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Vanguard News Arms purchase probe: Reps sack committee, 11 others On By Tordue Salem The House of Representatives has disbanded its ad hoc committee investigating the purchase, use, and control of arms, ammunition, and related hardware by Military, Paramilitary, and other Law Enforcement Agencies in Nigeria. The panel was relieved of its mandate by the House on Wednesday. The probe may be continued by another committee, that will be constituted by the Speaker in accordance with the House Rules...

By Udora Orizu The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, in compliance with standing order of the House, has discharged several ad hoc committees set up to carry out various tasks, for failing to present their reports which was due at the end of April. Gbajabiamila had on April 21, 2021, asked all ad-hoc committees to present their reports by the April 30. The Speaker’s directive was sequel to adoption of a motion for the discharge, moved by the Chairman of Rules an...

Speaker Gotani Hara Rebuffs DPP on New Appointment DPP did not follow protocol Following the Vuwa Kaunda’s lost of seat after the Supreme Court declared his seat vacant, the DPP leadership outside Parliament decided to make new appointments to fill vacant seats but the speaker has rebuffed them saying all communication going to Speaker’s office go through the Secretary General of the party represented in Parliament. DPP through it’s Publicity Secretary, Brown James Mpingan...

I move that this House is gravely concerned about the severe human rights abuses taking place against Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. We call on the Government to work with the United Nations, international partners, and to work with all relevant instruments of international law to bring these abuses to an end. First and foremost it is important that we are having this debate. I want to thank members of all parties represented in our ...

Parliaments Xinjiang debate: the speeches in full Newsroom 5 hrs ago © Provided by Newsroom On Wednesday, Parliament unanimously noted its concern about "severe human rights abuses taking place against Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities" in Chinas Xinjiang province. The full speeches from the parliamentary debate are reproduced below: Brooke van Velden, ACT Party: Mr Speaker, I move that this House is gravely concerned about the severe human rights abuses taking place agai...

Vanguard News Arms purchase probe: Reps sack committee, 11 others On By Tordue Salem The House of Representatives has disbanded its ad hoc committee investigating the purchase, use and control of arms, ammunition, and related hardware by Military, Paramilitary and other Law Enforcement Agencies in Nigeria. The panel was relieved of its mandate by the House on Wednesday. The probe may be continued by another committee, that will be constituted by the Speaker in accordance with the House Rules. ...

Reps discharged 12 Ad–hoc Committees set up to conduct investigative hearings into various motions passed since July 2019......

Liberia: George Toto Denounces Rumored UBCAA’s Board Decision to Change Election Venue Liberia: George Toto Denounces Rumored UBCAA’s Board Decision to Change Election Venue Share Gbarnga, Bong County — Mr. George Toto, a presidential aspirant in the upcoming elections of the United Bong Citizens Association in the Americas (UBCAA), has said the rumored decision of the Board of Directors in the absence of the General Assembly to change the venue of the election only few weeks to elections...

ZINARA audit report- what MPs said- Dexter Nduna ZINARA audit report- what MPs said- Dexter Nduna Dexter Nduna HON NDUNA: I just want to add my voice to the report by the Public Accounts Committee of which I am a member after having been chucked out of the Mines and Transport Committees but I think now I am in the right Committee. Hon. Speaker Sir, I will touch point by point and I just have 10 points on the report that has been presented by our Chair and seconded by Hon. Raidza, debated ...

The government can make history by initiating reforms leading to a fairer platform economy in Pakistan The last decade saw a massive growth in the platform economy. According to a 2021 ILO report, online web-based platforms have tripled and taxi and delivery platforms have grown almost ten-fold. Fair-work Foundation estimates the size of the world’s gig economy to be between 14 and 55 million workers, with the upper number increasing to 440 million workers, when country-specific estimates are...