House Of Representatives Votes Against Bill For An Act To Amend The Compulsory, Free, Universal Basic Education Act, 2004
The House of Representatives has voted against a Bill for an Act to Amend the Compulsory, Free, Universal Basic Education (UBE) Act, 2004 that sought to increase the funds set aside by the Federal Government for States for the purpose of improving the Education Sector. Leading the debate at the plenary session of July 19th […]
Malnutrition In Idp Camps: Senate Urges FG To Release Funds
The Senate on Wednesday, 20th July 2016 called on the Federal Government (FG)to ensure the immediate release of funds to tackle issues of malnutrition in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps across the country. The resolution came after a motion moved by Sen. Babakaka Bashir Garbai (APC:Borno) informed the Senate that a delegation sent to visit the […]
Senate Receives Report On List Of Ambassadorial Nominees
The Senate at its sitting on Wednesday, 20th July 2016 considered the report of its Committee on Foreign Affairs on ‘‘the alleged irregularities and lopsidedness of the list of 47 career Ambassadorial Nominees’’. It would be recalled that the Senate had invited the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama and the Secretary General […]