By Aluta News March 01, 2022 Senate, on Tuesday at plenary, passed a bill to empower lawmakers at the National and State Assemblies to summon the President and State Governors on issues bothering on security or any other issues on which they have powers to make laws. The bill seeksContinue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 28, 2022 The Ministry of Power says some sections in the new Electricity Bill 2022 will dilute the powers of the ministry to effectively supervise agencies under it. Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, raised the concern of the Ministry on Monday at a public hearing on ElectricityContinue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 25, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday signed the long-awaited Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021, into law. Speaking at the event, the president, who highlighted the contents and advantages of the Act, urged the National Assembly to immediately amend Section 84 of the Act, in lineContinue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 17, 2022 A bill to give widows access to their late husband’s property, stop rape, forced marriages and other evil customary practices has passed second reading at the House of Representatives. Rep. Sergius Ogun (PDP-Edo), sponsored the bill entitled: “An Act to amend the Violence AgainstContinue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 9, 2022 The Pension Act Amendment Bill has scaled second reading at the Senate. This followed the presentation of the lead debate on the general principles of the bill by the sponsor Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto) during Wednesday’s plenary. The bill is titled “The Pension ReformContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 31, 2022 The Senate Spokesperson, Sen. Ajibola Bashiru, says the control of Small Arms and Light Weapons Bill, pending before the National Assembly, will soon be passed. Bashiru, representing the All Progressive Congress, Osun Central at the Senate, made this known while speaking with newsmen atContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 18, 2022 The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan says the Senate will expeditiously look into the issues raised by President Muhammadu Buhari on the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021. Lawan said, while welcoming parliamentarians from the Christmas and New Year recess on Tuesday during plenary.Continue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 17, 2022 Governors elected under the platform of PDP have urged the National Assembly to quickly conclude deliberations on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill which President Muhammad Buhari to turned to it. The Peoples Democratic Party governors made the call on Monday in a communique issuedContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 17, 2022 The former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, on Sunday told the National Assembly that overriding President Muhammadu Buhari over the Electoral Act amendment Bill is not the best option. Jega said this on Sunday at the citizens’ townhall ElectoralContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 1, 2021 The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has said that top priority should be given to the effective implementation of the 2022 budget. NACCIMA Director-General, Amb. Ayoola Olakanni, on Saturday said the effective implementation of the budget would driveContinue Reading
