House Calls For Implementation Of National Broadband Plan
The House of Representatives at its plenary session on Tuesday 6th February 2018 urged the Federal Government to timeously implement the National Broadband Plan (2013-2018) to drive development. Presenting the motion on the floor of the House, Hon Sergius Ose Ogun (PDP: Edo) stated that in 2012, the Federal Ministry of Communications and Technology set […]
Senate Calls For The Deployment Of Security Personnel To Their States Of Origin
The Senate has called on the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) to deploy its junior cadre to their States and Local Government of origin in a bid to enhance community policing in Nigeria. Presenting the motion titled “The need to post junior cadre of the Nigerian Police Force to their States and Local Government to enhance […]
House Moves To Decongest Nigerian Prisons And Promote Fundamental Rights
In a bid to promote the fundamental rights of inmates in prisons and uphold international standards and best global practices on prison welfare, the House Committees on Interior, Human Rights, Federal Judiciary, FCT Judiciary and Police Affairs will conduct an investigative hearing on prison reforms. The investigative hearing will be held with the objective of […]
House Steps Down Motion On Need To Deduct 13% Derivation From The $1 Billion Approved By The National Economic Council To Fight Insurgency
The House of Representatives at its plenary session of Thursday, 1 February 2018 stepped down a motion on the need to deduct 13% derivation from the $1 billion approved by the National Economic Council to fight the Boko Haram insurgency at its 83rd meeting at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in December 2017. […]
Senate Passes The National Road Fund (Establishment) Bill, 2018
The Senate has passed the National Road Fund (Establishment) Bill, 2018. The Bill seeks to establish a National Roads Fund to be a repository of revenues from charges received from road users and other sources for financing, administration and periodic maintenance of road infrastructures in Nigeria. Presenting the report of the Committee on Works, Chairman […]
Senate Passes The Emergency Powers (Repeal And Re-Enactment) Bill, 2018
The Senate at its plenary session of Thursday, 1 February, 2018, passed the Emergency Powers (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2018 (SB 182) which seeks to repeal the Emergency Powers Act 1961 and enact the Emergency Powers Act, 2018 to provide for the declaration of a State of Emergency. Presenting the report of the Committee on […]
House Calls On The Federal Ministry Of Education To Regularize The Employment Of Teachers Employed By The Parents Teachers Association (Pta) In FG Colleges Around The Country
The House of Representative at its plenary session of Thursday, 1 February 2018 mandated its Committee on Basic Education and Services to interface with the Federal Ministry of Education with a view to ensuring the regularization of the appointments of the teachers employed and being paid by the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) at the Federal […]
Senate Calls On The Federal Government To Provide Adequate Security At Railway Stations
The Senate at its plenary session of Tuesday, 30 January 2018, called on the Federal Government to deploy adequate security personnel and scanning machines at the railway stations across the country. Presentation the motion titled “Urgent need to deploy scanning machines and adequate Security Personnel in the all the Railway Stations across the Federation.” Sen. […]
House Calls On Minister Of The Federal Capital Territory (Fct) To Address Lightning Situation On Major Streets And Roads In The Fct
The House of Representatives at its plenary session on Tuesday, 30 January 2018 urged Mr. Mohammed Bello, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to ensure that streetlights were provided on all major roads, streets, bridges and roundabouts within the Federal Capital Territory. The Minister has been asked to rectify the almost inexistent power situation […]
House Declares State Of Emergency On Accommodation Crisis Facing The Armed Forces
The House of Representatives at its plenary session on Tuesday, 30 January 2018 urged the Ministries of Defence, Justice, Power, Works and Housing to collaborate with Service Chiefs in proffering a lasting solution to the acute shortage of befitting accommodation-facing members of the Armed Forces. Presenting the motion on the floor of the House Hon. […]
Citizens Residency Rights Bill, 2018, Passes Second Reading In The Senate
A Bill seeking to confer Residency Rights for any Nigerian citizen who has paid taxes to the Local Government Area he has been residing in for at least 5 years has scaled second reading in Senate (SB356). Leading the debate on the Bill at the plenary session of Wednesday, 31 January 2018, Sen. Dino Melaye […]
Bill Seeking To Domesticate The African Union Convention For The Protection And Assistance Of Internally Displaced Persons Passes Second Reading In Senate
The Senate at its plenary session of Wednesday, 24 January 2018, passed for second reading a Bill seeking to domesticate the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Africa. Leading the debate, Sen. David Umaru (APC: Niger) explained that the Bill seeks to domesticate and provide a legal […]
Bill Seeking For A Correction, Rehabilitation And Re-Integration Centre For Prisoners Passes Second Reading In Senate
A Bill seeking to establish a Correction, Reformation and Re-integration Centre that provides support services for prisons (SB.308) scaled second reading in the Senate after a lead debate at the plenary session of Wednesday, 24 January 2018. The Bill has been further referred to the Committee on Interior for legislative action. Leading the debate on […]
House Calls For Phased Ban On Fish /Fish Products Importation
The House of Representatives at its plenary session on Wednesday 24 January 2018 mandated the Committee on Agricultural Production and Services and the Committee on Water Resources to collaborate with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Nigeria Customs Service and other stakeholders to draft a policy framework for the implementation […]
Senate Approves Report On Modalities Of Establishing Federal Polytechnics, Colleges Of Education And Universities In Nigeria
The Senate at its plenary session of Tuesday, 23 January 2018, considered and approved the report of its Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND on the modalities of establishing Federal Polytechnics, Colleges of Education and Universities across Nigeria. Presenting the report, Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Jibrin Barau (APC: Kano) informed the Senate that during […]
Sexual Offenders (Registration) Bill, 2017 Scales Second Reading In The House Of Representatives
Sexual Offenders (Registration) Bill, 2017 has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The Bill seeks to establish a monitoring unit under the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking, NAPTIP that will be charged with the responsibility of registering and monitoring persons who have been convicted of committing sexual offences against minors under […]
Senate Passes The Law Of The Federation Bill, 2018
The Senate has passed the Revised Edition (Laws of the Federation) Bill, 2018 (SB 391). The Bill seeks to make comprehensive provision for the periodic revision of the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria by the Nigerian Law Reform Commission. Presenting the Committee report on the Bill at the plenary session of Thursday, 18 January […]
House To Investigate The Alleged Carting Of $44million From The National Intelligence Agency And Issues Surrounding Appointment Of Its New Director General
The House of Representatives at its resumption from its Christmas recess on Tuesday, 16th January 2017 mandated its Committee on National Security and Intelligence to investigate the alleged carting of $44 million from the National Intelligence Agency’s (NIA) vault. The said Committee has also been directed to investigate the nationality and citizenship of the new […]
Senate Approves Report Of Its Ad-Hoc Committee On The Review Of Security Infrastructure
The Senate at it plenary session of Tuesday, 16 January 2018, approved the report of its Ad-hoc Committee on the Review of Security Infrastructure in Nigeria. The report details the Committee’s findings from its visit to Benue State following the clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the State. Presenting the report, Chairman of the Committee, […]
Senate Rejects Interim Report Of Its Committee On Petroleum Downstream On Investigation Of Fuel Crisis Across The Country
The Senate has rejected the Interim report of its Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) on the fuel crisis across the country and mandated that the Committee further review its report. Presenting the report at the plenary session of Wednesday, 17 January 2018, the Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Kabir Marafa (APC: Zamfara) informed Members of […]