Hightlight Archives - Page 187 of 203 - Parliament Reports

The motion sponsor said correctional centers across the country house more inmates than they are built to accommodate. To address the overcrowded state of correctional centers across the country, the House of Representatives has called for the assessment and rehabilitation of offenders. The House also directed the Federal Ministry of the Interior to rehabilitate and decongest Nigeria’s correctional centers.  These resolutions are contained in a motion on the “Decongestion of Correctional Service Centres in Nigeria,”...

The Reps want the sums collected as penalties released to host communities of the Niger Delta to cushion the effects of environmental degradation caused by gas flare. The House of Representatives has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release the sum of  N27.6bn collected as gas flare to host communities.  The lawmakers made the demand during plenary on Thursday. The House said the demand was based on a directive by former president, Muhammadu...

The Reps has raised hope for youth corps members who suffered violence while on elections duties as INEC ad-hoc staff. But will the executive implement the resolution?   In the 2019 general election, Smith, a youth corps member, served as an INEC ad-hoc staff in Ogun state and was attacked by an angry mob at his station. As he recounted, not much support was provided to him by the electoral body or any government parastatal....

The Chairman, Rules and Business Committee said the seven bills were passed by the preceding Assembly and forwarded to the President for assent but the reason for withholding assent was not communicated before the 9th Assembly ended. The House of Representatives at the resumed plenary on Thursday, presented 52 bills for first reading and another seven from the previous Assembly for reconsideration. Of the 52 bills that fall under various categories, 20 are seeking amendment,...

The House Leader said the disbursement of the basic healthcare provision fund has been fraught with irregularities, including delayed transfer of funds, poor data management, and corruption. The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Health to commence full implementation of the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF) and ensure that all the stakeholders play their respective roles to ensure a successful disbursement and utilisation of the funds. It also mandated the Committee on...

Concerns mount over the increasing sufferings of the Nigerian youth as the House of Representatives committee probing job racketeering overshoots the deadline to submit its report A loud silence is what has followed the sensational disclosures from the public hearings of the House of Representatives Committee set up to investigate allegations of job racketeering. Jobs meant for the millions of Nigerian youth and other qualified segments of the population have been diverted by politicians and...