State creation bill, Bobrisky’s N15m allegation saga, and new N288 billion cash for Abuja are major highlights of Thursday’s House plenary Aba State creation bill scales second reading Without debate at Thursday plenary, a bill seeking to create a new state in the south-eastern region of Nigeria, known as Aba State, scaled second reading in the the House of Representatives. The bill titled: “A Bill for an Act to Alter the provision of the Constitution of...
Amongst matterss addressed in the senate today are the establishment of the Nigerian Police Force training institute, the establishment of the South-west Development Commission, an additional supplemenetary budget for Abuja and confirmation of a presidential nominee. Passage of South West Development Commission bill The senate has passed a bill to establish the South West Development Commission (SWDC) which will address the environmental, ecological, and development challenges facing the south-west region of Nigeria. The bill passed...
16 senators from the north-central zone secured 85 of the 475 bills sponsored in the 10th senate’s inaugural year. Out of the 19 senators from the north-central region, only 16 brought legislative proposals to the floor of the senate between June 2023 and May 2024. 74 of the 85 bills sponsored by these lawmakers are awaiting a second reading, while 8 are under committee review. Notably, one bill has been dropped and another successfully passed....
12 out of 15 senators from the South-east zone sponsored 61 bills demonstrating the least legislative activity in the first year The 61 bills sponsored by south-east senators accounted for 13 per cent of the 475 bills processed in the senate from June 2023 to May 2024. 54 of these bills are awaiting second reading, reflecting limited movement within the legislative process. So far, only 1 bill has successfully passed the second reading, 5 are in...
Eight out of fourteen lawmakers from Sokoto state failed to sponsor a bill as eleven Reps and three senators had 22 bills in one year Aside from oversight and representation. the core function of the legislature is lawmaking for the good governance and well-being of Nigerian citizens and residents. Members of the 10th Senate and House of Representatives processed a total number of 1,650 bills in one year. Out of which, lawmakers representing Sokoto state...
EFCC and the Nigerian Correctional Service have some explaining to give over corruption allegations by ‘VeryDarkMan’ involving Bobrisky The House of Representatives has called for the investigation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and National Correctional Service (NCoS). This followed a motion of national importance by Rep. Patrick Umoh (APC, Akwa Ibom) on the “need to investigate the disturbing corruption allegations against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Nigerian Correctional Centre...
The bill seeks the implementations of critical developmental projects across the nation’s capital city. The senate has passed a bill seeking the approval of a N288 billion supplementary budget for the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Abuja. This followed the consideration and approval of the bill’s recommendation by all senators present during Thursday’s plenary. The bill is for an Act to issue from the Federal Capital Territory Administration Account the total sum of N288bn arising...
Health bills represent 10.9 percent of the 1175 House bills processed in the first year of the 10th assembly. Nigeria’s health sector faces significant challenges that adversely affect its population’s well-being. Despite being one of Africa’s largest economies, the country grapples with inadequate healthcare infrastructure, high infectious disease rates, and a severe shortage of medical personnel. Currently, there is only one doctor for every 10,000 patients, far below the WHO’s recommended ratio of 1 doctor...
Tremors in Abuja, flood in some parts of the country and rejection of Edo gubernatorial result by LP Reps caucus top activities in the House Speaker’s welcome address The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas (APC Kaduna) at Wednesday’s plenary session welcomed members back after the 9 weeks of recess, and just as forecasted in our Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LIFE), the speaker revealed the focus of the second session (2024-2025) of the...
The adoption of an additional budget bill for Abuja and confirmation of Kukere-Ekun as CJN as well as the inauguration of the Public Complaint Commission were highlights of activities in the senate today. Additional N288bn budget for Abuja The senate has passed for second reading, a bill seeking the approval of a N288 billion supplementary budget for Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). The bill is for an Act to issue from the Federal...
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