President Muhammadu Buhari sends FCT Budget to the House of Representatives; seeks amendment to 1999 Constitution
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Across the length and breadth of Nigeria, here are the biggest stories around Nigeria’s legislators and the institution of parliament you mustn’t miss this Monday: 2023 Budget: Police Budget proposal slashed by N92.9bn amidst insecurity challenge The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has lamented the reduction of its proposed budget by the Budget Office of the Federation by almost ninety-three billion naira; warning of its impact on the security agency and consequences for the country....
Parliament This Week is a weekly special focused on bringing you up to speed with some of the most important developments around the legislators and the National Assembly you may have missed in the course of the week Reps set to resume plenary sessions, Monday The leadership of the House of Representatives has scheduled Monday, November 14, 2022, for the resumption of plenary sessions. The new resumption date was communicated via a circular released on...
Across the length and breadth of Nigeria, here are the biggest stories around Nigeria’s legislators and the institution of parliament you mustn’t miss this Friday: Defection: Court Sacks Senator Bwacha, gives reason A Federal High Court in Taraba has reportedly sacked a federal lawmaker, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha following his defection from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In his ruling on Thursday, Justice Simon Amobeda ordered Bwacha to immediately vacate...
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives express concern about the functionality of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) and the National Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), demands five-year performance assessment report The House Ad-hoc Committee investigating Overlapping Functions of Government Agencies on Thursday, has demanded a five-year performance assessment report from the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to justify its existence in line with the mandate of the probe panel. The Committee noted that the...
One month after, House of Reps to resume plenary
2 years ago1 min
Nigeria’s House of Representatives set to return to plenary following one-month break, Clerk hints at need to pay attention to urgent legislative issues The House of Representatives will on Monday, 14th November 2022 resume plenary sessions against its earlier scheduled resumption slated for Tuesday, November 15 2022. This was contained in a letter signed by Clerk of the House of Representatives, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria and made available to journalists on Thursday. According to the...
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives accuse Minister of negligence; wants her immediate resignation or sack by the President following handling of flooding crisis. The Niger Delta Caucus in the House of Representatives has called for the resignation or sack by President Muhammadu Buhari of the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Faruq. The lawmakers who made the call on Monday, during a briefing at the National Assembly Complex...
Workers Day: Reps Minority Caucus demand better deal for Workers
3 years ago2 min
OrderPaperToday – The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has congratulated Nigerian workers as they join their counterparts across the world to mark International Workers’ Day. In a statement by the Minority Caucus, Ndudi Elumelu insisted that given their long-standing patriotism, sacrifices, and dedication to the development of our nation in spite of the odds, the Nigerian workers deserve a better welfare package. –Sponsored Content — The Caucus, however, lamented that the workers are observing the day in...
OrderPaperToday- The National Assembly has again assured of its readiness to transmit the 1999 Constitution Amendment Bill to the State Houses of Assembly by February for concurrence. This reassurance was given by Idris Wase, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives on Friday in Abuja when members of the Joint Retreat of Adhoc Committee met to make for further altercations to the provisions of the document. Wase, who is the Chairman of the Committee said the task...