Senate Withdraws And Amends Already Transmitted Bills To The President
The Senate has amended eight (8) clauses from the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (Establishment, etc) Bill and the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (Establishment, etc) Bill. Although both Bills had passed the National Assembly on January 12th, 2017 and were transmitted to the President for assent, the Senate withdrew them after […]
Senate Summons Transport Minister Over Omission Of Eastern Corridor Rail Line
The Senate at its plenary session of Tuesday 16th May, 2017 mandated its Committee on Transport to invite the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi over the omission of the Eastern Corridor Rail Line from the Federal Government’s (FG) proposed loan from China Exim Bank. Presenting the motion, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia: PDP) expressed […]
Bill To Amend Pension Reform Act, 2014 Scales Second Reading In House Of Representatives
A bill to amend the Pension Reform Act 2014 to exclude members of the Nigerian Police, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Nigeria Customs Service, Nigeria Prisons Service, Nigeria Immigration Service and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from the contributory pension scheme (HB 398) has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. Leading […]