Tag: Senate
Moves to Return National Social Investment Programme Act to Presidency
The Senate, Tuesday, embarked on amendment of National Social Investment Programme Agency Act (NSIPA), 2023 aimed at moving the agency from Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to the Presidency. The Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele initiated the bill at the plenary yesterday, seeking to amend the National Social Investment Programme… Continue reading Moves to Return National Social Investment Programme Act to Presidency
Senate passes Bill increasing Court of Appeal Justices to 110
The Senate on Tuesday passed an amendment Bill which provides for an increase in the number of Justices of the Court of Appeal justices from 90 to 110. The Senate gave the approval after it considered and adopted the report of its Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters on the Court of Appeal… Continue reading Senate passes Bill increasing Court of Appeal Justices to 110
Senate to probe petition by Supreme Court Justices despite former CJN’s resignation
The Senate has mandated the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, to go ahead with the probe of the crisis in the Judiciary by looking into the complaints raised in the petition by the Justices of the Supreme Court.