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The House had initially fixed Tuesday 16th April 2024 as the original resumption day but had to postpone it by a week to 23rd April 2024. The House of Representatives on Wednesday postponed its resumption date by a week as it was earlier scheduled to resume plenary session on the 23rd of April 2024. OrderPpaper recalls that the House had initially fixed Tuesday 16th April 2024 as the original resumption day but had to postpone...
Akpabio has pledged the full cooperation and support of NASS for the better policing of Nigeria. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has pledged the full cooperation and support of the National Assembly for better policing of Nigeria. Akpabio made the pledge at the maiden edition of the Nigeria Police Awards and Commendations Ceremony which was held on Monday at the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hotel, Abuja. Speaking at the inaugural Nigeria Police...
Former lawmaker, Senator Rafiu Ibrahim who represented Kwara South is dead. Rafiu Ibrahim, a former Senator who represented Kwara South at the National Assembly between 2015 and 2019 is dead. The former lawmaker died in the early hours of Wednesday after a brief illness at age 57. Ibrahim’s passage was confirmed by his family through a statement signed by his aide, Abdulganiyu Abdulqadir. The statement reads “It is with a heavy heart that we announce...
Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in the north-central Nigeria, has a total of three members in the National Assembly, comprising of one senator and two representatives in the House The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), known as the ‘centre of unity,’Â has Abuja serving as both the capital of the territory and Nigeria. Located in the north-central region of Nigeria, it is the first city meticulously planned in the 1980s. Noteworthy features of the area include the Three...
The committee is set to investigate all financial transactions, loans, grants, and project executions of Kaduna between 2015 and 2023 of the past administration of former Governor El-Rufai. The Kaduna State House of Assembly has established a fact-finding committee to investigate the finances, loans, and contract projects granted during the tenure of former Governor Nasiru El-Rufai. OrderPaper recalls that on March 30, at a town hall meeting Governor Uba Sani who was OrderPaper’s Most Valuable...
The House of Representatives is set for a One-Day National Dialogue on Security and State Police to facilitate a comprehensive national discussion on its merits and challenges. In line with the Legislative Agenda of the 10th Assembly House of Representatives to address the security challenges in the country, the House of Representatives in collaboration with the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), FCDO/UKAID, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), will convene a One-Day National...
PDP Reps lawmakers reconciliation meeting stalemate as they failed to find a common ground. Reconciliation efforts by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives failed as lawmakers supporting the Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, failed to pass a vote of confidence on the Acting National Chairman of the party, Umar Damagum, insisting on his resignation from the party. The meeting was called at the instance of the Leader of the Minority Caucus...
In this report, OrderPaper’s Sharon Eboesomi gives a breakdown on the Federal Constituencies and Senatorial Districts under the Nigerian National Assembly.
Abia State, in the south-east Nigeria, has a total of eleven members in the National Assembly, comprising of three senators and eight representatives in the House Abia, a state in the south-eastern part of Nigeria, has Umuahia as the capital. Nicknamed as ‘God’s own state,’ Abia was created in 1991 from the old Imo State. The name ‘Abia’ is derived from the initial letters of four highly populated areas within the state: Aba, Bende, Isuikwuato,...