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OrderPaperToday – The only Senator from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Philip Tanimu Aduda, sponsored only one petition at midterm into the ninth Senate, while he recorded zero performance in motions sponsorship. Aduda sponsored petition against the Federal Government for the non-inlusion of indigene on the 2019 ministerial list. He is one of the longest serving members of the National Assembly, having served two terms in the House of Representatives and currently serving his third term...

OrderPaperToday – The House of Representatives has adopted a motion to ascertain the actual daily consumption of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly called fuel in Nigeria; and the cost of rehabilitation of Nigeria’s four refineries. The House had, on Wednesday, yesterday made an announcement on the subject matter which it followed up with two motions moved by chairman of the rules and business committee, Abubaka Fulata, at plenary on Thursday. The House expressed concerns of Nigerians over the re-occurring...

OrderPaperToday – The House of Representatives on Thursday summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emiefele, to brief it on the implementation of electronic valuator and electronic invoicing which replaced hard copy final invoice for import and export businesses in Nigeria. While demanding the suspension of the new policy, the House also requested a briefing on the targeted revenue of N3.1 trillion given to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) by the federal...

OrderPaperToday – The House of Representatives on Thursday summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emiefele, to brief it on the implementation of electronic valuator and electronic invoicing which replaced hard copy final invoice for import and export businesses in Nigeria. While demanding the suspension of the new policy, the House also requested a briefing on the targeted revenue of N3.1 trillion given to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) by the federal...

OrderPaperToday – The House of Representatives has condemned, in the strongest terms, the creeping of resurgence of military coups in West Africa. Consequently, the House urged the federal government to strongly condemn the coups, impose strong sanctions, and mobilise other nations and stakeholders to impose very extensive sanctions. The motion was sponsored by Prof. Julius Ihonvbere (APC, Edo) came by way public national importance at plenary on Wednesday. Raising the motion, Ihonvbere noted, with high apprehension,...

OrderPaperToday – The House of Representatives ad-hoc Committee on Constitution Review has adopted a proposal seeking for the creation of 111 additional legislative seats in the National Assembly to be occupied solely by women beginning from the next general election. The House Committee also recommended the creation of two additional seats per senatorial zone reserve for women in state Houses of Assembly and the FCT. Meanwhile, a proposition to create state police suffered another setback after...

OrderPaperToday – The House of Representatives has tasked the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment to urgently develop a comprehensive template for the establishment of industries across the federation so as to create jobs for 11 million unemployed youths. This resolution was sequel to a motion adopted at Wednesday plenary on: ‘Urgent Need to Combat Unemployment and Social Vices through Establishment of Industries Across the Federation’, sponsored by Chinedu Martins (PDP, Imo). Leading the debate,...

OrderPaperToday – The House of Representatives on Wednesday adopted a motion which emphasized the need to increase funding for innovation and technology in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The House also urged the federal government to adequately fund institutions involved in research and innovation and that the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) should design a workable plan on how to produce electric cars in commercial quantities in Nigeria, using homegrown human capital. The House mandated...

OrderPaperToday – The House of Representatives has made a U-turn and walked back on its earlier passage of the electoral act (amendment) bill by giving political parties the option to adopt either direct, indirect primaries and consensus modes of conducting primaries. Like the Senate, the House also made amendments to clause 84 paragraph 9 (a) which it said takes care of fears of the optional modes being hijacked by a few individuals in political parties in...

Senate will not override Buhari’s veto of electoral bill

OrderPaperToday – The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the Senate will not override the President but will rather expeditiously look into the issues that would be raised by lawmakers after consultations with constituents on the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021. Lawan stated this in his welcome speech to senators who just resumed from the Christmas and New Year recess on Tuesday. The Senate had earlier entered a closed-door session which lasted for...

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