Power outage at the House of Representatives hampered the consideration of a bill to increase transportation and accommodation allowances of NYSC corps members. Informant247 learnt that, The bill, sponsored by Eta Ebora, was listed for consideration on the order paper of the House, but the abrupt disruption of power in the chamber forced the lawmakers…
The House of Representatives passed second reading legislation banning late payment of wages, underpayment of wages, pensions and other benefits in Nigeria. The bill, sponsored by Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, passed its second reading on tuesday after a debate on the general principle of the bill. The bill seeks to prohibit employees from owing salaries and…
A bill seeking the establishment of compulsory crèche in government-owned and private offices, schools, hospitals and other workplaces on Friday scaled second reading at the House of Representatives. The proposal is contained in a bill seeking to amend the Labour Act, which was sponsored by a member, Sergius Ogun. The legislation is titled, ‘A Bill…
Bill seeking to create Fund to provide financial support for Nigerian youths who are Entrepreneurs to reduce unemployment in the country passes second reading at the House of Representatives. A bill titled: “A Bill for an Act to make Provision for Establishment of Youth Entrepreneurship Development Trust Fund and a Management Team to Administer the…
A bill to empower the Nigeria Customs Service to carry out electronic transactions on Tuesday passed second reading at the Senate on Tuesday. This followed the presentation of the lead debate on the general principles of the bill by the sponsor, Senator Francis Alimikhena (PDP-Edo) during the plenary. The bill is entitled “A bill for…
The Kwara State Government, on Tuesday, set a new record in gender inclusion for Nigeria as Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq assented to an executive bill mandating the state to have at least 35% women appointees in the state executive council and other classes of political appointments. The law, cited as Political Offices (Gender Composition) Bill 2021,…
A Bill for an Act to provide Federal College of Nursing and Midwifery at Ayedun in Oke-Ero Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Wednesday, scaled second reading at the House of Representatives. Hon. Tunji Olawuyi (member representing Ekiti, Isin, Irepodun, and Oke-Ero Federal Constituency) who sponsored the bill, said the proposed Institution when established…
The upper chamber has passed the Nigerian Postal Service (Repeal and Reenactment) Bill, 2021, to restrict postal operation in the country. The bill which was passed on Tuesday will effectively restrict the agency to only postal operations in the country. It also unbundled the agency by creating a commission to regulate its affairs. Following the…
The Kwara State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill that seeks to, among other things, create an agency that will be saddled with the responsibility of compulsorily registering all Kwara residents and keep their data. The Kwara Residents Registration Agency Bill is an executive bill sent to the House by Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq…
An executive bill seeking to repeal the law granting payment of monthly pension to former governors and deputy governors has scaled first reading at the Kwara State House of Assembly. The bill was introduced to the state assembly on Wednesday, November 18. The motion for the bill to be read for the first time was…
