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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)...

With Senator Onyewuchi’s defection, the number of APC senators has risen to 61, leaving the LP with 6 members, PDP 37, NNPP and SDP 2 members each and APGA 1. Senator Ezenwa Onyewuchi (LP, Imo East) has dumped the Labour Party and defected to the  All Progressives Congress (APC). The defection of the lawmaker was announced by the Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central) during Tuesday’s plenary. Following this announcement, a letter...

Akpabio’s apology to Natasha over his “nightclub” gaffe, minimum wage approval and a senator’s defection from LP to APC are major happenings on the floor of the Senate today.   Senate passes minimum wage bill The Senate has passed the national minimum wage bill. The bill which was presented in the floor of the Senate at today’s plenary, immediately passed second and third reading. In his lead debate on the executive bill, leader of the...

Akpabio also debunked social media claims that he has “numerous girlfriends.” The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has apologised to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central), over his derogatory nightclub comment. Akpabio made this apology during  Tuesday’s plenary while addressing reports on social over his comment. Orderpaper recalls that last Thursday Akpabio shunned Natasha while she attempted to speak without being invited to during his speech saying, “Senator Natasha, you cannot speak without being...

If this request is considered and implemented, this would mean that domestic staff will be paid 70k minimum wage monthly. A call has been made for the inclusion of domestic servants as beneficiaries in the N70,000 newly announced national minimum wage.  This call was made by Senator Osita Izunaso (APC, Imo West), on Monday during a public hearing on a bill seeking to document and protect domestic workers and employers in Nigeria. Other stakeholders present...

Sen. Umeh says the lives of employers of domestic staff should be protected as well as tose of the domestic workers. Senator Victor Umeh (LP, Anambra Central) has lamented over how his 3 months old son was killed by a domestic staff. Senator Umeh disclosed this on Monday while speaking at a public hearing on a bill seeking for an Act to provide for domestication and documentation of domestic workers and employers in Nigeria. The public...

Minister Bagudu assured that as long as funding is available, the Federal Executive Council will keep considering and approving additional roads. Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu had said that the country has not made enough investments in the development of infrastructure. This is as he claimed that underinvestment in several multifaceted infrastructure projects are the direct cause of a number of issues the country has been facing lately. Bagudu made these...