The bill to amend the Electoral Act, 2022 has failed to the pass second reading at the Senate on Wednesday. President Muhammadu Buhari had written to the upper and lower legislative chambers seeking amendment to Section 84(12) of the Electoral…
…Demands sanction of security agencies involved in sabotage The Senate, on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to introduce pollution tax on those involved in economic sabotage by engaging in illegal refining of crude products in oil producing areas of the…
The Senate has received the Nigeria Start-up Bill transmitted to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Bill was accompanied with a letter dated the 21st February, 2022, and read during plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. President…
A Bill which seeks to include Value Added Tax (VAT) on the Exclusive Legislative List was on Tuesday rejected by the National Assembly. The Bill was rejected by the Senate and by implication the House of Representatives, during voting on…
Nigerian Senate has said votes on the Constitution Review will be done electronically and will also be transmitted live on television stations. Senate President, Dr Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan stated this in his remark to close Wednesday’s plenary. Lawan directed the…
The Senate will next week Tuesday vote on the report of the Senate Committee on Constitution Review on amendments to the 1999 Constitution. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, gave the hint at the start of plenary, following an announcement made…
The Senate has confirmed the nominations of five Executive Director-nominees of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The confirmation of the nominees followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Downstream Petroleum Sector. Those confirmed…
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed the nomination of Mrs Emily Chidinma Osuji as Executive Director of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). Mrs Osuji was confirmed on Wednesday during plenary following the adoption of a report of the committee on…
The Senate has passed the Chatered Institute of Forensic and Fraud Examiners of Nigeria bill and three others for concurrence. The bills were passed moments before the upper chamber adjourned plenary on Tuesday. The four bills for concurrence were sponsored…
…Wants bankers, stock brokers, pension administrators to declare assets The Senate on Tuesday considered a bill seeking to amend the 35-year-old Bank Employees Declaration of Assets (BEDA) Act 1986. “The Bill For An Act To Amend The Bank Employees (Declaration of…
