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Senate Congratulates Federal Government On Release Of 21 Chibok School Girls
The Senate has expressed its appreciation to the Federal Government, the Red Cross and the Swiss Government on the release of 21 Chibok school girls on Tuesday, 18th October 2016. It would be recalled that 21 of the 276 Chibok girls abducted in 2014 by Boko Haram terrorists from the Government Secondary School Chibok in […]
October 19, 2016
Senate Calls On President Muhammadu Buhari To Issue Proclamation For The Conduct Of Population Census
At its plenary on Tuesday 18th October 2016, the Senate called on President Muhammadu Buhari to issue a proclamation for the conduct of a population and housing census in 2018. Sen. Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi (APC:Kaduna) moving a motion titled ‘‘A call for the Federal Government to Expedite action on the planned 2018 National Census’’, noted […]
Justices Ejembi Eko And Amina Augie Confirmed As Justices Of The Supreme Court
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Hon. Justice Ejembi Eko (Benue- North Central) and Hon. Justice Amina A. Augie(Kebbi- North West) as Justices of the Supreme Court. Their confirmation came after the Senate considered and adopted the report of its committee on Judiciary, Human Right and Legal Matters on Tuesday 18th October 2016. Chair […]
The Position Of The National Judicial Council On The Recent Invasion Of The Residences And Arrest Of Judicial Officers By The Department Of State Services (DSS)
READ FULL TEXT OF THE PRESS RELEASE: At its last Emergency Meeting which was held on October 11th 2016, Council decided among other matters, as follows: That the National Judicial Council is a creation, by virtue of Section 153 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, with its powers specified in […]
October 14, 2016
Senate Calls For Political Debate Among Aspirants
The Senate has passed for second reading the Nigerian Political Debate Commission (Est. etc) Bill 2016. The Bill provides for the organisation and conduct of debates for all nominated political party candidates who aspire to run for the offices of President, Vice President, Governor and Deputy Governor of a State. In addition to the proviso […]
Lobbying Disclosure Act Amendment Bill Scales Second Reading In The Senate
The Senate has passed the Lobbying Disclosure Act Amendment Bill 2016 for second reading. The Bill, which was debated at its plenary session on Wednesday, 12th October, seeks to institutionalize the procedure for the registration and regulation of professional lobbyists in the Senate and the House of Representatives. According to the Bill sponsor, Sen. Dino […]
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