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 […]
House To Investigate The Fuel Subsidy Payment Of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
The House of Representatives at its plenary session on Wednesday, 17 January 2018 resolved that Mr. Emmanuel Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Mr. Maikanti Baru, Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum corporation (NNPC) appear before the House Committee of Finance and Petroleum Downstream to proffer explanations to the Committee on […]
House To Investigate Revenue Losses And Cyber Security Threats Caused By Telephone Number Masking
The House of Representatives at its plenary session of Tuesday, 19 December 2017 mandated its Committee on Telecommunications to investigate the activities of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Telecommunications Service with a view of finding out why the accruable revenue remitted to the Federal Government was decreasing. In addition to this mandate, the Committee […]
House To Investigate The Fraudulent Award Of ₦42 Billion On Rural Electrification Schemes
The House of Representatives at its plenary session of Tuesday, 19 December 2017 mandated its Committees on Power and Public Procurement to investigate allegations that contracts amounting to the sum of ₦42 Billion had been fraudulently awarded to some Federal Universities for Rural Electrification Schemes. The Committees are to report back their findings from their […]
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The 15 Constitution Alteration Bills Transmitted To State Houses Of Assembly For Adoption
Bill No 2 “Authorisation of Expenditure (1)” Bill No 4 “Financial Autonomy of State Legislatures” Bill No 5 “Distributable Pool Account” Bill No 6 “Local Government” Bill No 8 “The Legislature” Bill No 9. Political Parties and Electoral Matters” Bill No 14 “Independent Candidature” Force” Bill No 15 The Nigeria Police Force Bill No 16 […]
House To Investigate Conflict Between Minister Of Finance And Suspended Director-General Of Sec
The House of Representatives at its plenary on Tuesday 5th December unanimously resolved to probe the alleged financial impropriety in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that led to the suspension of its Director-General, Mr Munir Gwarzo by the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun. It also mandated its Committee on Capital Markets and Institutions […]
The Bill Seeking To Amend The Nnpc Act, 2004 Scales Second Reading In The Senate
The Bill for an Act to amend the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Act, 2004 scaled second reading in the Senate. The Bill seeks to make the appointment of the General Managing Director of the NNPC subject to confirmation of the Senate; increase the contract approval limit of the GMD of NNPC from N5, 000,000 to […]
Senate Approves the 2018-2020 MTEF and FSP
The Senate at its plenary session of Tuesday, 5 December 2017, approved the report of its Joint Committees on Finance, Appropriations, and National Planning on the 2018-2020 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP). Presenting the report, Sen. Yahaya Abdullahi (APC: Kebbi) informed Members of the Senate that the MTEF and FSP […]
The 2018 Appropriation Bill Scales Second Reading In The Senate
The 2018 Appropriation Bill scaled second reading in the Senate following the conclusion of debate on the Bill at its plenary session of Tuesday, 5 December 2017. The Bill has now been referred to the Committee on Appropriation and other Senate Standing Committees (now working as sub-committees of the Committee on Appropriation) for further legislative […]