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 […]
Senate Confirms Nominee For Ministerial Appointment
The Senate at its plenary session of Wednesday, May 3rd 2017 confirmed the nomination of Professor Steven Ikani Ocheni (Kogi State) and Mr. Suleiman Hassan (Gombe State) as Ministers of the Federation. During the screening, Prof. Ocheni informed Members that the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan recently launched by President Muhammadu Buhari would boost local […]
Senate Committee On Judiciary, Human Rights And Legal Matters To Investigate The NPC Controversies
The Senate has mandated its Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters to investigate the controversies surrounding the activities and leadership of the National Peace Corps (NPC) after adopting a resolution to suspend consideration of the Conference Committee report on “A Bill to establish the Nigerian Peace Corps to empower, develop and provide gainful […]
House To Investigate Alleged Missing Petroleum Product Worth N11billion
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) to investigate a report on the alleged missing petroleum products belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) with a market value of about N11billion stored in a private Tank Farm in Lagos. Moving the motion at the House plenary of Thursday, April […]
House Calls For The Enforcement Of The Doctrine Of Separation Of Powers
The House of Representatives has urged the Executive Arm of Government to refrain from making statements that connote the usurpation of judicial powers. Moving the motion titled “Need to prevent the Erosion of the Doctrine of Separation of Powers in the Nation’s Democratic Practice”at the plenary session of Thursday, April 27th 2017, Hon. Leo Ogor […]
House Summons Igp Over Documents Relating To The 2017 Appropriation Bill
The House of Representatives has summoned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris over documents relating to the 2017 Appropriations Bill which was allegedly removed from the residence of the Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Sen. Danjuma Goje (PDP: Gombe) by officers of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF). Moving the motion titled “Need to […]
President Buhari Orders Suspension Of SGF
President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Babachir Lawal over allegations of violation of law and due process in the award of contracts under the Presidential Initiative on the North East (PINE) four months after the Senate adopted an interim report recommending the sack of the SGF. It […]
Senate Resolves To Harmonise Various Versions Of The Constitution
The Senate has resolved to harmonize the different versions and copies of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria following a motion moved by Sen. Chukwuka Utazi (PDP: Enugu) at its plenary session of Tuesday, April 11th 2017. Sen. Utazi had expressed concern over the existence of various versions of the Constitutions making it […]
Ministers Of Finance And Budget And National Planning Briefs House On Pension Challenges
The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun and the Minister of Budget and National Planning Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma have briefed the House of Representatives at its plenary session on Thursday, April 6th 2017 on measures the Federal Government has taken to address the pension challenges in the country. During the briefing, Mrs. Adeosun informed […]
House Withdraws Bill Seeking To Empower The National Assembly To Remove Governors And Their Deputies
“A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to delete the proviso to Section 11 (4) to enable the National Assembly to remove a Governor or Deputy Governor of a State in Appropriate circumstances and for other related matters” (HB:794) sponsored by Hon. Edward Pwajok (PDP: Plateau) […]