A Gender And Equal Opportunity Bill Has Been Presented In Senate.
Criminal Code Act (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Scales Second Reading
The Criminal Code Act (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (SB.02) passed second reading in the Senate. The Bill seeks to delete the limitation period for the prosecution of defilement; increase penalty for offences of kidnapping; and to remove gender restrictions for rape offences. Presenting…
Protection From Internet Falsehood And Manipulation Bill Scales Second Reading In The Senate
The Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulation Bill, 2019 (SB 132), has scaled second reading in the Senate. The Bill which has generated strong reactions from the public, proposes a framework regulating the use of the internet and its intermediaries for the transmission…
Senate Passes Finance Bill, 2019
TheSenate at its plenary session of Thursday, 21 November 2019 passed the Finance Bill, 2019. The said Bill seeks to amend seven (7) existing tax and fiscal policy laws (Companies Income Tax Act, 2004; Value Added Tax Act, 2007; Customs and Excise Tariff (Consolidation) Act, 2004…
Protection From Internet Falsehood And Manipulation Bill Scales Second Reading In The Senate
The Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulation Bill, 2019 (SB 132), has scaled second reading in the Senate. The Bill which has generated strong reactions from the public, proposes a framework regulating the use of the internet and its intermediaries for the transmission…
House To Investigate NDDC For Failing To Submit 2019 Budget Estimates To National Assembly
The House of Representatives at its plenary session of Tuesday 19th November, 2019 resolved to invite the Honourable Minister of Niger-Delta and the Niger-Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Board to explain why the Commission has been spending monies that were not appropriated a…
House To Vire The Sum Of N100, 000,000 From The National Assembly Service Commission’s Personnel Vote To Capital And Overhead Cost
The House of Representatives at its plenary session of 14th November 2019 resolved to vire the sum of one hundred million naira (N100,000,000) allocated for personnel cost in the 2019 Budget for the National Assembly Service Commission to cover its overhead and capital cost inste…
Senate Approves The Sum Of N10.069 Billion As Refund To Kogi State For Projects Executed On Behalf Of The Federal Government
The Senate has approved the payment of Ten Billion, Sixty-Nine Million Naira (N10,069,000,000) as refund to Kogi State for projects executed on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria under the Promissory Note Programme and Bond Issuance to settle inherited Local Debts and Co…
House To Investigate The Non-Repayment Of $7 Billion From 14 Global Asset Managers And Nigerian Banks By Central Bank Of Nigeria Since 2006
The House of Representatives at its plenary session on Thursday 7th November 2019 mandated its Committee on Banking and Currency to investigate details surrounding a $7 billion fund that was disbursed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to some Global Asset Managers and Nigerian…
Sexual Harassment In Tertiary Institutions Bill Scales Second Reading In The Senate
The Sexual Harassment in Tertiary Educational Institution Bill, 2019 (SB 77) passed for second reading in the Senate on Wednesday, 6 November 2019. The Bill, which is sponsored by the Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege (APC:Delta) seeks to prevent and prohibit sexual ha…
The Finance Bill, 2019 Scales Second Reading In The Senate
The Senate at its plenary session of Wednesday, 6 November 2019 concluded debate on the Finance Bill, 2019 (SB 140) and referred same to its Committee on Finance. The Bill proposes an increment to tax and fiscal laws to ensure adequate funding of the 2020 Budget. Leading the deba…
Sexual Harassment In Tertiary Institutions Bill Scales Second Reading In The Senate
The Sexual Harassment in Tertiary Educational Institution Bill, 2019 (SB 77) passed for second reading in the Senate on Wednesday, 6 November 2019. The Bill, which is sponsored by the Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege (APC:Delta) seeks to prevent and prohibit sexual ha…
Senate Confirms Justice Tsoho As Chief Judge Of The Federal High Court And Justice Benedict Kanyip As President Of The National Industrial Court Of Nigeria
House To Investigate The Non-Repayment Of $7 Billion From 14 Global Asset Managers And 14 Nigerian Banks By CBN Since 2006
Senate Commences Debate On The 2020 Appropriation Bill
The Senate has commenced debate on the general principles of the 2020 Appropriation Bill. The Bill among others seeks to authorize the sum of N10,330,416, 607, 347 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the National Budget. Leading the debate on the Bill at the plenary session of…
President Muhammadu Buhari Presents 2020 Budget Proposal Of N10.33 Trillion To The National Assembly
Timetable For The House Of Representatives Consideration Of The 2020 Appropriation Bill
Senate Commences Debate On The 2020 Appropriation Bill
The Senate has commenced debate on the general principles of the 2020 Appropriation Bill. The Bill among others seeks to authorize the sum of N10,330,416, 607, 347 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the National Budget. Leading the debate on the Bill at the plenary session of…
President Muhammadu Buhari Presents 2020 Budget Proposal Of N10.33 Trillion To The National Assembly
Senate To Amend The Production Sharing Contract Act, 2004
The Senate at its plenary session on Wednesday, 2 October 2019, resolved to amend the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) Act, 2004 in its effort to recover revenues accruable to the Federal Government and increase the revenue base available to fund subsequent budgets. Leading the…
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