigeria Broadcasting Code has provisions to increase the hate speech fine for people found culpable of hate speech from N500,000 to N5 million.

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 06, 2020 17:03 UTC