Senate Concludes Debate On The National Minimum Wage Bill, 2019
The Senate at its plenary session of Thursday, 24 January 2019, concluded debate on the National Minimum Wage (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2019. The Bill which seeks to repeal the National Minimum Wage Act, 2004 and enact the National Minimum Wage Act, 2019 was transmitted to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari via a letter […]
House Steps Down Bill Prescribing Quotas For Women In Elections
The House of Representatives at its plenary session of Thursday, 24th January 2019 stepped down a bill seeking to prescribe quotas for women in election. Presenting the bill, Hon. Sadiq Ibrahim (APC: Adamawa) stated that that the bill seeks to prescribe women quotas for election into the Senate, House of Representatives and Area Councils of […]
New National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Bill Passes Second Reading In The House Of Representatives
A National Minimum Wage Bill transmitted to the National Assembly by President Buhari has passed second reading at the House of Representatives. In the letter addressed to the Speaker on Thursday, 24th January 2019, the President described the Bill’s objective as seeking to amend the prior National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act, 2011 and increase the […]