NYSC: CORPERS TO NOW HAVE LIFE INSURANCE

THE House of Representatives, on
Thursday, voted in support of amendment of
Section 19 of the National Youths Service Corps
( NYSC) Act Cap. N84 LFN 2004 to make it
mandatory for the service corps to provide life
insurance for corps members, as 300 members
voted in support of the amendment and two
members voted against. In other news:

Also, the lawmakers voted in support of alteration
of Section 89 of the 1999 Constitution to include
directly in the constitution the Sergeant-at-Arms
of a Legislative House among persons to execute
a warrant issued by a Legislative House or its
committee.


Another amendment to the 1999 Constitution as
amended that scaled through in the House was
the alteration of Section 292 and the third
Schedule to the Constitution to clarify the powers
of the National Judicial Council over the
suspension, punishment, reinstatement and
discipline of judicial officers.
Meanwhile, the Speaker, on Thursday, disclosed
that the House would start the consideration of
the 2014 budget on February 4.


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