Tag: Lagos Assembly
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Lagos Assembly passes 2022 N1.758trn budget
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday evening, passed the 2022 budget estimates of N1.758 trillion presented by governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The budget was passed at a sitting presided over by the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, sequel to a presentation of the budget report by Gbolahan Yishawu, Chairman, House Committee on Economic Planning and Budget. ... -
Lagos assembly slashes ex-governors’, deputies’ pensions by 50%
The Lagos House of Assembly, has amended the state Pension Law for former governors and other political office holders, reducing their benefits and emoluments by 50 per cent. The House approved the recommendations sequel to the presentation of the report by the Chairman, House Committee on Establishment, Training and Pension, Mr Yinka Ogundimu, during plenary. ... -
BREAKING: Lagos assembly bars Police from parading suspects
The Lagos House of Assembly on Monday passed an amended version of the Criminal Justice Law of the state, to bar the police from parading suspects before the media, henceforth. Section 9(a) of the new bill, passed at a sitting presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Wasiu Eshilokun-Sanni states that: “As from the commencement of ... -
LAGOS ASSEMBLY: Bill to repeal pension law for ex-governors, deputies scales 2nd reading
A bill to repeal the Public Officer Holder (Payment of Pension Law 2007) has scaled second reading at the Lagos State House of Assembly. The bill scaled the second reading by the Clerk of the House, Mr Lekan Onafeko, at plenary on Monday. The Pension Law 2007, introduced 14 years ago, makes provision for the ... -
#EndSARS: Lagos Assembly to earmark compensation for victims in 2021 budget
The Lagos State House of Assembly has promised to include compensations to EndSARS victims in the state’s 202 Budget currently before the House. The Chairman, House Ad Hoc Committee on the Victims of Aftermath of the EndSARS protest in the state, Mr Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni, disclosed this at the end of its three-day public hearing on ...
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