Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, said the amendments, when passed, will address issues that have impeded the maritime industry from becoming a major source of foreign exchange that the country is in dire need of.
The 2017 budget proposal, termed "Budget of Recovery and Growth", was first presented before a joint committee of the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari on December 14, 2016.
The House also mandated its committee on health to investigate the issue of scarcity of the vaccine for the treatment of patients and report back within two weeks.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Edward Pwajok, from Plateau sought to amend the Constitution so that federal lawmakers will be empowered to remove the governor and his deputy in appropriate circumstance.
The House of Representatives are making moves to increase the punishment for financial crimes from 2 to 20 years as the lawmakers consider the current punishment prescribed by the act as too lenient.
