The new livestock ministry comes amid unabating clashes between farmers and herders across different parts of the country President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the creation of a federal ministry of livestock development. The President gave the approval during the inauguration of the Presidential Committee on Livestock Reforms at the Council Chamber of the State House in Abuja on Tuesday. This approval is coming 10 months after the President approved the establishment of the presidential...
Kalu charged foreign investors to comply with labour laws while promising investment-friendly legislative frameworks The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC Abia), has called on offshore companies and prospective foreign investors to adhere to Nigerian labour laws in alignment with international best practices when conducting business in the country. Kalu emphasized this during a courtesy visit from a delegation of the Nigerian, China, led by Mr. Wang Luming, Chairman of...
Akpabio says the Tinubu administration will deploy 2 trucks of fertisers to each senator and 1 to each member in the house. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has disclosed that the Federal Government has commenced deployment of 60 trucks of fertilisers to each of the 36 states through their governors. Akpabio also mentioned that all senators will receive 2 trucks of fertilisers each while members of the House of Representatives will receive 1...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) seeks legislative approval to N1.9 trillion in the 2024 fiscal year The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has proposed a total aggregate expenditure of N1.911 trillion for the 2024 fiscal year. This estimate is however based on assumptions of revenue inflow. In a breakdown to parliament, the the commission proposes N1trillion as borrowings while N170 billion is expected to come from arrears owed by the federal government and other...
Local government councils run by unelected officials risk losing statutory fund allocations from the federal government The House of Representatives has advised the Federal Government to withhold fund allocations to local councils operating under unelected officials. The House’ decision came after a motion of urgent importance sponsored by Rep. Gaza Jonathan (SDP Nasarawa) and Rep. Ademorin Kuye (APC Lagos) was adopted at plenary on Tuesday. The motion is titled “Urgent Need to Address the Refusal...
Following a heated debate, the House adopted the bill for second reading, raising hope for the creation of 74 additional seats for women in parliament The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to reserve 74 seats for women in the national and state houses of assembly in Nigeria. However, a heated debate along religious and cultural lines defined contributions as members reluctantly resolved to push the bill through second reading....
“Nobody should say they are going to distribute food because even our silos are empty.” The Senate has urged the federal government to, as a matter of urgency, take measures to fight the current food insecurity in the country, outline measures to combat the situation, and address the nation on the steps taken. This is as the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, disclosed that the government has commenced deployment of 60 trucks of fertilisers...
Return of fuel queue and a negative spotlight of Dangote cement were some of the issues that took centre stage in the House of Representatives today Reps to probe return of fuel queues In response to the return of fuel queues across the country, the House of Representatives has called for a forensic investigation of the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). This investigation aims...
Here are the highlights of activities that took place in the Senate today – domestic violence, rejection of part of Oronsaye’s report, confirmation of presidential nominee and establishment of university. Senate takes stringent measures to tackle domestic violence against women As a result of the rising cases of violence, especially domestic violence against women, the Senate has taken stringent measures to tackle and put and end to such violent acts. This was sequel to...
The House of Representatives has called for the suspension of the Samoa agreement over the alleged LGBTQ clause inclusion Just as predicted in OrderPaper‘s Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LIFE), the House of Representatives has called for the suspension of the implementation of the Samoa agreement. Rep. Aliyu Madaki (NNPP Kano), made this call on Tuesday while leading the debate on the urgent motion he sponsored. He stressed that the Samoa agreement contravenes Nigeria’s ethics and...
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