Senate Adjourns For Christmas Break: Recounts Achievements And Swears In 3 Senators
The Senate on Thursday, 15th December 2016 adjourned plenary to January 10th 2017 for Christmas and New Year celebrations. Prior to the adjournment, Senate President, Bukola Saraki (APC:Kwara) used the platform to commend colleagues for their achievements in the past three months, noting that the 11 economic recovery bills highlighted by the Senate to aid […]
Senate Calls For Resignation And Prosecution Of SGF, Babachir David Lawal
The Senate has called for the resignation and prosecution of the Secretary General to the Government of Federation (SGF) Babachir David Lawal over his involvement in a consultancy contract awarded to his company Rholavision Engineering Limited for the removal of invasive plant species in Yobe State. The call came after Senate’s consideration of the interim […]
President Muhammadu Buhari Presents 2017 Budget Proposal To The National Assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari at a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday 14, 2016 presented the 2017 Budget proposal of N7.298trillion. The figure which he described as a 20.4% increase in comparison with the 2016 estimates comprises: Statutory transfers of N419.02 billion; Debt service of N1.66 trillion; Sinking fund of N177.46 billion to retire […]
Bill To Improve Aid Effectiveness, Accountability And Co-Operation For Donor Recipients Passes Second Reading In House
The House of Representatives at its plenary session of Thursday, December 15 2016, passed for second reading a bill titled “A Bill for an Act to provide improved aid effectiveness, accountability and co-operation for donor recipients and other matters connected therewith”. Sponsor of the bill, Hon. Ochiglegor Idagbo, described the bill as seeking to provide […]
Senate Mandates Nnpc And NPDC To Remit Funds Collected To The Federation Account
The Senate has called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) to remit revenues that accrued upon lifting of Crude oil from 2013 to date to the Federation Account. Moving a motion titled ‘‘the unlawful and willful misappropriation and criminal withholding of public revenue by the NPDC from 2013 […]
North East Development Commission: National Assembly Excludes Kano And Plateau States
The National Assembly has excluded Kano and Plateau States from States to benefit from the establishment of the North East Development Commission after the consideration of its Conference Committee report on the North East Development Commission Bill, 2016. However, at the Senate plenary on Tuesday, 13th December, 2016, Sen. Kabiru Marafa (APC:Kano) decried the exclusion […]
Senate Committee On Constitution Review Gives Interim Report
On Thursday 8th December, 2016 the Deputy Senate President and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Constitution Review, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu (PDP:Enugu) proffered a personal explanation on the status of the current constitution amendment effort. These included highlights of the Committee’s work, which was inaugurated in January 2016 with a clear mandate to reprocess aspects […]
Constituency Projects (Budgetary Provisions) Bill 2016 Passes Second Reading In Senate.
The Senate on Thursday 8th December, 2016 read for the second time “A Bill for an Act to provide for Constituency Projects in the Annual Budget of the Federation and other matters connected therewith 2016”. Leading the debate on the Bill, the Bill’s sponsor, Sen. Stella Oduah (PDP:Anambra) stated that the Bill would provide a […]
House Urges FG To Suspend Ban On Importation Of Vehicles Through Land Borders
The House of Representatives Committee on Governmental Affairs and Customs and Excise have been mandated to investigate the decision of the Nigerian Customs Service to prohibit the importation of vehicles through land borders. While leading the debate on the Motion titled “Need to Suspend the Ban on Importation of Vehicles through Land Borders”, at the […]
Senate Committee Postpones Public Hearing On Gender And Equal Opportunities Bill Till Further Notice
The Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters has postponed its public hearing on a Bill for an Act to Incorporate and Enforce Certain Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the […]
Senate Approves 2016 Budget Of 14 Ministries, Departments And Agencies
The Senate on Wednesday 7th December 2016 approved the 2016 budget of some Ministries, Department and Agencies. It would be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari had requested the Senate and House of Representatives to consider and approve the budget of 38 (Thirty-Eight) MDAs in July 2016. The budget of the various MDAs was then referred […]
House Invites Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin Over Petitions Against Him
The House of Representatives at it plenary session of Wednesday, December 7 2016, resolved to grant the former Chairman, Committee on Appropriation Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin (APC: Kano) access into the National Assembly for the purpose of appearing before the Committee on Ethics and Privileges which has commenced investigation into the petitions against him. Moving the […]
House Calls For Nation Wide Adoption Of The Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act, 2015
The House of Representatives has called for the adoption of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act (VAPP), 2015 across the thirty-six (36) State of the Federation. Moving the motion at the plenary session of Tuesday, December 6 2016, Hon. Abubakar Yunusa Ahmad (APC:Gombe) explained that since the Act was currently only applicable to the Federal […]
House Rejects Introducing Police Vehicle Verification Code Stickers
The House of Representatives at its plenary session of Tuesday, December 6 2016, voted against a motion proposing the urgent introduction of Police Vehicle Verification Code Stickers (PVVCS) to tackle security Challenges in the country. Enumerating on the advantages of the PVVCS in the lead debate, Hon. E.J Agbonayinma (PDP: Edo) mentioned that the PVVCS […]
President Buhari To Present 2017 Budget Next Week
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the National Assembly leadership notifying both chambers of his intention to present the 2017 budget in a joint session, on the morning of Wednesday, 14th December 2016. In the letter read by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki (APC:Kwara) and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara (APC:Bauchi) […]
Senate Proposes Amendments To Section 87 Of The Electoral Act
The Senate on Tuesday 6th December 2016 resumed consideration on a Bill to Amend the Electoral Act No 6 2010 and for Other Related Matters and agreed with the following proposed amendments to Section 87 of the Principal Act: • That a political party shall not exceed the following fees, charges and dues to be […]
President Buhari Forwards The Diplomatic Privileges And Immunities Order To The House Of Representatives
President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded to the House of Representatives, the Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities order recently granted by the Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Godwin Onyeama to the Africa Corporation. This practice, is in accordance with the provisions of the Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act, Cap. D9, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, […]
Bill To Establish The Nigerian Agency For Foreign Assistance Passes Second Reading In The House Of Representatives
“A Bill for an Act to Establish the Nigerian Agency for Foreign Assistance” (NAFA) has unanimously passed second reading in the House of Representatives. According to the Bill sponsor, Hon. Gideon Gwani (PDP: Kaduna), the Bill seeks to establish an agency charged with the responsibility of obtaining relevant information, data and reports on activities relating […]
Bill To Amend Rmafc Act Passes Second Reading In The House Of Representatives
The Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) Act (Amendment) Bill passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The Bill which is sponsored by Hon. Abbas Tajudeen (APC: Kaduna) seeks to give the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission jurisdiction to monitor, oversight and recommend the removal of executives in revenue generating agencies that […]
Senate Proposes Fresh Conduct Of Party Primaries Where A Candidate Dies
On Wednesday, 30th November the Senate resumed consideration of the report of its Committee on INEC on a Bill for an Act to Amend the Electoral Act No. 6 2010 and for other related matters. After a clause by clause consideration of the bill, it adopted the committee proposal that political parties will conduct fresh primaries […]