•House of Representatives A Bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of an Independent Authority for the registration, regulation, and funding of political parties in Nigeria has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill seeks to establish a dispute tribunal and regulate the funding of political parties as well as...
•House of Representatives A bill to abolish the dichotomy and discrimination between Bachelor’s Degree holders and Higher National Diploma (HND) holders has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. According to the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, the bill sought to replace HND with Bachelor of Tech so that graduates of polytechnic would...
After months of uncertainty, the House of Representatives yesterday debated the four tax bills transmitted to the National Assembly for consideration and passage by President Bola Tinubu. The bills scaled second reading after the lawmakers reached a consensus on the contentious Value Added Tax provisions during plenary, reports The PUNCH. In 2...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives today passed the tax reform bills for a second reading following an extensive and robust debate on the general principles of the legislation by lawmakers. The House had earlier consolidated the four tax reform bills sent to the House by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu last year into one [&hell...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has just passed the 2025 budget for second reading. Senators debated the N49.7 trillion money bill before passing it for a second reading. It was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, to report back to the floor within four weeks. The Senate later adjourned for the Yuletide till January 14, 2025.
•Nigerian Senate The Senate today passed for second reading the four controversial tax reform bills transmitted to it by President Bola Ahned Tinubu. This followed a lead debate on the bills presented by Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central) and debated by senators during plenary, reports Daily Trust. Recall that some to...
•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 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 […]
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