A Bill Seeking to Amend the Legislative Houses (Powers And Privileges) Act Scales Second Reading in the House
The House of Representatives on Tuesday, 14 July 2020, passed for second reading a Bill seeking to amend the Legislative Houses (Powers and Privileges) Act, 2017 to preserve the powers of a Legislative House and guarantee the principle of separation of powers. Leading the debate on the Bill, Hon. Abubakar Hassan Fulata (APC: Jigawa) informed […]
Senate Constitutes its Conference Committee on the Police Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2020
The President of the Senate, Sen. Ahmad Lawan (APC:Yobe) constituted the Conference Committee on the Police Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, passed by the Senate on Tuesday, 7 July 2020. Presenting the names of lawmakers constituting the Conference Committee at the plenary session of Tuesday, 14 July 2020, Sen. Lawan noted that Members of the […]
Senate Passes Bill Seeking to Amend the Criminal Code Act
The Senate on Tuesday, 14 July 2020, passed the Bill seeking to amend the Criminal Code Act, 2004 by deleting the statute of limitations on defilement, providing stiffer penalties for offences of kidnapping and removing gender restrictions on rape offences. Presenting the report on the Bill, the Chairman, Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal […]