The term admission racketeering recently invaded the Nigerian media space, after a report on allegations of the practice was brought before the Senate. Like job racketeering, admission racketeering can simply be described as money for admission. It is a practice or situation, whereby persons particularly, staff of tertiary institutions, demand money from prospective students in exchange for admission. This exchange can also be said to be willing extortion, given that the students, or in some...
Akpabio said he would seek the intervention of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in addressing Nigeria’s ecological issues. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has urged the Federal Government to use ecological funds to address life-threatening environmental problems. Akpabio also called for tree-planting campaigns across the country, especially in areas worst hit by desert encroachment. Akpabio gave the advice during a meeting between the Senate leadership and representatives of the Ecological Project Office, led by the...
The motion sponsor said the provision of rail lines linking all the geo-political zones would save lives and relieve the pressure on the already failing road infrastructure. The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to construct new railway lines in the South-South, South-East, North-Central, and North-western parts of Nigeria. The House noted that an expansion of the rail transport system to other parts of the country would be beneficial to the country’s...
The bill sponsor said the proposed Bitumen Development Commission would promote the economic diversification policy of the Federal Government. The Senate has passed for a second reading, a bill seeking the creation of the Bitumen Development Commission. The bill, titled, “A Bill for an Act to Establish the Bitumen Development Commission of Nigeria and Provide a legal framework for the Promotion of Research, study, investment, exploration, production, exportation; Development and utilisation of locally sourced Bitumen...
The House will investigate the release of the N19.2 billion allocated for the devastating impact of flooding on farmlands across the nation. The House of Representatives has tasked the Federal Government to expedite action against the recurrence of flood disasters across the country. This is as it demands that the Federal Government provide relief materials for flood victims across the country, and create awareness among the populace for flood prevention. The House also directed the...
The House Committee on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness will also review other activities of NEMA and evaluate conformity with its mandates from inception to date. The House of Representatives has directed its Committee on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness to probe the usage of funds disbursed to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). The Committee is also to examine if funds allotted to the agency are used to execute projects under its jurisdiction, and are in...
The Senate Committee walked out representative of the NNPCL boss, insisting heads of agencies must appear before it. The Senate has threatened to dismiss senior officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, (NNPCL), its subsidiaries, and other relevant agencies of government connected to the Turn Around Maintenance (TAM). The threat was issued by the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Isah Jibrin (APC, Kogi East), on Wednesday, following the absence of the Chief Executive Officers...
Active Citizens Engaging the Legislature (ACEs) is an initiative of OrderPaper, Nigeria’s foremost independent parliamentary monitoring organization and policy think tank, conceived to achieve the implementation of its Legislative Accountability and Constituency Engagement (Leg’ACE) Programme. The Active Citizens Engaging the Legislature (ACEs) community has criticised the National Assembly’s decision to purchase luxury Sports Utility Vehicles, SUVs valued at N57.6 billion for the 360 members of the House of Representatives and 109 Senators, describing it as...
The Senate pegged the crude oil benchmark price at $73 per barrel and exchange rate at N700/$1 The Senate has approved the 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) ahead of the presentation of the 2024 Budget by President Bola Tinubu. This is as it approved a special intervention (recurrent) of N200 billion, a special intervention (capital) of N7 billion, and an aggregated expenditure of N26 trillion. Other parameters considered...
The sponsor of the motion feared that a year after the prison break, the escapees have blended back into society and continued their criminal activities unnoticed. The Nigerian House of Representatives has called on the Nigerian Correctional Service to provide a detailed account of inmates who broke out from the Kuje custodial facility. It also mandated its Committees on Reformatory Institutions, Interior, and Police Affairs to synergise with the heads of the relevant security agencies...
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