With Senator Onyewuchi’s defection, the number of APC senators has risen to 61, leaving the LP with 6 members, PDP 37, NNPP and SDP 2 members each and APGA 1. Senator Ezenwa Onyewuchi (LP, Imo East) has dumped the Labour Party and defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defection of the lawmaker was announced by the Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central) during Tuesday’s plenary. Following this announcement, a letter...
Akpabio’s apology to Natasha over his “nightclub” gaffe, minimum wage approval and a senator’s defection from LP to APC are major happenings on the floor of the Senate today. Senate passes minimum wage bill The Senate has passed the national minimum wage bill. The bill which was presented in the floor of the Senate at today’s plenary, immediately passed second and third reading. In his lead debate on the executive bill, leader of the...
Akpabio also debunked social media claims that he has “numerous girlfriends.” The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has apologised to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central), over his derogatory nightclub comment. Akpabio made this apology during Tuesday’s plenary while addressing reports on social over his comment. Orderpaper recalls that last Thursday Akpabio shunned Natasha while she attempted to speak without being invited to during his speech saying, “Senator Natasha, you cannot speak without being...
The proposed increase in the minimum wage is part of the federal government’s short-term measure to mitigate the hardship situation in the country. The Senate and House of Representatives have passed the national minimum wage bill seeking to increase the lowest wage from N30,000 to N70,000 and to reduce the time for periodic review of the from five years to three years. The passage of the bill followed the first, second and third reading of...
If this request is considered and implemented, this would mean that domestic staff will be paid 70k minimum wage monthly. A call has been made for the inclusion of domestic servants as beneficiaries in the N70,000 newly announced national minimum wage. This call was made by Senator Osita Izunaso (APC, Imo West), on Monday during a public hearing on a bill seeking to document and protect domestic workers and employers in Nigeria. Other stakeholders present...
Sen. Umeh says the lives of employers of domestic staff should be protected as well as tose of the domestic workers. Senator Victor Umeh (LP, Anambra Central) has lamented over how his 3 months old son was killed by a domestic staff. Senator Umeh disclosed this on Monday while speaking at a public hearing on a bill seeking for an Act to provide for domestication and documentation of domestic workers and employers in Nigeria. The public...
Labour Party members in the 10th National Assembly, who rode on the mass appeal and popularity of the obidient movement to win elections, may have lost the vibes of a viable opposition Since the beginning of the last decade, there has been a growing awareness and new level of consciousness among the Nigerian populace on the crucial role they play in the decision-making process of governance and the sustenance of democratic rule. The primary...
Minister Bagudu assured that as long as funding is available, the Federal Executive Council will keep considering and approving additional roads. Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu had said that the country has not made enough investments in the development of infrastructure. This is as he claimed that underinvestment in several multifaceted infrastructure projects are the direct cause of a number of issues the country has been facing lately. Bagudu made these...
“Nigeria’s GDP would reach $1 trillion by 2030 at the latest due to the anticipated stability.” Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has reiterated the bank’s dedication to putting policies into place that support long-term financial market expansion while maintaining general economic stability. He stated that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would reach $1 trillion by 2030 at the latest due to the anticipated stability. In a presentation to the senate...
On his new appointment as chairman Senate committee on tourism, Ndume says he is not a tourist and cannot accept the job Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South) has finally responded to his removal as the chief whip of the Senate. He said he accepted the removal in good faith. Ndume however rejected his new appointment as tchairman senate committee on tourism, saying that he is not a tourist and is not good in...
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