The Senate has mandated that children with disabilities should not be denied access to schools and public buildings. The Senate has disclosed that the Disabilities Commission has posted sign language interpreters to the National Assembly, to interpret both plenary proceedings and public hearings. This is as it was disclosed that the sign language interpreters will commence its activities from next week. As a call for full implementation of the Disabilities Act, the Red Chamber has...
The bill amongst other things seeks to ensure significant improvements in the welfare capacity and independence of judicial officers holders at both the state and federal levels. The Senate has passed for second reading, a bill seeking to increase the salaries of judicial officers. The bill amongst other things seeks to ensure significant improvements in the welfare capacity and independence of judicial officers holders at both the state and federal levels. This followed the consideration...
OrderPaper does a yeoman’s task of updating citizens on bills being processed by the National Assembly every plenary day. The law on the controversial cybersecurity levy may not have caught millions unaware if these BILLS BOARD updates are taken seriously. Here’s a however throwback to how the bill became law while we slept on our duty to be vigilant. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently directed banks and other financial institutions to commence a...
The Senate has decided to keep track of the migration of domestic workers from other countries, from State to State and from one employer to another employer for security purposes. The Senate has resolved to protect domestic workers and their employers against assaults, abuse and killing in some situations. To ensure security for Nigerian citizens, the Red Chamber has also decided to keep track of the migration of domestic workers from other countries, from State...
The bill sponsor says that the programme would assist in addressing criminal activity and insecurity that resulted from unemployment. The Senate has passed for second reading a bill seeking the establishment of a National internship and unemployment benefit scheme. This followed the consideration of a bill titled, “A Bill for an Act to Establish National Internship and Unemployment Benefit Scheme and for other matters connected therewith, 2024″ sponsored by Senator Shuaib Salisu (APC, Ogun Central),...
Adeola said the change in ICAN will improve it’s cooperation with both national and international regulatory agencies and other professional associations. The Senate has passed to second reading, a bill seeking an increase of council members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). This followed the adoption of a bill titled, “A bill for an act to amend the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria Act, CAP 15, 1965 and for Related Matters,...
Akpabio announced the hearing’s opening on Tuesday and implored all the stakeholders present at the event to actively engage in the deliberations of the hearing. An investigative hearing of mining activities in Nigeria with the goal of diversifying the nation’s economy has been declared open by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. The three-day investigative hearing on “The need to comprehensively review the input and output values of the Nigeria mining industry in the...
The Abuja Centenary project commenced in 2014 through a public-private partnership to develop a modern city to commemorate 100 years of Nigeria’s amalgamation. The Senate has set up a 7-member ad-hoc committee to investigate the factors impeding the completion of the $ 18.5 billion Abuja Centenary Economic City project 10 years after commencement. This is as it also tasked the committee to specifically review the original public-private partnership agreement and recommend amendments if necessary, to...
A similar action was taken in 2017 under the Bukola Saraki Senate Presidency when the number of cameramen and photojournalists covering the Senate was reduced from approximately 40 to 13. The Senate has barred at least 10 television stations in the country from covering its plenary proceedings in the chamber, reducing the number of accredited TV stations to 7. The number of authorised TV stations has dropped to seven after the Senate forbade at least...
Senator Ndume lamented over the tight sitting position, poor sound system and unavailability of a clock in the chamber. The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South) has rejected the arrangements of the Senate Chamber. Ndume during Tuesday’s plenary lamented over the poor condition of the Chamber which according to him is not a chamber but similar to a conference hall. He called for an urgent need to address the poor...
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