Only little information was received about his death but it was learned that Ubah died in a hotel in London, the United Kingdom. He had left for London two days ago. The Senator representing Anambra South under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, is dead. Before joining politics, the late legislator was a wealthy businessman and the owner of Capital Oil. At the time of filing this report, only little...
This week’s Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) tracker highlights three pivotal initiatives on elderly care, youth welfare and fistula treatment introduced in the House of Representatives, while Sen. Natasha gets an apology from Akpabio over his derogatory nightclub comment Commission coming for the elderly A bill for the establishment of a national commission for elderly persons was brought to the House of Representatives this week. According to Country meters, approximately 3.1% of Nigeria’s population...
The Senate warned that any bank that withholds its tax would be liable to pay 10% in addition to what they ought to have paid. The Senate has passed the Finance Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and increased the windfall levy on banks’ foreign exchange revaluation gains from 50% as proposed by President Bola Tinubu to 70%. This followed the consideration and adoption of the report of the senate committee on finance presented by its Chairman,...
COREN, other stakeholders rejected a proposed bill to amend the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Act 2011 The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has rejected a proposed bill to amend the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Act 2011 to enhance sources of revenue. The President, COREN, Prof. Sadiq Abubakar, said this when he appeared before the House of Representatives committee on industry at a one-day public hearing on a bill titled: “A bill...
Members of the committee vowed to unravel the rot in the petroleum sector and declared that it will no longer be business as usual. The Senate through its ad-hoc committee mandated to investigate alleged economic sabotage in the Nigerian petroleum industry, has summoned various stakeholders in the sector for interrogation. The 15-memeber committee led by the leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central), confirmed this while speaking to journalists on Thursday at...
INEC Chairman claimed that giving INEC control over local government election would strengthen democratic practices in Nigeria. Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has announced the electoral commission’s capability of successfully conducting local government elections if saddled with the responsibility by law. He made this announcement on Thursday during his appearance before the National Assembly joint committee on electoral matters, which is chaired by Senator Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli (APC, Oyo South)...
NMDPRA CEO, Farouk Ahmed, risks facing sanction as the House of Representatives has asked the federal government to suspend him over ‘unguarded statement’ on Dangote refinery The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to suspend Farouk Ahmed, CEO of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), pending conclusion of investigations into his ‘unguarded statements’ regarding Dangote refinery. This was a sequel to the adoption of a motion on: “Urgent Need...
The minority caucus believes dialogue between the federal government and those planning to protest can be beneficial The minority caucus of the House of Representatives has called on the federal government to immediately initiate dialogue with promoters of a planned protest over economic hardship in the country. This was part of the caucus’ resolution released at the end-of-session dinner held in Abuja on Tuesday. Speaking with reporters after the dinner, chairman of the caucus, Rep....
The House has expressed readiness to partner with sub-nationals to reduce malnutrition, hunger and boost food security in Nigeria The House of Representatives has called for effective collaboration between governments at national and sub-national level and development partners in order to reduce malnutrition and improve food security across the country. Chairman of the house committee on nutrition and food security, Rep Chike Okafor (APC, Imo) made the call during the launch of the national legislative...
Bill sponsor and deputy speaker, Benjamin Kalu, praises President Bola Tinubu for signing the south east commission bill into law President Bola Tinubu has assented to the South East Development Commission (SEDC) bill. The bill was sponsored by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Okezie Kalu. This was made known by the Deputy Speaker on Wednesday night as he expressed gratitude to the President. It will be recalled that the bill...
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