The House of Representatives has passed a bill for upward review of the salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits of judicial officers, with the Chief Justice of Nigeria now expected to earn a monthly salary of N5.39m. In the executive bill submitted to the House on Tuesday by President Bola …
Read More »Reps seek 5 months leave for widows
A bill seeking to grant five months leave for female and male workers who lost their spouses has scaled second reading at the House of Representatives. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Sa’idu Musa Abdullahi (APC, Niger) was titled, “A Bill for an Act to make Provision for Widowhood Leave …
Read More »Reps propose 5-month mourning leave for widows, 4 weeks for widowers
The bill for an Act to provide for the implementation of a Widowhood Leave Bill in Nigeria, has passed second reading at the House of Representatives. The bill titled “Widowhood leave bill, 2023″ was sponsored by Hon. Said Musa Abdullahi, (Bida/Gbako/Katcha federal constituency of Niger State). Arguing in …
Read More »Reps want to increase fine for abusers of national flag from ₦100 to ₦100k
The bill which was sponsored by Rep. Sada Soli (APC-Katsina ) sought to increase the fine for offenders from ₦100 to N100,000. Leading the debate, Soli said that both individual, public and corporate organisations violate the use of the national flag. The lawmaker said there was a need to curb …
Read More »'Grant amnesty to inmates'- House of Reps tell FG how to decongest 244 prisons in Nigeria
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, March 6, advised the federal government to show mercy to deserving inmates so as to decongest correctional centres across Nigeria. Adopting a motion sponsored by Chinedu Okay (APC, Ebonyi), the House told the Federal Ministry of Justice to prevent delays in justice dispensation …
Read More »Reps committee recommends arrest of Binance CEO
The arrest of the Chief Executive Officer of Binance Holding Ltd over alleged tax evasion and money laundering in Nigeria has been recommended by a House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes. This came after a motion moved by Rep. Isah Dogonyaro (APC- Jigawa state) at a public hearing …
Read More »House of reps members propose change from presidential to parliamentary system
60 members of the House of Representatives members on Wednesday, February 14, proposed a bill to amend the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria and return the country to a parliamentary system as a replacement for the current presidential system. The bill was prominently sponsored by Wale Raji, an All Progressives …
Read More »Nigerians will see impact of Tinubu's government on the economy in less than two years – House of Reps member, Leke Joseph Abejide
Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise, Leke Joseph Abejide, has said that Nigerians will see the impact of Tinubu’s government on the economy in less than two years. Abejide said this while speaking at a civic reception in his honour as the Asiwaju of …
Read More »Reps spokesperson, Hon. Akin Rotimi weeps at plenary while discussing insecurity in Ekiti (video)
Hon. Akin Rotimi, spokesperson of the house of representatives, broke down in tears on Tuesday, Jan. 30, while presenting a motion on the heightened insecurity in Ekiti State. Rotimi, who represents Ikole/Oye federal constituency of Ekiti, started sobbing while moving a motion concerning the killing of two monarchs in the …
Read More »Roger Stone Caught Plotting The Assassination Of Reps. Eric Swalwell And Jerry Nadler
Audio has surfaced of Roger Stone talking to a New York City police officer about assassinating Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Jerry Nadler (D-NY). Mediaite got the audio and reported: “It’s time to do it,” Stone told Greco. “Let’s go find Swalwell. It’s time …
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