The House of Reps has refuted statements allegedly made by the Speaker suggesting a lack of confidence in the PIA at the 2024 SPEOLEF in Abuja The House of Representatives has issued a comprehensive disclaimer and clarification in response to circulating statements attributed to the Speaker of the House, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, regarding the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Rep. Akin Rotimi, House Spokesman / Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, made the disclaimer...
In this piece in our EX-NASS MEMBERS SERIES, Esther Adedoyin provides a short profile of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a former senator whose political trajectory may be likened to the growth of a cub to a lion Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a towering figure in Nigeria’s politics. He was born on March 29, 1952, in Lagos State, according to his official biography. Although records of his early years have been marked with controversy, he attained higher...
Lagos State leads in female representation at the House of Representatives as Nigerians elected just 132 women out of 2,520 lawmakers in the last 25 years (1999-2024) of the federal legislature. This represents a mere 5.2% of women in a male-dominated parliament.
The student loan bill as signed would allow Nigerian students in tertiary institutions to access low-interest loans for tuition and other academic needs. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the Student Loans Re-enactment Bill into law at the State House, Abuja. OrderPaper recalls that President Tinubu had on 14th March 2024 forwarded a letter to the Senate and the House of Representatives seeking a repeal and re-enactment of the Act. The Bill seeks to enhance...
IPU leaders have honoured the call by Akpabio to set aside ego and differences to work collectively towards drafting an all-encompassing resolution to end crisis in Gaza. At the 148th International Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly, held in a spirit of cooperation and diplomacy, the leadership of global parliamentary community has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza Tulia Ackson, the President of IPU, and Martin Chungong, the Secretary General, in a statement emphasized the...
Speaking on the development, the lawmaker said, “We have invited KFC and there will be an investigation which will be based on House rules.” The House of Representatives Committee on Disabilities has directed a fast food restaurant, Kentucky Fried Chicken popularly known as KFC to immediately appear before it over the alleged ill-treatment of former Ogun governor, Daniel Gbenga’s son, Mr Adebola Daniel, categorised as a person living with a disability. The summon was issued...
Akpabio declared that “religion cannot divide us,” stressing that it was not a coincidence that the Christian Lenten and Muslim Ramadan periods came up again simultaneously. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio (APC, Akwa Ibom North West) on Monday evening had Iftar (breaking of fast) with his Muslim colleagues. In his remarks at the occasion which was also attended by some Senators who are of the Christian faith, Akpabio declared that “religion cannot divide us,”...
“The Leg’ACE Programme remains committed to fostering a supportive community where citizens can actively participate in the legislative process and collectively impact government service delivery. The Legislative Accountability and Constituency Engagement (Leg’ACE) Programme, a community-driven initiative by OrderPaper Nigeria, has officially addressed the 10th National Assembly Committee on the State Police Bill. This is as the National Coordinator of the community, Efio-Ita Nyok, presented its recommendations to the Deputy Senate President on March 18th, 2024,...
The integration of sustainability into business models across industries is fast becoming a regulatory and compliance issue globally. And in this direction of play, Nigeria is moving along with the trend. In an earlier piece, we delved into a definition of the concept of sustainability. In this piece, our focus would cover sustainability reporting and the frameworks that are available across industries and economic sectors. Sustainability reporting frameworks are essential tools that help organisations evaluate,...
Senator Jarigbe immediately exited the live interview after refusing to speak on the scrutinisation of the 2024 budget. Senator Agom Jarigbe (PDP, Cross River North) has blatantly refused to respond to questions of the scrutinisation of the controversial 2024 budget padding allegation. Jarigbe, while speaking during a live interview with Arise News on Sunday, claimed that answering questions on the scrutinisation of the 2024 budget was going to cause him “wahala.” The anchor of the...
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