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...
“Distinguished Senator Natasha, in the chamber, you have to be recognised before you speak, we are not in a night club.” The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday made a derogatory statement to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) on the floor of the Senate over a matter of speaking without being recognised. This incident occurred during plenary while proceedings were ongoing. Akpabio had put the second reading of a bill to a...
Two bills were stepped down on the floor of the Senate in today’s plenary just as a bill to establish electoral commission for local governments is introduced Introduction of a bill to establish electoral commission for LGs A bill seeking to establish a federal agency for the conduct of local government elections has scaled first reading in the aenate. Titled, “Local Government Independent Electoral Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2024,” it is sponsored by chairman, senate committee on...
The bill was thrown out because there are already existing federal and state agencies working to keep the roads safe. The Senate has thrown out a bill seeking to establish a national road transport council to be saddled with the responsibility of regulating the road transport industry and the transport profession in Nigeria. The bill was thrown out after a debate led by the chief whip of the senate, Tahir Monguno (APC, Borno North) during...
A probe into the collapse of a two-storey school building in Plateau State and the President’s budget request were discussed on floor of the Senate today. Senate calls for probe in collapsed school building The Senate has called for a probe into the tragic collapse of the Saints Academy School building in Plateau State. This was contained in a motion sponsored by the three Plateau Senators, Pam Mwadkon (ADP, Plateau North), Diket Plang (APC, Plateau...
The two executive bills to increase government spending in the 2024 budget passed first and second reading same day on the floor of both chambers. The Senate and House of Representatives have separately passed for first and second second reading, a bill to amend the 2024 budget to authorise the spending of an additional N6.2 trillion for the year ending on the 31st day of December. This is as both legislative houses also amended...
The controversial Senator is now faced with a decision to either resign from the APC or face a possible suspension from the party. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has removed Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South) from the position of senate chief whip. The party also directed Ndume’s replacement with Senator Tahir Monguno (APC, Borno North), a move that was complied with by senators of the ruling party on Wednesday during plenary. The...
The senate committee defended NNPCL and ordered the contractor of the $1.27billion project to speed up work or face consequences. The Senate through its committee on local content has frowned at the delay in the execution of the $2.8billion Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project by Brentex CCP Limited. In an interactive session on Tuesday, the committee chaired by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) discussed with the management of Brentex CPP Limited with regard to...
The collapse of a two-storey school building on Friday in Jos, claimed 22 lives and left about 132 others injured. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has encouraged the Plateau state government to strengthen town planning regulations in order to prevent further building collapse in the state. Akpabio made this remark on Tuesday while addressing the Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang who had paid him a courtesy visit, accompanied by some traditional rulers....
As the National Assembly gears up for another legislative week, OrderPaper in this Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LIFE) presents a possible wide range of issues that will be addressed Over the previous week there were a series of pressing issues which have called for urgent attention by citizens. As the National Assembly reconvenes for another legislative week, it is expected that calls for investigation into the rising cases of building collapse, flood crisis, food inflation...
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