Bill To Make Provisions For A System Of Standard Scale Of Fines And Financial Penalties Passes Second Reading In The House
The House of Representatives at its plenary session of Tuesday, November 22nd 2016, passed for second reading a Bill titled “A Bill for an Act to make provisions for a System of Standard Scale of Fines and Financial Penalties Imposed by Courts, Tribunal and Other Statutory Instruments and for other matters connected thereto“. According to […]
Senate Condemns Rising Cases Of Jungle Justice In The Country
The Senate has condemned the alleged lynching of a 7 year old boy by a mob in the Orile area of Lagos State, over alleged stealing of cassava flakes (more popularly known as “garri”). Since the video of the killing went viral on social media, there have been conflicting reports over the age of the boy, […]
Senate Invites Minister Of State For Petroleum Resources Over MoU With India And China
The Senate at its plenary sitting on Tuesday, 22nd November, 2016 directed its Committees on Petroleum Upstream, Downstream and Gas to invite the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu to give a detailed explanation on the subject matter of each Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in China, the proposed MOU with India […]
House Calls On FG To Constitute An Administration Of Justice Monitoring Committee
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government (FG) to constitute the Administration of Justice Monitoring Committee. Moving the motion at the plenary session of Tuesday, November 22nd 2016, Hon. Albert Abiodun Adeogun (PDP: Osun) expressed dismay over the failure of the Federal Government to constitute the Monitoring Committee in accordance with Section […]