TheHILL | LEGISLATURE | DECEMBER 7 A Bill for an Act to Repeal the Legal Practitioners Act, Cap L11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and Enact the Legal Practitioners Act, 2021 to provide for reforms and regulate the legal profession; and for related matters sponsored by Chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary, […]
TheHILL | LEGISLATURE | OCTOBER 14. Member representing Etinan/ Nsit Ibom/ Nsit Ubium Federal Constituency, Mr Onofiok Luke has expressed concern over the sum of N3.9 trillion earmarked for debt servicing in the 2022 Appropriation Bill before the National Assembly. Luke who was speaking during the debate on the 2022 Appropriation Bill on the floor […]
TheHILL | LEGISLATURE | OCTOBER 12. Akwa Ibom House of Assembly on Tuesday asked the people of Eastern Obolo Local Government not to be unnecessarily apprehensive, saying that the legislators would ensure that no local government council is shortchanged in the proposed remapping of the state. The House of Assembly had, in a resolution, mandated […]
TheHILL | LEGISLATURE | OCTOBER 11 The member representing Etinan/Nsit Ibom/Nsit Ubium Federal Constituency Rt. Hon.(Barr.) Onofiok Luke has commended Governor Udom Emmanuel for turning around healthcare delivery in the state through massive revamping and equipping of hospitals. He has equally stressed on the need to extend same gesture to the Primary Healthcare level. This, […]
TheHILL | LEGISLATURE | OCTOBER 9 Proposing, through a motion, the upward review of judicial officers, Member Representing Etinan/Nsit Ubium/Nsit Ibom Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Barr. Onofiok Luke, during plenary on Wednesday, held that starving judicial officers of funds can pose serious threats to the justice system in the country as the […]
TheHILL | LEGISLATURE | SEPTEMBER 11. A House of Representatives member, representing Numan, Demsa and Lamurde Federal Constituency of Adamawa State, Kwamoti Laori, has blamed poor budget implementation for the country’s poor economic growth. This was as he revealed that each member of the House of Representatives gets an allocation of N100m to execute projects […]
TheHILL | LEGISLATURE | AUG. 25, 2021. Chairman ,Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources Upstream, Distinguished Senator Bassey Albert (OBA) says on resumption of the 9th Senate from its long vacation, the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) steering implementation Committee set up by the President will be invited to brief the National Assembly on the roadmap […]
TheHILL | LEGISLATURE | AUGUST 3. The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has ordered the immediate reinstatement of Hon. Abasiama Etukakpan as Vice Chairman of Oruk Anam Local Government Council. Recall that the Oruk Anam Legislative House had on March 23, 2021, in a petition signed by fourteen Councillors, impeached Hon. Etukakpan, citing false […]
TheHILL | LEGISLATURE | JUNE 20, 2021. Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel has commended the Member representing Uyo State Constituency at the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Hon. Anietie Eka, for justifying the confidence reposed in him by the people. Speaking at the Thanksgiving Service to mark the Lawmaker’s two years in […]
TheHILL | LEGISLATURE | JUNE 20, 2021. To commemorate his two years as Speaker and six years as Member of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey on Sunday, gathered his constituents to present his scorecard within the period under review. As an enlarged event held at his home in Ekim […]