Month: August 2024

The House of Representatives has withdrawn the controversial Counter Subversion Bill stipulating that any Nigerian who refused to recite the national anthem shall be fined N5 million, face a 10-year prison sentence, or both.   The withdrawal followed the outrage and opposition that trailed the provisions of the planned legislation which many have described as draconian and anti-democratic.   The Bill, sponsored by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, is set for its second reading, where its general principles will be debated.   According to the proposed legislation, anyone who destroys a national…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has addressed the growing concerns and discussions surrounding the “Counter Subversion Bill, 2024 (HB. 1652),” which he sponsored.   Recall that it was earlier reported that the lower chamber is proposing a bill that prescribes, among others, that “anyone found guilty of destroying national symbols, refusing to recite the national anthem and pledge, defacing a place of worship with intent to incite violence, or undermining the Federal Government shall face a fine of N5 million, a 10-year prison sentence,…

Senator representing Kano South, Senator Sumaila Kawu, has said that his total take-home including salary and allowance is N21 million monthly.   He revealed this in an interview with BBC Hausa on Wednesday, August 14, stating that the official pay package was fixed by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).   “My monthly salary is less than N1million. After deductions, the figure comes down to a little over N600,000. Given the increase effected, in the Senate, each senator gets a million every month as running cost,” he said.…