Senate Committee On Constitution Review Gives Interim Report
On Thursday 8th December, 2016 the Deputy Senate President and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Constitution Review, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu (PDP:Enugu) proffered a personal explanation on the status of the current constitution amendment effort. These included highlights of the Committee’s work, which was inaugurated in January 2016 with a clear mandate to reprocess aspects […]
Constituency Projects (Budgetary Provisions) Bill 2016 Passes Second Reading In Senate.
The Senate on Thursday 8th December, 2016 read for the second time “A Bill for an Act to provide for Constituency Projects in the Annual Budget of the Federation and other matters connected therewith 2016”. Leading the debate on the Bill, the Bill’s sponsor, Sen. Stella Oduah (PDP:Anambra) stated that the Bill would provide a […]
House Urges FG To Suspend Ban On Importation Of Vehicles Through Land Borders
The House of Representatives Committee on Governmental Affairs and Customs and Excise have been mandated to investigate the decision of the Nigerian Customs Service to prohibit the importation of vehicles through land borders. While leading the debate on the Motion titled “Need to Suspend the Ban on Importation of Vehicles through Land Borders”, at the […]
Senate Committee Postpones Public Hearing On Gender And Equal Opportunities Bill Till Further Notice
The Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters has postponed its public hearing on a Bill for an Act to Incorporate and Enforce Certain Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the […]