As the National Assembly gears up for another week of legislative activities, a series of crucial bills and issues poised to take centre stage are up in this Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LIFE) by OrderPaper. From state policing to expanding the powers of the FCT Area courts to protests in major cities due to rising costs of food and a return of fuel queues due to strikes, the Lawmakers have a full plate! As Nigeria’s...
We explore and present a scorecard of our recent LIFE article and predictions showing how well the predictions aligned with the actual legislative landscape. In the ever-evolving landscape of legislative affairs, accurate predictions play a crucial role in understanding the direction a country’s governance might take. OrderPaper’s Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LIFE) article exemplified this proficiency by successfully predicting pivotal legislative developments. As anticipated, a series of pivotal bills have indeed driven robust debates, discussions,...
Senator Barau described education as the bedrock of development saying for Nigeria to get it right, the challenges facing the education sector must be properly addressed. Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Jibrin Barau, has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government towards the transformation of the education sector for rapid development in the country. Senator Barau stated this when he hosted the newly inaugurated leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), at...
The Chairman of the FIRS, Zacch Adedeji insisted on the stoppage of N2.7 trillion fresh tax credit assuring that he will cut the number of taxes from 62 to 8. The Senate has expressed disapproval over the 17 trillion loss incurred on tax waivers within the last five years. As a result, it recommended that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) suspend the heavily exploited tax waiver programme and replace it with a rebating system....
Akpabio applauded Senator Anyim’s efforts in fighting for and instituting legislative independence in the Senate in his heyday as the presiding officer. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has felicitated the former President of the Red Chamber, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, GCON as he marks his 63rd birthday. In his birthday message, Akpabio described the former Senate President as a “True democrat and accomplished politician.” Akpabio said “On behalf of my family, constituents, the Senate,...
Akpabio called for patience saying the damages to the economy cannot be solved within a short time. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has disclosed that the federal government is unsure of which charges to file against Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), due to the volume of allegations against him. Speaking on Sunday during a Thanksgiving service hosted by Senator Barinada Mpigi (PDP, Rivers South-East), Akpabio attributed...
The motive behind the introduction of the two very contentious bills, the NGO regulation and Social Media censorship bills. The hide-and-seek surrounding the two most contentious bills in the country right now, the Non-Governmental Organisation (NGOs) regulations and the Cybercrimes bills, leaves much to be desired. More so, the circumstances surrounding the introduction of the two Bills on the floor of the House of Representatives also call for concern. The Bill for an Act to...
The Senate had on Wednesday listed the controversial Bill which had passed a third reading in the House of Representatives for concurrence after it passed its first reading in the Senate some weeks ago. There was tension in the National Assembly, following plans by the Senate to give a concurrence to a controversial bill to extend the retirement age for civil servants in Parliament and across the 36 State Houses of Assembly. The bill which...
Is the regulation of NGOs or social media a viable step forward for Nigeria’s current democratic situation? In 2017, Rep. Buba Jubrin sponsored a bill that sought to regulate Non-governmental organisations and CSOs. The bill passed a second reading at the House and was subsequently referred to the Committee on Civil Society Organisations and Development Partners. After a massive protest, the bill died at the committee stage. However, the bill saw a revival very recently...
There has been several backlash from Nigerians against the calls to regulate social media. Social media censorship has become a recurring trend in today’s globalised world, given the fact that some online platforms have become serious tools for the perpetration of multiple forms of vices, however, it is impossible to outline the importance of access to information on the Internet and social media, as it also provides young people with a range of benefits and...
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