Maritime Operation Coordinating Board Act(Amendment) Bill Passes Second Reading In The House
The Maritime Operation Coordinating Board Act (Amendment) Bill Etc (HB 1056) passed second reading in the House of Representatives. Leading the debate on the Bill, Hon.Abdussamad Dasuki (APC:Sokoto) stated that the proposed amendments would reconstitute the maritime operation coordinating board for effective control of all maritime operations in Nigerian’s territorial waters and exclusive economic zone, create […]
Code Of Conduct Tribunal Discharges Senate President Over Allegations Of False Asset Declaration
The Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu (PDP: Enugu) at the plenary session of Wednesday, 14 June 2017 informed the Senate that the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) had discharged and acquitted the Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki (APC: Kwara) of the 18 charges of false asset declaration leveled against him by the Code of […]
House Urges FG On Need To Appraise Implementation Of Social Investment Programmes
The House of Representatives at its plenary on Wednesday, 14 June 2017 mandated its Committees on Labor, Employment and Productivity and Poverty Alleviation to liaise with the Agency in charge of the Social Investment Programmes (SIP) to ensure programs are implemented in all federal constituencies in the country. Moving the motion, Hon. Olabode Ayorinde (APC:Ondo) […]
Senate Calls For National Unity And Peaceful Co-Existence In Nigeria
The Senate at its plenary of Wednesday, 14 June 2017 responded to the recent clamor for ethnical disintegration and a separation agenda by calling for unity and peaceful co-existence in Nigeria instead. Presenting the motion titled “The need for National Unity and Peaceful Co-existence in Nigeria” on behalf of all Senators, Senate Leader, Sen. Ahmad […]
Petroleum Industry Bills Have Passed Second Reading In The House
3 separate Petroleum Industry Bills have passed second reading in the House. The Bills seek to provide for the establishment of a Legal and Regulatory Framework; encourage further investment in the Petroleum Industry while increasing accruable revenues to the Federal Government of Nigeria and lastly provide a framework relating to the Petroleum Producing Host Community’s […]