August 2024 - Page 5 of 7 - Parliament Reports

REVEALED: Details of Tinubu’s N3.2trn renewed hope infrastructure budget for 2024

Leah TwakiAugust 10, 20244 min

Attempting to bridge Nigeria’s infrastructure gap, here is how President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development (RHID) programme is to be funded in the ₦6.2 trillion budget increase Nigeria’s infrastructure challenges have long hindered its economic growth. President Bola Tinubu‘s solution is encapsulated in the ‘Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development Fund (RHIDF)’ moniker. It arguably evolved from the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) established by President Muhammadu Buhari. So is it a case of an old wine...

House of Representatives

Reps name new committee to probe petroleum industry

Leah TwakiAugust 10, 20243 min

The House of Representatives has announced new committee members to investigate economic sabotage within the petroleum sector The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, has appointed Rep. Julius Ihonvbere (APC Edo), the majority leader of the House, and six other members to the joint Senate/House committee tasked with investigating alleged economic sabotage within Nigeria’s petroleum industry. The appointment was announced in a statement released on Friday by the House’s Spokesperson, Rep. Akin...

National Assembly Politics Nuggets & Learning

Youth protests: Insights from Nigeria and Kenya | GESI Tracker

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeAugust 10, 20243 min

The youth population in Kenya and Nigeria are sounding alarm bells that the political establishment can no longer ignore. This is the focus of this week’s Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) tracker The voices of youth in both Nigeria and Kenya have grown louder in response to systemic governance failures. The recent protests in these two nations underscore a pressing necessity for social inclusion as a fundamental element of effective governance. With youth representing...

House of Representatives

Drama as Reps fail to implement 50% salary donation

Elizabeth AtimeAugust 10, 20243 min

The House of Representatives is in the news again over non-fulfillment of their 50% salary donation to ameliorate the biting economic hardship endured by constituents. The House of Representatives has failed to implement its promise to donate 50% of their salary as part of their contributions to cushion the economic hardship suffered by constituents. Recall that members in the green chamber passed a resolution on July 18, 2024, to donate 50% of their salaries for...

Parliamentary Resources

Meet the 11 members of the 10th National Assembly from Plateau State

Leah TwakiAugust 9, 202410 min

Plateau State, in north-central Nigeria, has a total of eleven members in the national assembly, comprising three senators and eight representatives in the house Plateau State, located in the middle belt region of Nigeria, is the twelfth largest state by size, with an estimated population of about 4.5 million. Approximately 25% of the population resides in urban areas, while the remaining 75% live in rural areas. Created in 1976 from the northern part of the...

National Assembly Politics

ANALYSIS: Nigerians groan in hardship as NASS abandons oversight role

Elizabeth AtimeAugust 9, 202410 min

The national assembly is failing in its oversight responsibilities in checkmating the excesses of the executive branch. This has cumulatively led to excruciating economic hardship being experienced by citizens today. The National Assembly (NASS) of Nigeria is charged with the responsibility of overseeing the executive arm of government. But it has abdicated the crucial responsibility to address the biting hardship afflicted on Nigerians by the economic policies introduced by the current and past administrations. The...

House of Representatives

NNPCL probe: Akwa Ibom Rep disowns pro-Kyari publication

Elizabeth AtimeAugust 8, 202434 min

The unending confusion in the House of Representatives over the NNPCL probe on endemic corruption in oil sector has continued to spark reaction from lawmakers alleged to have sponsored an advertorial against the sack of NNPCL boss Another member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Clement Jimbo (APC, Akwa Ibom), has disowned newspaper publications that kicked against the removal of the chief executive of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari. Rep. Jimbo...

Parliamentary Resources

Ibrahim Hadeija: From one deputy position to another

Abdullahi A BalogunAugust 8, 20242 min

Ibrahim Hassan Hadeija serves as the deputy chief of staff to the President of Nigeria, working in the office of the Vice President. He is among the several former legislators who have moved into executive roles under the Tinubu administration. This series on ex-NASS members mirrors his journey to date. Early life and educational background… Ibrahim Hadeija was born in 1965 to the family of late elder statesman, Alhaji Hassan Hadejia who was until his...

Citizens Speak

AFRICMIL demands police to stop attacks on journalists, protesters

Timileyin OkunlolaAugust 8, 20244 min

The African Centre for Media & Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has decried the manhandling of journalists and other protesters by the police during the #EndBadGovernance protests across the country. The African Centre for Media & Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has condemned the manhandling of journalists and other citizens during the nationwide protests against bad governance. A statement signed by the group’s coordinator, Chido Onumah, condemned the nefarious attacks stating that it is an infringement on citizens’ rights....

National Assembly Politics

N75bn for new livestock ministry in N6trn budget increment

Elizabeth AtimeAugust 8, 20244 min

Nigeria’s newly created livestock ministry will receive 75 billion naira from the 6 trillion naira additional expednditure approved in the 2024 budget The newly created federal ministry of livestock development has been allocated 75 billion naira as take-off funds in the 6 trillion naira additional expenditure approved for the 2024 appropriation act. This is contained in the breakdown of the revised budget approved by the national assembly last month before it proceeded on its annual...

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