Tag: Lawmakers

Tax Reform Bills: Reps Southern Caucus Backs Tinubu
December 11, 2024 No Responses

Tax Reform Bills: Reps Southern Caucus Backs Tinubu

Members of the Southern Caucus of the House of Representatives on Tuesday expressed support for President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform bills. The lawmakers who briefed journalists on Tuesday after a meeting the residence of the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu. They...
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FRSC Armed Squad: Bill Scales Second Reading
October 11, 2024 No Responses

FRSC Armed Squad: Bill Scales Second Reading

A Bill for an Act to Amend the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Act, 2007 to make provision for the establishment of the Road Safety Special Armed Squad has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill which...
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Lagos Assembly Passes VAT, Anti-Open Grazing Bills
September 10, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Assembly Passes VAT, Anti-Open Grazing Bills

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the State’s Value Added Tax (VAT) Collection Bill and the Anti-Open Cattle Grazing Bill in the state.  The House passed the two bills after a unanimous vote by all the 40...
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Cross River APC Aspirant Pledges To Bridge Gap Between Lawmakers, Citizens
August 21, 2020 No Responses

Cross River APC Aspirant Pledges To Bridge Gap Between Lawmakers, Citizens

An All Progressive Congress (APC) aspirant for the vacant Cross River North Senatorial District seat, Mr Harry Thomas-Odey, has pledged to bridge relationship gap between the legislators and citizens to enhance better representation. Thomas-Odey made the pledg...
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Senate Seeks Death Penalty For Rapists
July 10, 2019 No Responses

Senate Seeks Death Penalty For Rapists

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday canvassed application of death penalty to rapists as part of measures to curb the crime.  Besides resolving on death penalty for offenders, the lawmakers underscored the necessity to review relevant laws as well as open...
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Labour to National Assembly: Don’t scrap housing loans board
November 10, 2017 No Responses

Labour to National Assembly: Don’t scrap housing loans board

Organised labour under the aegis of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has cautioned the National Assembly over alleged plan to scrap the Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board (FGSHLB).  In a press statement issued in Lagos on...
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