•IGP Olukayode Egbetokun Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has kicked against the bill seeking to exempt the police from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). Egbetokun who spoke while addressing police officers in Abuja said exiting the scheme will not favour the police force, reports The Nation. He stated that if the police exit...
•House of Representatives A Bill for an Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution to create a single term of six years for the office of president and state governors has failed in the House of Representatives. The bill sponsored by Honourable Ikenga Ugochinyere sought to recognise the division of Nigeria into the six […]
The Coalition in Support of National Security Advancement (CSNSA) has rejected the Nigerian Coast Guard Bill, currently before the National Assembly, citing concerns over national security, economic implications, and constitutional conflicts. The proposed legislation aims to establish a specialised maritime security agency. The CSNSA which mad...
The Abia State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress has stated that the proposed Local Government bill by Abia State House of Assembly is an attempt to siphon council funds in the state. In a letter to the Speaker, reference number NLC/ABSC/AHA/VOL.11/001, dated October 25, 2024 and signed by the state chairman of NLC, Ogbonnaya […]
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives has rejected a bill seeking to expand Islamic law in the 1999 constitution. The bill which was a constitutional amendment bill was sponsored by Rep Aliyu Missau, reports Vanguard. The bill intended to amend sections 24, 262, 277, and 288 of the 1999 constitution by removing the word [&hell...
•House of Representatives The Nigerian House of Representatives has advanced the proposal for the creation of Ogoja State, located in the South-South geo-political zone, as it passed through the second reading on the floor of the House. The bill, co-sponsored by Hon. Godwin Offiono, representing Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency, Cross River Sta...
•FRSC officials on duty The lawyer to the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, today called on Nigerians to reject the proposed bill to arm the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC. Ejiofor made this while speaking to newsmen in Owerri, about the said proposed bill. His reason was that the bill if passed would […]
•FRSC personnel on duty A bill for an Act to amend the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Act, 2007 to make officers bear arms has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Abiodun Adesida (APC-Ondo) and Rep. Olaide Muhammed (APC-Oyo) at plenary today, reports Vanguard. The bill seeks […]
•House of Representatives A bill seeking to amend the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to allow for independent candidacy has been re-introduced at the House of Representatives. The bill which is sponsored by the Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Rep Akin Rotimi (Ekiti, APC), was passed for first reading yesterday, r...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has declined assent to a bill seeking to extend the tenure of service of legislative officers at the National Assembly, as well as the 36 state Houses of Assembly from 35 to 40 years and their retirement age from 60 to 65 years. The president’s declined assent was conveyed in a […]
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