In our previous exposition on ‘Quorum in the House of Representatives,’ we noted that where a quorum appears not constituted in the Chamber, the Speaker’s attention is drawn and he/she shall cause members to be summoned as if for a division. According to the House Rules, this is also applicable if, from the number of members participating in a division (including those members who declined to vote), a quorum appears not constituted. This week’s episode of...
Across the length and breadth of Nigeria, here are the biggest stories around Nigeria’s legislators and the institution of parliament
Rep members on Joint Committee ICT and Cybersecurity insist on National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Act Bill needs to be properly scrutinised and understood by all, given its importance
Barely four years ago, he was in the race to become the country’s number four citizen but lost to the party’s favourite. This time, he would be attempting to rewrite his own electoral history as he goes up against the PDP and its candidate, Muhammad Liman Kantigi. Can Bago bag victory in March? Ahead of the crucial March 11 2023, Governorship elections in ‘The Power State,’ its political class appears to be...
This scorecard appraises bills sponsorship by federal lawmakers from Bayelsa State in the last three years of the Ninth National Assembly (2019 - 2022)
An alleged move by the Joint Senate and House Committee on Information Communications Technology (ICT) to pass a controversial bill concerning the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has attracted harsh responses from the industry. The controversy began after an invitation for a public hearing and published in a daily on Thursday, December 22, 2022, fixed the hearing on Friday, December 23, 2022, indicating desperation by the Committee to pass the...
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
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND As far back as the early 1620s, the Netherlands introduced stamp duty in its search for more revenue to prosecute the war with Spain. Revenue collector, Johannes van den Brooks is, however, credited with the invention of Stamp duty as an instrument of revenue before it was adopted by the British in 1670. In Nigeria, it was introduced 1st of April 1939 as Ordinance 41 of 1939 (and subsequent amendments)...
After weeks of back and forths on the summon of CBN Governor; Godwin Emefiele, Bank's Deputy Governor, Aishah Ahmed appears before the House of Representatives in his stead; defends apex bank's decision on recent policies as based on research and in line with global best practice
Senate fails to pass the 2023 Appropriation Bill, cites messy copy submitted to National Assembly by the executive in October
