The Senate Committee on Health chaired by Senator Ipalibo Harry-Banigo screened the NHIA DG nominee, Dr Kelechi Ohiri. Dr Kelechi Ohiri, the Director-General nominee for the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has assured that he would ensure coverage of more Nigerians under health insurance. Ohiri made this known during his screening by the Senate Committee on Health on Tuesday. The nominee stated in his presentation that it was a fact that a small percentage of...
The ways and means debate had gone on seamlessly until Senator Ali Ndume began accusing the Senate of lacking powers to approve funds already spent. There was a heated argument between Senators over the N29 trillion Ways and Means funds by the immediate past administration. This argument began during the debate of a report submitted to the Committee of the Whole on Tuesday by the Joint Committees on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions, Finance,...
He urged the House to prevail on the Nigeria Army Military Police to release Mfonmma who has been in detention for 10 days. Mr. Nsisong Mfon Effiong has called on the House of Representatives to ensure the immediate release of Mfonmma Mfon Effiong, who was unlawfully arrested and detained by the Nigerian Army Military Police, Mambilla Barracks Brigades, Abuja. Presenting a petition before the House on behalf of the petitioner, Rep. Clement Jombo (APC, Akwa)...
The Senate called on the Medical and Dental Council to conduct examinations in the six geopolitical zones like the Nigerian Law School. The Senate has called on the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria to allow foreign students from war-torn countries with Certificates to sit for their professional exams. It also called on the Committee of Vice Chancellors to take in foreign students who fled the war-ravaged countries to enable them to finish their programs....
The State Police bill was proposed in the eighth assembly and the ninth assembly but failed. Now it has scaled a second reading in the tenth assembly. The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed for second reading a Bill to establish State Police in the 36 States of the Federation including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Rep. Muktar Shagaya (APC, Kwara) a co-sponsor of the Bill presented and led the debate at plenary but the...
Abbas was declared the winner of the election conducted on 14 February 2024, after polling 19,681 votes to defeat his closest contenders. The House of Representatives has sworn in Rep. Sadiq Tafida Abbas (PDP, Taraba) who took the oath of allegiance before other members of parliament and replaced the late Ismaila Maihanci Yushau. Abbas was declared winner of the election conducted last week Wednesday, 14 February 2024, after polling 19,681 votes to defeat his closest...
OrderPaper presents the top bills and motions that are scheduled for discussion on the floor of the House of Reps this week. The House of Representatives remains at the forefront of shaping policies that define our collective future. With each passing week, lawmakers embark on a journey of deliberation, collaboration, and decision-making aimed at addressing the most pressing issues facing our society. Each week brings forth a flurry of legislative activity, as lawmakers navigate the...
Senator Barau described education as the bedrock of development saying for Nigeria to get it right, the challenges facing the education sector must be properly addressed. Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Jibrin Barau, has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government towards the transformation of the education sector for rapid development in the country. Senator Barau stated this when he hosted the newly inaugurated leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), at...
The Chairman of the FIRS, Zacch Adedeji insisted on the stoppage of N2.7 trillion fresh tax credit assuring that he will cut the number of taxes from 62 to 8. The Senate has expressed disapproval over the 17 trillion loss incurred on tax waivers within the last five years. As a result, it recommended that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) suspend the heavily exploited tax waiver programme and replace it with a rebating system....
Akpabio applauded Senator Anyim’s efforts in fighting for and instituting legislative independence in the Senate in his heyday as the presiding officer. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has felicitated the former President of the Red Chamber, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, GCON as he marks his 63rd birthday. In his birthday message, Akpabio described the former Senate President as a “True democrat and accomplished politician.” Akpabio said “On behalf of my family, constituents, the Senate,...
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