House Revisits The North East Development Commission Bill
The House has reconsidered and readopted the North East Development Commission Bill, which it had earlier passed sometime in January 2017. At it’s sitting on Wednesday 17 May 2017, seventeen (17) clauses of the bill (NEDC) were amended. Although the National Assembly had passed the Bill on 12th January, the House later withdrew the Bill, […]
Senate Passes The Electronic Transaction Bill
The Senate at its plenary session of Thursday, May 18th 2017 passed the Electronic Transaction Bill. Presenting the report of the Conference Committee on Information, Communication, Technology and (ICT) and Cybercrime, Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Buhari Abdulfatai (APC: Oyo) stated that the Bill seeks to provide a legal and regulatory framework for conducting transactions […]
Senate Withdraws And Amend The Nedc Bill Transmitted To The President For Assent
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) Bill passed by the National Assembly and transmitted to the President Muhammadu Buhari on January 12th 2017 for assent, has been withdrawn and amended by the Senate after issues in conflict with constitutional provisions were observed. Presenting the motion titled “Amendment of Seventeen (17) items on the North East […]
Reps Rejects Bill Prohibiting Stigmatizatization
A Bill prohibiting the stigmatization of persons who are victims of insurgency or militancy from reintegrating with the community and providing for the persecution and punishment of any person or group of persons who stigmatizes such victims (HB 692) has been rejected by the House of Representatives. The Bill seeks to uphold and protect the […]