Part Five of our series on Speakers and Deputy Speakers of Nigeria’s State Assemblies is focused on the South South geo-political zone. READ ALSO: Parliament Spotlight: Rukayat Motunrayo Shittu | Youngest female Member-Elect Between the six State Houses of Assembly in Nigeria’s South South geo-political one, one hundred and sixty lawmakers represent various constituencies. However, who are the Presiding Officers of these Assemblies? In part four of our series on...
The House of Reps is holding its second plenary for the week since its resumption from a two-week break. However, the session suffered a slight setback following some minutes of blackout in the Chamber. Find out what our Correspondent filed below. READ ALSO: 10TH NASS: Composition of the Nigerian House of Representatives | Age, Gender Legislative activities suffered a temporary hitch on Wednesday, following an unexpected blackout in the National...
By Elizabeth Atime and Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq As the National Assembly resumes from its two-week break, OrderPaper, Nigeria’s foremost independent parliamentary monitoring organisation and policy think tank analyses key issues that should top the agenda of lawmakers in both chambers of the federal parliament. With the elections for Presiding Officers now off the way, the Tenth National Assembly will resume from a two-week break to fully settle for legislative business this week. It...
We commence a series on lawmakers to be on the lookout for in Nigeria’s Tenth National Assembly. Who are the newbies, returning lawmakers, young people, former governors, oldest lawmakers (by age), oldest lawmakers (by terms), and lots more to be watched in the Senate and House of Representatives? Follow the series. By Sharon Eboesomi and Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq Following the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, about seventy-three (67%) of the one hundred and...
READ ALSO: OrderPaper rewards 18 NASS Members for valuable contributions in lawmaking The lawmaker representing Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State, Honourable Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has emerged as the Deputy Speaker of the Tenth House of Representatives. Kalu, a second-term Member of the Green Chamber emerged as a Presiding Officer of the House, following his unopposed nomination as the only Aspirant for the seat. READ ALSO: Abia Reps; Kalu, Abonta, Onyejeocha, sponsored 35 bills or...
Following months of intrigues and power play on the leadership race in the National Assembly, Chairman of the House Committee on Land Transport in the 9th Assembly, Tajudeen Abbas wins Speakership contest with a landslide READ ALSO: OrderPaper rewards 18 NASS Members for valuable contributions in lawmaking The lawmaker representing Zaria Federal Constituency of Kaduna State, Honourable Tajudeen Abbas, has emerged as Speaker of the Tenth House of Representatives. Abbas emerged as...
READ ALSO: 10th NASS: “North-West gave Tinubu highest votes, deserves Senate Presidency” – Barau The lawmaker representing Kano North Senatorial District, Jibrin Barau, has been elected the Deputy President of the Tenth Senate. Jibrin, who was Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation in the Ninth National Assembly, emerged unopposed at the close of nominations by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Sani Tambuwal. READ ALSO: 14 of 27 Kano lawmakers failed...
The lawmaker representing Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District, Godswill Obot Akpabio, has emerged as the President of the Ninth Senate. The former Akwa Ibom Governor polled 63 votes to defeat his rival for the seat, Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari representing Zamfara West Senatorial District, who polled 46 votes in the election for Presiding Officers of the Ninth Senate held on Tuesday, 13th June 2023, at the Red Chamber of the National Assembly. Voting...
In this special piece by TITILOPE FADARE, female IDPs tell their story of resilience and grit that show that adversity occasioned by the boko haram terrorism did not stop them from living their lives When Liyatu Ayuba arrived at Durumi settlement in Abuja, after fleeing a Boko Haram attack in Gwoza, Borno state, in 2013, she was distraught and filled with despair. She had lost everything with no hope of fending for herself. Her husband,...
This investigation by Titilope Fadare and Majeed Bakare reveals that the outbreak of COVID-19 has brought drastic changes to the lives of peoples and nations across the world as they are forced to adapt, creating various forms of safety nets for the poor and vulnerable. This is because while many can try to navigate through current realities, the poor and vulnerable groups, especially those living with disabilities, or affected by natural disasters, armed conflicts, among...
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