Author: PLAC

PLAC 2023 Legislative Internship Opportunity

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Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) is implementing a 10-weeks long full-time internship programme with support from the European Union (EU) for young Nigerians who wish to gain knowledge of legislative practices and processes at the National Assembly. Internship Requirements: (i) At least, a first degree from a Tertiary Institution in  any discipline(ii) Completed NYSC(iii) […]

Senate Confirms the Appointment of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and Service Chiefs

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The Senate at its plenary session of Thursday, 13 July 2023, confirmed the appointment of the following persons as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and Service Chiefs of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria: Major General Christopher Musa (Kaduna State) – Chief of Defence Staff Major General Taoreed. A. Lagbaja (Osun State) […]

National Assembly Passes Bill to Amend the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act

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The Senate and House of Representatives at its plenary session of Thursday, 13 July 2023 read for the Third Time and Passed the Bill to amend the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act. The Bill seeks to extract the sum of N500billion from the funds appropriated to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of […]

10th National Assembly Elects Its Presiding Officers

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The Senate and the House of Representatives of the 10th National Assembly elected its presiding officers respectively on Tuesday, 13 June 2023 at the inauguration exercise of Senators-elect and Members-elect. At the inauguration of the 10th Senate, the Clerk of the Senate, Mr. Chinedu Akubueze commenced the session with a rollcall of Senators-elect after which […]

PLAC Calls on 9th NASS to Stop Hurried Concurrence, Passage of Bills

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Issued 4:00 pm, Tuesday, June 6, 2023 As the 9th National Assembly winds down, Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), is calling on the Senate and House of Representatives to refrain from passing bills into law, that are not well debated, reasoned or elegantly drafted. PLAC is concerned that in the week of winding down […]

PLAC Calls for Transparent Election of NASS Leaders

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Issued 10:00 am, Tuesday, June 6, 2023 Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), a leading non-governmental organisation working on democracy and good governance, has called for transparent and credible election of Presiding and Principal Officers in the Senate and House of Representatives of the 10th National Assembly. President Bola Tinubu is expected to issue a […]

Bill to Expand the Mandate of NILDS to Include Conduct of Induction of Newly Elected Members of the National and State Houses of Assembly Passes Second Reading in the House

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The House of Representatives has passed for Second Reading the bill to expand the mandate of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) to include in their establishment law, the conduct of induction of newly elected members of the National and State Assembly and conduct of promotional examination for staff of the National […]

President Buhari Transmits Executive Bills on Data Protection and Establishment of the Nigerian Police Force College, Training School and Institutions to the National Assembly

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President Muhammadu Buhari has transmitted the Nigerian Data Protection Bill, 2023 and the Nigerian Police Force College, Training Schools and Institutions Establishment Bill, 2023 to the Senate and House of Representatives for consideration and passage. In his letter read at the plenary sessions of the Senate and House of Representatives on Tuesday, 4 April 2023, […]