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Court delivers judgment in Melaye’s suit against Infections Disease Bill June 30

Ihesiulo Grace 16 June 2020 0

The Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday fixed June 30 to deliver judgment in the suit filed by Dino Melaye challenging the passage of the Infectious Diseases Bill Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu fixed the date after taking arguments from parties in the case. The bill, which is sponsored by the Speaker of

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Infectious Diseases Bill: NGF, NLC, CWO, others reject bill at public hearing

Ihesiulo Grace 11 June 2020 0

…As House bars journalists from public hearing …No external Influence on Infectious Disease Bill- Gbajabiamila The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Catholic Women Organisation (CWO) led the pack of concerned stakeholders in rejecting the controversial Infectious Diseases Bill being considered by the House of Representatives

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Infectious disease bill: court fixes June 15 for definite hearing

Ihesiulo Grace 2 June 2020 0

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed June 15, 2020, for definite hearing of the suit filed by Senator Dino Melaye challenging the passage of the Infectious Diseases Control Bill 2020. The bill, sponsored by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and Representative Pascal Obi and Tanko Sununu, seeks to […]

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Infectious Diseases Bill: Court hears Melaye’s suit against Gbajabiamila, others June 15

Ihesiulo Grace 2 June 2020 0

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Monday fixed June 15, to hear the suit filed by Senator Dino Melaye seeking to drop some provisions of the Infectious Diseases Bill 2020 presently before the National Assembly. Justice Ojukwu announced the date for definite hearing after granting a request for […]

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Again, court declines to stop deliberation on Infectious Diseases Bill

Ihesiulo Grace 21 May 2020 0

*Fixes June 1 for hearing of main suit Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja has again declined to restrain the House of Representatives from further deliberations on the controversial Infectious Disease Bill. Her refusal on Wednesday to make an order restraining the respondents was the failure of the plaintiff to serve court […]

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Court didn’t halt consideration of Infectious Diseases Bill -Reps

Ihesiulo Grace 17 May 2020 0

The House of Representatives on Sunday dismissed media reports that the consideration of the controversial Infectious Diseases Bill has been halted by the Federal High Court in Abuja. Chairman, House Committee on Media, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, who made the denial in a statement, clarified that the court didn’t issue an order stopping the consideration and […]

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Court declines to hear ex-parte application on Infectious Diseases Bill

Ihesiulo Grace 16 May 2020 0

…Summons Gbajabiamila, others to appear in court, May 20 A judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu on Friday, declined to grant an ex-parte order stopping the House of Representatives from proceeding with the passage of the controversial Infectious Diseases Bill. Instead, the court summoned the Speaker of the House of Representatives, […]

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Reps tackle Govs over Infectious Diseases Bill

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2020 0

…Say they don’t legislate for states …Accuse Sokoto gov of misguiding NGF …Govs set up c’ttee to interface with lawmakers on proposed bill The House of Representatives, on Thursday, reacted angrily to the demand by state governors that it suspends action on the contentious infectious diseases bill before the lower chamber of the National Assembly. […]

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Gbajabiamila dismisses fears about Infectious Diseases bill

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2020 0

…Denies allegation of bribery to pass legislation House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila has dismissed fears that Nigerians would be used as guinea pigs in the testing of vaccines by foreign interest following the uproar that has trailed the Control of Infectious Diseases Bill being considered by the House in the aftermath of the coronavirus […]