April 2024 - Parliament Reports

After 6-week recess, Senate resumes with rowdy session over seats

Sharon EboesomiApril 30, 20242 min

A heated argument ensued between some ranking members over sitting arrangement minutes into the plenary session leading to a rowdy session. The Senate was thrown into a rowdy session during Tuesday’s plenary over the sitting arrangements of Senators. The rowdy session began with a heated debate between Senators Danjuma Goje (PDP, Gombe Central), and Sahabi Yau (PDP, Zamfara North). The senators complained to the Majority Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central) about their seats, expressing...

House of Representatives

Fuel Scarcity: Reps demand solution, summon NNPCL

Leah TwakiApril 30, 20243 min

The House of Representatives said the NNPCl is yet to effectively address fuel scarcity problems despite the resources at its disposal At the resumption of plenary on Tuesday after Easter and Salah recess, OrderPaper’s Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LIFE) on fuel scarcity came true as the House of Representatives expressed deep concern over the resurgence of fuel scarcity in Nigeria, with reports indicating exorbitant prices of up to a thousand two hundred Naira per litre...

Senate

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY @ 25: Only 43 of 763 senators elected since 1999 are female

Elizabeth AtimeApril 30, 20247 min

Like the House of Representatives, female representation in the Senate is almost negligible. Nigerians elected just 43 women out of 763 Senators in the last 25 years (1999-2024) of the federal legislature. This represents a mere 5.6% of women in a male-dominated parliament.

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LIFE This Week: Electricity bands, bullying, fuel queues…issues as NASS resumes

NewsroomApril 30, 20248 min

After a twice-extended break from plenary, the National Assembly (NASS) resumes core parliamentary business today. In this Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LIFE), OrderPaper highlights pressing national issues that are predicted to make it before the hallowed chambers of the Senate and House of Representatives during the week. The return to plenary parliamentary duties heralds a period of intense deliberation and decision-making with lawmakers at the forefront, braced and ready to tackle a diverse array of...

House of Representatives

Rep Jimbo petitions Police over wrongful dismissal of officer

Leah TwakiApril 30, 202412 min

Jimbo has urged the police force to reinstate a member of his constituency, Mr Imo Jackson from Atai Otoro, Abak Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State into the force. Rep. Clement Jimbo (APC, Akwa Ibom) during Tuesday’s plenary petitioned the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on behave of his constituent Mr. Imo Jackson who he said was wrongfully dismissed. Rep Jimbo in his advocacy sought for reinstatement of Jackson who hails from Atai Otoro, Abak Local...

Senate

Senate kick against electricity hike, as Adelabu predicts looming darkness

Sharon EboesomiApril 30, 20244 min

Adelabu insisted that the hike is necessary to attract investors and improve infrastructure in the sector. The Senate has expressed disagreement with the Minister of Power, the Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) over the planned electricity hike. This is as the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu warned of a possibility of total darkness in the country if the proposed increase in electricity tariff is not implemented. Adelabu gave this...

House of Representatives

Abbas, Gbajabiamila, Kalu inspect renovated chambers as Reps resume Tuesday

Elizabeth AtimeApril 30, 20243 min

Speaker Abbas inspected the chambers in the company of the immediate past Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, and the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu. The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, on Monday, inspected the renovated chambers of the House ahead of lawmakers’ resumption on Tuesday. Speaker Abbas inspected the chambers in the company of the immediate past Speaker and Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, and the Deputy Speaker, Rep. Benjamin...

House of Representatives

See the top Bills and Motions as House resumes plenary

NewsroomApril 29, 20245 min

Here are the top bills and motions for debate at plenary this week before lawmakers at the House of Representatives. The National Assembly is set to resume plenary after its Easter and Sallah break. OrderPaper recalls that the resumption was originally slated for Tuesday, April 16, 2024. But it was moved to Tuesday, April 23, 2024, due to the desire by members to resume plenary in the remodelled and restructured main chamber. The Chairman, House...

Parliamentary Resources

LANDLORDS: 7 longest-serving members of the National Assembly

Sharon EboesomiApril 29, 202411 min

In the 25 years of the 4th Republic National Assembly, these 7 lawmakers have managed to return to parliament in every 4-year electoral circle. They are unarguably the landlords of the space. These lawmakers have served in the National Assembly for well over a decade. Because lawmakers in Nigeria enjoy an unlimited term by statute, unlike the executive arm, which has an eight-year term restriction, some have remained in office since Nigeria’s return to democracy...

Senate

Akpabio assures optimal cooperation with journalists

Sharon EboesomiApril 29, 20244 min

Akpabio urges Nigerians to give up sentimental thinking and behaviour in order to progress democracy and prosperity The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has assured cooperation with journalists seeking information under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. Represented by the Chairman Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu (APC, Ekiti South), he stated that the Senate under his leadership would not refuse any journalist access to information for ventilation to the...

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