This week’s Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) tracker focuses on the issues of sexual harassment in tertiary institutions. The Motion In the House of Representatives, Rep. Francis Ejiroghene Waive (APC, Delta) moved a motion for the reconsideration of the bill for an act to prevent, prohibit, and redress sexual harassment of students in tertiary educational institutions. Notably, this bill had previously gone through both the 8th and 9th assemblies before resurfacing in the 10th. Rep....
RETRACTION AND APOLOGY OrderPaper Nigeria wishes to acknowledge our error in the report titled, ‘DSS takes over NASS amid impeachment speculations’ published on our website on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Having reviewed preliminary findings, we regret that the information presented in the story was a misrepresentation of facts. We hereby withdraw the said publication and offer our sincere apologies to the President of the Senate and the National Assembly as an institution. We also apologise...
The House plenary on Thursday focused on a made-in-Nigeria bill and Benue flood as well as land disputes in the middle-belt state Reps address flood impact in Benue Several flood impacts and land disputes in Benue State got the attention of the House on Thursday. Lawmakers urged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to provide relief materials to cushion the hardship of people in the affected areas. The House also asked security agencies to beef...
Senate’s Thursday plenary addressed a bridge collapse in Niger state, the finance bill and a vote of confidence on Akpabio. Senate calls for repair of collapsed bridge in Niger state The senate has urged the ministry of works and the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) to, as a matter of urgency, embark on immediate repairs, rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Zungeru bridge in Niger state in order to prevent further collapse and loss of lives,...
The House of Representatives has called for an increase in the budget of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, to review and increase the budgetary allocation to the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). The House highlighted that the bureau’s budget must align with the nation’s current realities in subsequent budget estimates, ensuring that it can effectively carry...
Senator Godswill Akpabio expressed gratitude for the support from his colleagues and assured them of his intention to provide good leadership. Senators have unanimously passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. The confidence vote, which was passed on Thursday during plenary, came barely 24 hours after Wednesday’s media reports that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) took over the National Assembly to supposedly prevent...
In the last House session, tax authorities allay fears on President Tinubu’s tax bills as reps demand reversal of hikes in petrol and cooking gas prices while works minister is summoned FIRS says no new taxes will be introduced Zacch Adedeji, chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has assured Nigerians that the ongoing President Bola Tinubu tax reform will reduce taxes, not introduce new ones or raise existing tax rates. He clarified...
Major issues addressed on the floor of the senate today includes the Jigawa tanker explosion and worrisome corruption in the oil and gas sector Senate calls for intensified sensitisation on tanker explosion dangers Following the petrol tanker explosion at Majiya Town, Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State last night, the senate has asked the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to intensify sensitisation on the dangers of indulging in scoping fuel from tankers after an accident....
The house reintroduced the bill aimed at promoting and protecting ethical standards, as well as addressing sexual harassment in tertiary institutions The House of Representatives has recommitted the bill which seeks to promote ethical standards and curtail sexual harassment in higher institutions in the country. Four other proposed legislations that failed to pass in the proceeding assembly were also recommitted. The sexual harassment bill was introduced in 2016 by former deputy president of the senate,...
The House of Representatives has called on President Tinubu to ensure timely submissions of 2025 Budget or risk rejection The House of Representatives has called on President Bola Tinubu to present the 2025 budget without further delay, warning that failure to do so could result in its outright rejection. This resolution followed a motion raised by Rep. Clement Jimbo (APC, Akwa Ibom), highlighting the executive’s non-compliance with section 11(1)(b) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA)...
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