A call to investigate recruitment dispute between the Police Service Commission (PSC) and the IGP, a revisit of the school feeding, and welfare scheme for youths are major highlights from plenary of the House Reps to intervene in PSC and IGP recruitment face-off The House of Representatives on Thursday mandated its standing committee on police to investigate and resolve the ongoing recruitment dispute between the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun and the Police Service...
Senator Adaramodu, in this exclusive interview with OrderPaper, explains why citizens must take ownership of constituency projects Since the inception of constituency projects in Nigeria there have been misconceptions, poor evaluations and misinformation of the scheme in the public domain. While some acknowledge that such projects help in bringing development to grassroots constituencies, others have continuously criticised it. Also known as Zonal Intervention Projects (ZIP), constituency projects are generally defined as particular efforts or development...
A bill to create a new state from Kano, forex regulation and moves to contain fire outbreaks were highlights in today’s senate plenary Senate introduces constitutional bill to create new state from Kano The Senate has introduced a bill seeking to alter the constitution to create a new state, Tiga State, from Kano. The bill is sponsored by Senator Kawu Sumaila (NNPP, Kano South). This is not the first time that the senate is proposing...
The incumbent president of the senate, Godswill Akpabio, and his predecessor, Ahmad Lawan, openly disagree over the best time to start senate plenary There was a mild argument on the floor of the Senate between the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and the immediate past Senate President, Ahmad Lawan over a move to adjust commencement time for plenary. This was prompted by a motion sponsored by the Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele (APC,...
Nigerian journalists get the backing of the House of Representatives on media freedom as parliament issues a strong warning to law enforcement agencies over incessant arrests and detentions The House of Representatives has taken a decisive stand against the unlawful arrest and detention of journalists by law enforcement agencies in the country. This is as the House issued a strong warning to security operatives who are responsible for the unlawful arrests, emphasizing that protecting media...
From a troubling public debt profile of ₦121.67 trillion to continuous economic hardship, the national assembly’s response to amend the fiscal responsibility law portends relief for a beleagued economy  The Birth of a Legislative FrameworkIn 2007, Nigeria stood at a crossroads. The country, rich in resources but plagued by fiscal mismanagement, needed a change. In response to this pressing need, the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) 2007 was born. This legislative framework was designed to...
The representatives insisted that the women affairs minister must explain how N1.375bn was expended on projects linked to the first lady Nigeria’s minister of women affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, came close to exchanging punches with members of the House of Representatives committee on women affairs led by Rep Khalifat Ogbara on Tuesday. Trouble started when the committee chair questioned the minister about unrelated expenditures, including N45 million for a new year party, N20 million for sanitary...
The House of Representatives has adjourned Wednesday’s sitting to mourn the sudden demise of a colleague, Rep. Prince Olaide Adewale Akinremi popularly known as Jagaban The House of Representatives was thrown into mourning on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, after the sudden death of Oyo State lawmaker, Rep. Prince Olaide Adewale Akinremi, widely known as ‘Jagaban.’ The House accordingly adjourned plenary session to Thursday, July 11, 2024. The lawmaker, who represented Ibadan North Federal Constituency under...
Akinremi, the lawmaker, who was from Oyo State, died at the early hours of today after a brief illness The Senate has suspended it plenary sitting in honour of late Rep. Olajide Akinremi, popularly known as Jagaban. The lawmaker had passed away at the early hours of the day following a brief illness. Until his death, Akinremi represented Ibadan north federal constituency in Oyo State. As is the tradition, the senate shortly after convening for...
The new livestock ministry comes amid unabating clashes between farmers and herders across different parts of the country President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the creation of a federal ministry of livestock development. The President gave the approval during the inauguration of the Presidential Committee on Livestock Reforms at the Council Chamber of the State House in Abuja on Tuesday. This approval is coming 10 months after the President approved the establishment of the presidential...
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