January 2024 - Page 7 of 9 - Parliament Reports

NSIPA: TIinubu suspends all Social investment programmes

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 13, 20243 min

President Tinubu has ordered all 4 programmes administered by the NSIPA to be halted immediately and investigated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended all administered programmes by the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) for six (6) weeks. This is as he also expressed concern over the irregularities and operational flaws related to beneficiary payments for the programmes. The suspension covers the NPower programmes, the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme, the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme...

National Assembly Politics

STANDOUT: 10 Bills of promise in 5 months of 10th NASS

Korinjoh ReginaJanuary 12, 20247 min

Continuing our review of the first six months into the four-year tenure of the tenth Assembly, OrderPaper dives into the 1331 bills that have been sponsored thus far, selecting the top 1o bills with the potential to have an impact on citizens and add value to the nation. Lawmaking is one of the most common duties attributed to a legislator. While some would shy away from this duty, stating that the lack of...

Citizens Speak

CBN sacks Boards of Union, Polaris and Keystone bank

NewsroomJanuary 11, 20242 min

CBN has announced the dissolution of the boards of Union Bank, Keystone Bank, and Polaris Bank due to infractions. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the dissolution of the boards and managements of Union Bank of Nigeria, Keystone Bank, and Polaris Bank over alleged corporate governance infractions and non-compliance with regulatory requirements. The announcement comes barely three weeks after the Special Investigator on the CBN and Related Entities, Jim Obazee, submitted its final...

OrderPaper Specials

OrderPaper Unveils Insightful Policy Review on Nigeria’s 10th National Assembly

NewsroomJanuary 11, 20244 min

OrderPaper has released the latest version of its Quarterly Policy Review with a focus on the Tenth National Assembly. OrderPaper, Nigeria’s foremost independent parliamentary monitoring organisation, and policy think tank that bridges the gap between people and parliament, is thrilled to announce the release of its highly anticipated Quarterly Policy Review (QPR) for Quarter 4, 2023, titled “A Peep into Nigeria’s Tenth National Assembly.” This comprehensive resource delves into the key legislative developments, policy decisions,...

Offsides and Softsides

“I was attacked by thugs in Government House” – Senator

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 10, 20245 min

Following the attack on Senator Echocho, the Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello is said to have ordered the arrest of six people and ordered their prompt prosecution. Senator Isah Jibrin Echocho (APC, Kogi East) has disclosed that he was attacked by thugs inside the Government House, Lokoja, Kogi State. According to the lawmaker, who was in the company of Senator Sunday Karimi (APC, Kogi West) and a few other All Progressives Congress (APC)...

National Assembly Politics

New twist to rice palliative as agric ministry say they are constituency projects

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 10, 20244 min

The ministry’s director of information, Dr. Joel Oruche, has affirmed that the ministry is not responsible for providing the rice palliative which he described as constituency projects. The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has refuted rumours that it is holding up the delivery of rice that President Bola Tinubu reportedly gave to members of the National Assembly to distribute to citizens in their senatorial districts and federal constituencies. Recall that lawmakers in the...

House of Representatives

INTERVIEW: We get calls everyday on school fees – Rep. Terseer Ugbor

Elizabeth AtimeJanuary 10, 2024213 min

Rep Terseer Ugbor, in this 2-part series exclusive interview with OrderPaper, reveals that each member of the House of Representatives gets calls every day for support on the payment of school fees, which strongly supports the need for loans for indigent students After several years of unsuccessful attempts by successive administrations to introduce student loans for the payment of school fees, scholarships, and other educational credit schemes, the 9th National Assembly passed the Students Loans...

Senate Spotlight

SPOTLIGHT: Oshiomhole as emerging show stopper in Senate

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 9, 202414 min

In the 10th Senate so far, it is rare to have a plenary session where Oshiomhole does not make a significant contribution. As a norm, the Senate exercises legislative authority in representation, making laws and carrying out oversight and some senators are notably making concerted efforts to close up the gaps left by their predecessors. Presently, public confidence in legislators is very low and with the rate of increasing interest in the legislature, political observers...

Citizens Speak

BETTAGATE: Ndume hails Tinubu for suspending minister

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 9, 202414 min

Ndume says certain difficult choices must be made and some misdeeds of the administration must be reduced for President Tinubu to be successful and carry out his renewed hope agenda. Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately restrict the misconduct of a newly formed political cartel which is threatening to escalate if left unsupervised. Ndume, who is presently performing the Hajj in Saudi Arabia however, praised President...

OrderPaper Specials

Onuigbo hails deputy speaker on leadership style

adminJanuary 8, 20244 min

Member representing the South-East on the Governing Board of the North-East Development Commission (NEDC), Rep. Sam Onuigbo has hailed the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, as a true example of how governance impacts the common man when leaders approach it as a collaboration for the growth of the people and not as a competition between arms of government or political parties. Rep. Onuigbo stated this while speaking to reporters following...

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