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BILL TO ENSURE MANDATORY PATRONAGE OF LOCALLY PRODUCED GOODS SCALES 2ND READING IN HOUSE OF REP A Bill for an Act for mandatory procurement (First Option) of locally made products, goods and services by government ministries, departments and agencies in order to encourage local manufacturers and indigenous companies on Thursday passed Second Reading in the House of Representatives. The bill (HBs. 85, 1007 and 1330) is sponsored by Hon. Obi Aguocha,Hon. Nnamdi Ezechi and Hon. Jesse Okey – Joe Onuakalusi. Leading the debate on the bill, Hon. Obi Aguocha, representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency, Abia State said the bill…

“EFCC Unconstitutionally Established, Unlawful Organisation” – Agbakoba Writes National Assembly Popular lawyer Olisa Agbakoba has written to both chambers of the National Assembly, pointing out that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was “unconstitutionally established.” This comes as the Senior Advocate of Nigeria highlighted the difficulties occasioned by constitutional hurdles in the fight against corruption. In two separate letters to the Senate and House of Representatives, dated October 14, 2024, Agbakoba stated, “I very strongly believe the EFCC is unconstitutionally established. The powers under which it was established go beyond the powers of the National Assembly. The EFCC is an…

N29 Million Running Cost Not Enough For A Senator – Abbo Elisha Abbo, a former senator representing Adamawa north, says the over N20 million running cost for senators is not enough. Abbo said this on Sunday when he appeared on Arise Television. The former lawmaker said while he was at the senate, his salaries, allowances and running cost put together was N14.4 million. He said the sum was not enough to address the challenges being faced by his constituents in the north-eastern state of Nigeria. “Cumulatively, when I was in the senate, all the allowances put together was N14.4 million…