House Urges (Inec) To Conclude All Postponed Re-Run Elections In The Country
The House of Representatives at its plenary session of Tuesday, 1st November 2016 mandated INEC to immediately conduct all outstanding elections in the country particularly in Rivers State. Moving the motion under matters of urgent public importance, the Minority Leader, Hon. Leo Ogor (PDP:Delta)raised concerns over incidences of postponed re-run elections by INEC. Citing Sections […]
Rivers Rerun: Senate Threatens To Suspend Plenary
The Senate has threatened to suspend its plenary sessions pending the conduct of all rerun elections in Rivers State. It has also given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) an ultimatum to conduct elections pertaining to the State in the Senate, and its vacant constituencies in the House of Representatives and Rivers State House of […]
Petroleum Industry Governance Bill Scales Seconding
The Petroleum Industry and Governance Bill 2016 has passed second reading in Senate. The Bill seeks to establish a framework for creating commercially oriented and profit driven petroleum entities. It also aims to add value to the petroleum industry by ensuring its compliance with international standards, transparency and accountability in the administration of petroleum resources […]
Senate Proposes Amendment To Tetfund Act
The Senate on Thursday 3rd November 2016 proposed an amendment to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) ACT 2011 during a deliberation of a report by its Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND. The amendment to the TETFUND ACT proposes that the National Assembly should be included in the process of allocation and disbursement of […]