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Senate announces partial shutdown of activities to prevent Coronavirus spread
The Senate on Thursday announced a shutdown of all committee public hearings, to prevent the spread of the dreaded coronavirus outbreak.
It also announced the closure of the public…
COVID19: Halt handshakes, non-Nigerians travelling into the country, Senate tasks FG
The Senate on Tuesday advised the Federal Government to warn Nigerians against shaking hands with themselves, to avert being infected by Coronavirus.
This is just as the Senate tasked the…
Senate moves to end immunity of President, governors in criminal matters
The Senate is seeking an amendment of the 1999 Constitution to disallow immunity in criminal matters being enjoyed by the President, Vice President, Governors and their deputies.
The…
Bill setting HND as minimum qualification for president, govs enters second reading
A bill that would require a minimum educational qualification of Higher National Diploma or its equivalent as the educational qualification for anyone seeking to contest the office of the…
Updated: Buhari Seeks Reps’ Nod to Amend Finance Act
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday wrote to the House of Representatives seeking amendments to the Finance Act recently passed by the National Assembly.
The letter was read by Speaker…
MDAs refusing to pay 7.5% for contracts awarded at 5% – FIRS
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has said that some Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are insisting that the contracts they awarded were based on the old 5…
Labour law review: Why Reps should align with social partners- NECA
Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) has advised the House of Representatives to carry along and collate inputs from all social partners in their quest to criminalise labour…
Reps move to block $30b annual revenue leakages from forex allocations by CBN,…
The House of Representatives has taken steps to block $30b annual revenue leakages arising from various malpractices in the foreign exchange allocations to companies from sources such as the…
Updated: Senate approves Buhari’s request to borrow $22.8bn
The Senate has approved the request by President Muhammadu Buhari to borrow the sum of $22.8bn.
This is just as the Senate approved the sum of N346billion as 2019 budget for the Niger…
Reps urge NUC, varsities to review curriculum for job needs
The House of Representatives has urged the National Universities Commission (NUC) in collaboration with tertiary institutions to plan the curriculum in line with what is needed for…