In this week’s GESI Tracker, for March 11th to 15th, 2024, the National Assembly highlights important Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) components, including the urgent need to address the challenges faced by out-of-school children and the Student Loans Scheme.    GESI TRACKER: Student loan and need to support out-of-school children The need to support out-of-school children. In Nigeria, millions of children are out of school due to poverty, limited access, gender, conflict,...
Despite the recommendations of the Oronsaye report and the clamour for leaner and more efficient government parastatals, legislative contradictions continue to abound, with 1477 establishment bills sponsored before the National Assembly in the past five years. Â
Lawmakers are working on bills to allow every Nigerian child to access to higher education regardless of the economic circumstances of the individual involved. Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Okezie Kalu (APC, Abia) has said that the decision by the parliament to amend the Access to Higher Education Act 2023 is to ultimately allow every Nigerian child to acquire a university education regardless of economic circumstances of the individual involved. A...
The Senators emphasized the reprehensible nature of violence and kidnapping in the northern region and urged for urgency in addressing the security situation. In response to the escalating violence and kidnappings in the northern region, the Northern Senators Forum (NSF) has issued a statement expressing deep concern and a commitment to decisive action. The statement, delivered by Senator Abdulaziz Yar’adua, Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, highlights a string of distressing incidents, starting with the...
The Bill seeks to address the over 10 million out-of-school children across the country and was read for the first time on November 28, 2023. A bill seeking an upward review of the allocation of Universal Basic Education (UBEC) from the consolidated revenue fund to enhance the standard of primary education in Nigeria received support from members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The piece of legislation which scaled through its second reading is...
Plenary sittings were adjourned till April 16th 2024 to observe the ongoing Ramadan fast, the Easter holidays and the forthcoming Eid celebration. The Senate and House of Representatives have adjourned plenary sittings till April 16th 2024 to observe the ongoing Ramadan fast, the Easter holidays and the forthcoming Eid celebration. The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who presided over Wednesday’s plenary at the Senate, announced the recess. Similarly, the Speaker of the House, Rep Tajudeen...
According to the 2023 budget performance report the revenue of N448.1 billion against a projected budget of N559.080 billion, with total recurrent expenditure at N67.072 billion and capital expenditure at N3.6 billion. The Senate has approved the sum of N549.6 billion for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) budget for 2024. This was announced by a joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Communications chaired by Senator Ikra Bilbis (PDP, Zamfara Central). Following a motion...
President Tinubu had in a letter to the Senate claimed that the extension was necessary to ensure that the provisions of the two Acts were fully implemented. The Senate has extended the implementation of the capital component of the 2023 budget as well as the N2.17 trillion 2023 supplementary budget until June. Extension of the implementation of the two appropriations was a sequel to a request from President Bola Tinubu which the Senate President, Godswill...
A day after the announcement of a temporary suspension of the commencement of the programme President Tinubu forwarded a letter to the National Assembly, seeking a repeal and re-enactment of the Act. The Senate has passed the Student Loan (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024, otherwise known as the Student Loan Act. This resolution followed the consideration of a report on the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND, presented by...
The bill according to Tinubu will generate a new legal framework for the remuneration of judicial officers to improve their welfare. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has requested the Senate to approve the establishment of a new salary, allowance and official benefit for judicial officers. President Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter read by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, during Wednesday’s plenary. READ ALSO: Senate backs Tinubu’s charge to army over killing...
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