Senate Suspends Passage Of The Customs Service Bill
The Senate suspended the passage of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Management (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill following the inability of Members to reach an agreement on a provision (Clause 17) regarding Import Duty Payment which seeks to increase Administrative Charge of 1% on FOB (Free on Board) value of import paid by importers to 2.5% […]
Execution Of Federal Projects Bill Scales Second Reading In The House Of Representatives
The Bill titled ” A Bill for an Act to Regulate the Execution of Federal Government Projects by State Government, Provide for procedures to undertake such projects, financing, supervision/monitoring refund/reimbursement of Money spent thereto and for other related matters”- HB 548 passed second reading in the House of Representatives. Leading the debate on the Bill, […]
Senate Expresses Concern Over Reports Of Sexual Assault And Domestic Violence Against Women And Children
The Senate has expressed concern over the incessant rise in sexual assault and domestic violence reported against women and children across the country. Presenting a motion titled “Urgent need to investigate the alarming rate of Rape and Sexual Assault against Women, Children and Vulnerable people across the Country”,at its plenary session of Tuesday, May 23rd […]
Presidency Alerts Nass Of Omissions In 2014-2016 External Borrowing Plan
The House of Representatives has received a request from the Presidency to include the Development Bank of Nigeria and Fund for Agricultural Finance in Nigeria in the addendum of the 2016-2018 External Borrowing Plan. Reading the letter of Acting President Yemi Osinbajo at the plenary on Tuesday, 23 May 2017, the Speaker RT. Hon Yakubu […]
House Revisits The North East Development Commission Bill
The House has reconsidered and readopted the North East Development Commission Bill, which it had earlier passed sometime in January 2017. At it’s sitting on Wednesday 17 May 2017, seventeen (17) clauses of the bill (NEDC) were amended. Although the National Assembly had passed the Bill on 12th January, the House later withdrew the Bill, […]
Senate Passes The Electronic Transaction Bill
The Senate at its plenary session of Thursday, May 18th 2017 passed the Electronic Transaction Bill. Presenting the report of the Conference Committee on Information, Communication, Technology and (ICT) and Cybercrime, Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Buhari Abdulfatai (APC: Oyo) stated that the Bill seeks to provide a legal and regulatory framework for conducting transactions […]
Senate Withdraws And Amend The Nedc Bill Transmitted To The President For Assent
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) Bill passed by the National Assembly and transmitted to the President Muhammadu Buhari on January 12th 2017 for assent, has been withdrawn and amended by the Senate after issues in conflict with constitutional provisions were observed. Presenting the motion titled “Amendment of Seventeen (17) items on the North East […]
Reps Rejects Bill Prohibiting Stigmatizatization
A Bill prohibiting the stigmatization of persons who are victims of insurgency or militancy from reintegrating with the community and providing for the persecution and punishment of any person or group of persons who stigmatizes such victims (HB 692) has been rejected by the House of Representatives. The Bill seeks to uphold and protect the […]
Senate Urges President Buhari To Submit Budget Of Omitted Statutory Corporations In 2 Weeks
The Senate at its plenary session on Wednesday, 17thMay 2017 condemned the non-submission by some Statutory Corporations, of their 2017 Budget and described it as a violation of sections 21(1) (2) and (3) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA), 2007, which states as follows: “(1) The Government Corporations and Agencies and government owned companies listed […]
Proceeds Of Crime Bill Scales Second Reading In The Senate
A Bill making “comprehensive provisions for the confiscation, forfeiture and management of proceeds of crime derived from unlawful activities” passed second reading in the Senate. Leading the debate at the plenary session of Wednesday, May 17th 2017, Sen. Mohammed Hassan (PDP: Yobe) stated that the bill is aimed at providing a legal and institutional framework […]
Bill To Manage Government Assets Including Those Seized By Efcc, Icpc, Police & Ors Passes Second Reading In Senate
A Bill to Establish and Regulate the Nigerian Assets Management Agency with the responsibility of managing all Government Assets including those seized, forfeited or taken over by Federal Government Bodies such as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences (ICPC), Nigeria Police, Nigeria Customs and the Nigerian Security […]
Senate Withdraws And Amends Already Transmitted Bills To The President
The Senate has amended eight (8) clauses from the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (Establishment, etc) Bill and the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (Establishment, etc) Bill. Although both Bills had passed the National Assembly on January 12th, 2017 and were transmitted to the President for assent, the Senate withdrew them after […]
Senate Summons Transport Minister Over Omission Of Eastern Corridor Rail Line
The Senate at its plenary session of Tuesday 16th May, 2017 mandated its Committee on Transport to invite the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi over the omission of the Eastern Corridor Rail Line from the Federal Government’s (FG) proposed loan from China Exim Bank. Presenting the motion, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia: PDP) expressed […]
Bill To Amend Pension Reform Act, 2014 Scales Second Reading In House Of Representatives
A bill to amend the Pension Reform Act 2014 to exclude members of the Nigerian Police, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Nigeria Customs Service, Nigeria Prisons Service, Nigeria Immigration Service and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from the contributory pension scheme (HB 398) has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. Leading […]
Senate Passes 2017 Appropriation Bill
The Senate at its plenary session of Thursday, May 11th 2017 passed the 2017 Appropriation Bill. The Bill seeks to authorize the sum of N7, 441,175,486,758 (Seven Trillion, Four Hundred and Forty-One Billion, One Hundred and Seventy Five Million, Four Hundred and Eighty-Six Thousand, Seven Hundred and Fifty-Eight Naira) from the Consolidated Revenue Fund. Presenting […]
Bill To Amend Pension Reform Act, 2014 Scales Second Reading In Senate
The Bill titled “A Bill for an Act to Amend the Pension Reform Act, 2014 to provide for Definite Percentage a Retiree can withdraw from his Retirement Savings Account (RSA) and for other matters related thereto, 2017” (SB 281) passed second reading in Senate. Leading the debate at the plenary session of Wednesday, May 10th […]
Senate Approves Report On The Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund Act (Amendment) Bill, 2017
The Senate has approved the Conference Committee report on the Bill titled “A Bill for an Act to Amend the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund Act, 2016”. Presenting the report at the plenary session of Wednesday, 10thMay 2017, Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu (APC: Nasarawa) stated that the Bill seeks to expand the […]
House Receives Report On 2017 Appropriation Bill
The House of Representatives has received the report of the 2017 Appropriations Bill. Laying the report at its plenary session on Tuesday, 9th May, 2017, Hon. Bala Dawaki, Chairman, Committee on Appropriations stated that the Bill sought to authorize the sum of N7,441,175,486,758 (Seven Trillion, Four Hundred and Forty-One Billion, One Hundred and Seventy […]
Report On The 2017 Appropriation To Be Laid Before The Senate
The Senate at its plenary session of Thursday, 4th May 2017 stated that the report of the Joint Committee on Appropriations and Finance on the 2017 Appropriation Bill would be laid before its Chambers on Tuesday, May 9th 2017. The report which was scheduled to be presented at today’s plenary was deferred following the absence […]
Senate Ad-Hoc Committee Concludes Investigations On The Mounting Humanitarian Crisis In The North-East
The Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Mounting Humanitarian Crisis presented its report on investigations carried out on the Mounting Humanitarian Crisis in the Northeast to the Senate for consideration at the plenary session of Wednesday, May 3rd 2017. Presenting the report, the Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Shehu Sani (APC: Kaduna) stated that the Committee had […]