Both the Senate and the House of Representatives have reintroduced the Bill, which the President turned down largely because of the the reordering of elections sequence
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Saraki, in a tweet on his personal Twitter handle: @Bukolasaraki), eulogised his colleagues for the feat
The senators rejected the request on the premise that obtaining the loan may put so much pressure on the management of the state which presently has a debt burden of $232.1 million.
Relying on Order 43 of the Senate Rules, Aidoko queried the constitutional power of the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, to end the 2017 Appropriation Law on March 31.
Chairman of the committee, Senator Francis Alimikhena, laid the report before the lawmakers during plenary.
The resolution followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Senator Umaru Kurfi who described the recurring mass failure of West African Examination Council results in the country since 2009 as embarrassing.
Saraki gave the charge while inaugurating the Technical Committee on Reforming Nigeria’s Tax System at the National Assembly in Abuja.
The Senate’s decision was sequel to a motion sponsored by Senator Umaru Kurfi, who expressed dissatisfaction with persistent mass failure in WAEC.
As a representative of my people in the Senate, I continue to push legislation that serves the interest of the majority — my constituents first and then the rest of the country.
Yusuf pointed out that Danjuma raised fundamental issues that should be debated and investigated by the Senate.
The House of Representatives has last week began a fresh process for the passage into law of the Electoral Act (amendment) bill, 2018
The chamber said such misinterpretations bred roadside appeal to entities which always saw bills passed by the National Assembly as either self-serving or infractions on extant laws of the land.
Wakili passed away in the early hours of March 17 in his Gwarimpa, Abuja residence.
The Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, made the plea during the screening of two nominees for Deputy Governorship positions of the Central Bank of Nigeria and for other members of the apex bank’s Monitoring Policy Committee by the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions.
A statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media to the Senate President, Yusuph Olaniyonu, distanced Saraki from the activities of Ugochinyere who made public presentation of APP on Monday.
That was how the biggest scam in the history of the downstream sector was unearthed. During this period, the government was unable to carry out any meaningful reform with a staggering deficit that stood at over 6 per cent, thus diminishing the hopes of performing budget for the following year.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the meeting, which was at the instance of the leadership of the National Assembly, was coming barely 48 hours after the President’s rejection of the Amended Electoral Act Bill sent for his signature by the Assembly
This followed the adoption of the communication from President Muhammadu Buhari, requesting the Senate to confirm the nomination of the four appointees.
Akeredolu, represented by his Deputy, Agboola Ajayi, made the plea on Wednesday in Akure, while playing host to a team from the commission’s zonal headquarters, Benin Office.
Senate’s spokesperson, Senator Sa’abi Abdullahi, said this while addressing newsmen in Abuja.