Category: Legislative

The Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct, and Public Petitions has dismissed a sexual harassment petition filed by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.   During the investigative hearing at the National Assembly on Wednesday, the Committee Chairman, Senator Neda Imasuen, ruled the petition “dead on arrival,” citing a breach of Order 40 of the Senate Standing Orders.   Imasuen emphasized the need for strict adherence to Senate rules, warning that any deviation could lead to “chaos and anarchy.” He further stressed that matters pending before…

Stakeholders across various sectors have thrown their weight behind the proposed amendment to the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) Act 2022, aimed at enhancing the local processing of raw materials before exportation. The Bill, sponsored by Senator Peter Onyekachi Nwebonyi and conceptualized by the RMRDC, received overwhelming support on Wednesday during a public hearing organized by the Senate Committee on Science and Technology in Abuja. The amendment seeks to promote value addition to Nigeria’s raw materials, curb the exportation of unprocessed resources, and create job opportunities by encouraging…

The Nigerian Senate has proposed legislation mandating that all raw materials sourced within the country undergo a minimum of 30% local processing before exportation, as part of strategic efforts to drive industrialization, create jobs, and enhance economic growth.   The proposal was the focal point of the Public Hearing on the Raw Materials Research and Development Council Act, 2022 (Amendment) Bill, 2024, declared open by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who was represented by the Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Senator Peter Onyekachi Nwaebonyi.   Delivering the Senate…

By James Isaac, Abuja   A group comprising elders, opinion moulders, royal fathers, and legislators on Tuesday stormed the National Assembly to fulfill part of the constitutional requirements for the creation of Hadejia State from Jigawa State.   The Chairman of the Movement for the Creation of Hadejia State, Malam Musa Shu’aibu, while presenting the historical perspective of the struggle, stated that the demand was born out of the people’s desire to take their destiny into their hands.   He explained that the conquest of the Hadejia Emirate in 1906…