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North East Development Commission Bill: Senate Approves Headquarters And Funding
The Senate at its plenary on Thursday, 13th October 2016 has adopted recommendations for the Headquarters of the North East Development Commission to be located in Maiduguri. It also agreed that the Commission should be funded by 3% of the Federal Value Added Tax (VAT) for a time frame of ten years following its consideration […]
October 13, 2016
Senate Increases Jamb Result Validity From One Year To Three Years
The Senate on Thursday 13th October 2016 passed the JAMB Act Amendment Bill, 2016. The Bill seeks to increase the validity of the results of the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) from one (1) year to three (3) years. The passage of the Bill came after Senate’s adoption of a report by the Committee on […]
Senate Confirms Board Of Nddc; Approves Sen. Victor Ndoma Egba As Chairman
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Sen. Victor Ndoma Egba and Nsima Udo Ekere as Chairman and Managing Director respectively of the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Fourteen (14) other nominees were also confirmed as members of the board on Tuesday 11th October 2016. Chairman Senate Committee on Niger Delta, Sen. […]
October 12, 2016
Senate Condemns Arrest And Harrassment Of Judges By Dss
The Senate has condemned the arrest and detention of 7 judges by the Department of State Security (DSS) following a motion moved by Senator Joshua Lidani (PDP:Gombe) at its plenary on Tuesday, 11th October 2016. It will be recalled that 7 judges including Justices Inyang Okoro and Sylvester Ngwuta of the Supreme Court were allegedly […]
House Calls On FG To Declare State Of Emergency Over High Kidnapping Rate
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency over the high incidence of kidnapping in the country. Moving the motion under matters of urgent public importance at the plenary session of Wednesday, October 12th 2016, Hon. Babatunde Gabriel Kolawole (APC: Ondo) described the rate of incidence of […]
Federal Road Authority Bill Passes Second Reading In Senate
The Senate has passed the Federal Road Authority Bill for second reading after arguments were canvassed in support of the Bill at its debate on Wednesday, 12th October 2016. Leading the debate, Sen. Kabiru Gaya (APC:Kano) said the Bill seeks to repeal the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (Establishment) Act 2002 (as amended), thereby scrapping the […]
House Of Representatives Notice Paper Monday 10 October, 2016 – Friday, 14 October, 2016
October 11, 2016
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