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A Bill Seeking to Amend the Legislative Houses (Powers And Privileges) Act Scales Second Reading in the House
The House of Representatives on Tuesday, 14 July 2020, passed for second reading a Bill seeking to amend the Legislative Houses (Powers and Privileges) Act, 2017 to preserve the powers of a Legislative House and guarantee the principle of separation of powers. Leading the debate on the Bill, Hon. Abubakar Hassan Fulata (APC: Jigawa) informed […]
July 16, 2020
Senate Constitutes its Conference Committee on the Police Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2020
The President of the Senate, Sen. Ahmad Lawan (APC:Yobe) constituted the Conference Committee on the Police Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, passed by the Senate on Tuesday, 7 July 2020. Presenting the names of lawmakers constituting the Conference Committee at the plenary session of Tuesday, 14 July 2020, Sen. Lawan noted that Members of the […]
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Senate Passes Bill Seeking to Amend the Criminal Code Act
The Senate on Tuesday, 14 July 2020, passed the Bill seeking to amend the Criminal Code Act, 2004 by deleting the statute of limitations on defilement, providing stiffer penalties for offences of kidnapping and removing gender restrictions on rape offences. Presenting the report on the Bill, the Chairman, Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal […]
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PLAC Organises Technical Working Session on the Harmonisation of the Police Bill
PLAC organised a Technical Working Session on the Harmonisation of the Police Bill, following the passage of the bill in the Senate on 8 July 2020 and the House of Representatives on 2 June 2020. The session held from 15 to 16 July 2020 in Abuja. The purpose of the session was to identify differences […]
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