The Senate has passed two of the four tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu. The two bills passed are the Nigeria Revenue Service Establishment Bill and the Joint Revenue Board Establishment Bill. These bills were passed after the senators reviewed the report of an ad hoc committee chaired by Niger East Senator Sani…
Nigerian senators have commenced debate on the tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu. The deliberation, during the plenary, began at 2:35 p.m. after the senators returned from a closed-door session which lasted for about two hours. Consideration of the tax reform bills was the only item listed on Wednesday’s order paper of the…
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Leader of the senate, Opeyemi Bamidele has disclosed that lawmakers will prioritise tackling insecurity and resolving the political crisis in Rivers state as plenary resumes on Tuesday. In a statement on Monday, Bamidele, who represents Ekiti central, said the senate’s agenda would also focus on the consideration of the Tax Reform Bills 2024, which he…
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A group of constituents from Kogi central senatorial district have filed a lawsuit against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the upper legislative chamber. The suit is challenging the six-month suspension of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, their representative. The senate had suspended Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months after rejecting the sexual harassment petition submitted by the senator against Akpabio….
A bill seeking to strip vice-president, governors and deputy governors of immunity has passed second reading at the house of representatives. The constitutional amendment bill scaled through second reading during plenary on Wednesday. The proposed legislation is sponsored by Solomon Bob, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker from Rivers state. He said the bill seeks…
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The suspended Kogi central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has filed a petition before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) seeking to disbar Lucky Imasuen, chairman of the senate committee on ethics, privileges, and public petitions. Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended on March 6 for “gross misconduct” after a dispute over seating arrangements with Senate President Godswill Akpabio. She…
The senate has gone into a closed session to deliberate on President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of emergency rule in Rivers state and the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The closed session was announced after Senate President Godswill Akpabio read a letter from Tinubu at plenary on Thursday. Senate leader Opeyemi Bamidele subsequently moved a motion…
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The Nigerian senate has passed a vote of confidence in its president, Godswill Akpabio, amid ongoing controversy over sexual harassment allegations against him. Opeyemi Bamidele, the senate leader, moved the motion on Thursday, citing the need to reaffirm support for Akpabio. The motion was seconded by Olalere Oyewumi, deputy minority leader and senator representing Osun…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has told the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio to “immediately rescind the patently unlawful suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, as the purported suspension is based solely on the peaceful exercise of her constitutionally and internationally recognized right to freedom of expression.” “The Senate should immediately reinstate Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan,…
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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Senator representing Kogi West in the Nigerian Senate, has now resubmitted her petition alleging sexual harassment against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. This time, the petiton was signed by her constituents. During the plenary, Senator Natasha was asked whether the matter was already before any court of law, to which she…
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