The bill was thrown out because there are already existing federal and state agencies working to keep the roads safe. The Senate has thrown out a bill seeking to establish a national road transport council to be saddled with the responsibility of regulating the road transport industry and the transport profession in Nigeria. The bill was thrown out after a debate led by the chief whip of the senate, Tahir Monguno (APC, Borno North) during...
A probe into the collapse of a two-storey school building in Plateau State and the President’s budget request were discussed on floor of the Senate today. Senate calls for probe in collapsed school building The Senate has called for a probe into the tragic collapse of the Saints Academy School building in Plateau State. This was contained in a motion sponsored by the three Plateau Senators, Pam Mwadkon (ADP, Plateau North), Diket Plang (APC, Plateau...
The two executive bills to increase government spending in the 2024 budget passed first and second reading same day on the floor of both chambers. The Senate and House of Representatives have separately passed for first and second second reading, a bill to amend the 2024 budget to authorise the spending of an additional N6.2 trillion for the year ending on the 31st day of December. This is as both legislative houses also amended...
The controversial Senator is now faced with a decision to either resign from the APC or face a possible suspension from the party. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has removed Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South) from the position of senate chief whip. The party also directed Ndume’s replacement with Senator Tahir Monguno (APC, Borno North), a move that was complied with by senators of the ruling party on Wednesday during plenary. The...
The senate committee defended NNPCL and ordered the contractor of the $1.27billion project to speed up work or face consequences. The Senate through its committee on local content has frowned at the delay in the execution of the $2.8billion Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project by Brentex CCP Limited. In an interactive session on Tuesday, the committee chaired by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) discussed with the management of Brentex CPP Limited with regard to...
The collapse of a two-storey school building on Friday in Jos, claimed 22 lives and left about 132 others injured. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has encouraged the Plateau state government to strengthen town planning regulations in order to prevent further building collapse in the state. Akpabio made this remark on Tuesday while addressing the Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang who had paid him a courtesy visit, accompanied by some traditional rulers....
As the National Assembly gears up for another legislative week, OrderPaper in this Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LIFE) presents a possible wide range of issues that will be addressed Over the previous week there were a series of pressing issues which have called for urgent attention by citizens. As the National Assembly reconvenes for another legislative week, it is expected that calls for investigation into the rising cases of building collapse, flood crisis, food inflation...
NNPCL has assured that the economy would be recovered from the woods in no time. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have disclosed that the ailing economy is getting revitalised based on emerging indicators. This was revealed on Monday at an interactive session of the national assembly joint committee on finance chaired by Senator Sani Musa (APC, Niger East). Critical stakeholders including the ministers of finance, Wale...
Senator Adaramodu, in this exclusive interview with OrderPaper, explains why citizens must take ownership of constituency projects Since the inception of constituency projects in Nigeria there have been misconceptions, poor evaluations and misinformation of the scheme in the public domain. While some acknowledge that such projects help in bringing development to grassroots constituencies, others have continuously criticised it. Also known as Zonal Intervention Projects (ZIP), constituency projects are generally defined as particular efforts or development...
A bill to create a new state from Kano, forex regulation and moves to contain fire outbreaks were highlights in today’s senate plenary Senate introduces constitutional bill to create new state from Kano The Senate has introduced a bill seeking to alter the constitution to create a new state, Tiga State, from Kano. The bill is sponsored by Senator Kawu Sumaila (NNPP, Kano South). This is not the first time that the senate is proposing...
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