Senator Idiat says that about 20 million Nigerian children are out of school which represent 10 percent of the estimated Nigerian population of 200 million people on Nigeria. Senator Adams Oshiomhole (APC, Edo North) has called for an urgent need to tackle issues of out-of-school children in the country as it poses a huge security risk to citizens. Oshiomhole made this remark while contributing to a motion on the “Compelling Need to tackle the Challenge...
Former Abia state governors like Okezie Ikpeazu, Theodore Orji and Orji Uzor Kalu and their deputies will no longer be entitled to earn their pensions and other entitlements from the State. The Abia State House of Assembly has passed a bill to stop the payment of pensions to former governors and their deputies in the state. The bill, entitled: “A bill (H.A.B 11:) for a law to repeal the Abia state governors and deputy governors...
Rep. Benjamin Kalu explained that the appointment of the consultants was to facilitate the early passage of the constitutional amendment. The House of Representatives on Tuesday appointed a 9-man technical team of consultants to assist her in the ongoing process of constitution amendment. Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review, Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu at a maiden meeting with the consultants at the National Assembly reaffirmed its earlier commitment to complete its...
Senator Bomai noted that the FCT had proposed N1.15 trillion for the 2024 fiscal year, however, after deliberations from the committee, it recommended N1.28 trillion. The Senate has passed a sum of N1.28 trillion for the Federal Capital Territory, FCT 2024 Statutory Budget. The budget was approved following the presentation of the harmonised report of the joint Senate and House of Representatives Committees on FCT, by Senator Ibrahim Bomai (APC, Yobe South) during Tuesday’s plenary....
Senator Adaramodu says the NYSC trust fund will help graduates acquire skills under the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) Programmes. The Senate has passed a Bill seeking to establish the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Trust Fund. The Bill sponsored by Senator Yemi Adaramodu (APC, Ekiti South), if given assent by President Bola Tinubu will provide a sustainable source of funds for the NYSC, skill acquisition, training and empowerment of Corps members, training and...
The House of Representatives wants the implementation of a six-month leave for widows and widowers to enable significant time for mourning. The House of Representatives has okayed a bill for an Act to allow widows and widowers go on leave for six (6) months. The piece of legislation, which has scaled through second reading, is entitled “Widowhood Leave Bill, 2023”, and sponsored by Rep. Musa Abdullahi (APC, Niger). The proposed legislation gives widows and widowers...
Reps issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the leadership of the ministry to appear before it unfailingly over allegations of the misappropriation of $300 million meant to tackle malaria since 2021. The House of Representatives on Tuesday gave the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Mohammed Ali Pate, and the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Daju Kachollom, a 72-hour ultimatum to appear before it unfailingly over allegations of the misappropriation of $300 million meant to...
The Deputy Governor of CBN Corporate Services, Bala Bello expressed remorse for the lack of oversight provided by the CBN’s previous administration and assured lawmakers that the new administration was making every effort to collect unpaid loans. The Senate has announced that should the current leadership of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) fail to offer necessary explanations, it will invite Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to explain...
Kyari said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approved distribution of 42,000 metric tonnes of grains is one of the initiatives being implemented to lessen the effects of the hardships in Nigeria. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari has disclosed that the Nigerian government has commenced the distribution of 42,000 metric tonnes of grains in some focal points of the state capitals nationwide. This action according to Kyari was a necessity to cushion...
In a significant affirmation of its status as Nigeria’s preeminent policy think tank that bridges the gap between citizens and parliament, OrderPaper has been listed as a key partner in the implementation of the Parliamentary Development Programme (PDP) of the 10th House of Representatives for the period 2023-2027 The 10th House of Representatives recently unveiled its four-year development plan, titled Parliamentary Development Programme (PDP) for the 10th House of Representatives, National Assembly, 2023-2027. This event...
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