A bill for an Act to provide for the implementation of a widowhood leave bill in Nigeria has scaled through second reading. The private member bill titled ‘Widowhood Leave Bill, 2023, Sponsored by Musa Abdullahi, observed that the proposed leave of 5 months and 4 weeks will provide the widows and widowers with the necessary time and space to grieve, seek counselling, and adjust to the new realities, adding that […]
By Oduyemi Odumade A Bill for an Act to establish Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences, in Item Bende, Abia State has passed through second reading at the House of Representatives. The proposed legislation titled, “Bill for an Act to Establish Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences in Item Bende,” was sponsored by the Deputy Speaker Mr. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, Mr. Wole Oke and five other lawmakers. […]
By Oduyemi Odumade A Bill for an Act to Amend the Federal Medical Centres and Establish Federal Medical Centre Kwale, Delta State and for Related Matters has scaled second reading. The bill which is Sponsored by Member representating Ndokwa/Ukwuani Federal Constituency, Nnamdi Ezechi is seeking to improve access to medical healthcare for Nigerians in the region. In leading the debate, the Lawmaker, stressed that with the proposed medical center […]
By James Itodo The Senate has given expeditious consideration to the N2.18 trillion supplementary budget forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu. President Tinubu had in a letter read in plenary by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio said the second supplementary budget for the 2023 fiscal year was needed for the additional wage bill for public servants, cash programme for vulnerable Nigerians, road infrastructure and security. He […]
