Jokpa Mudia Erusiafe, Author at Parliament Reports

House of Representatives Senate Spotlight

Give to Gain: Why Women’s Representation Matters for Nigeria’s Future | GESI Tracker

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeMarch 16, 20264 min

In this episode of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Tracker, we celebrate International Women’s Day under the theme “Give to Gain” with a powerful lens on its importance to Nigeria’s political and development landscape. At its core, the message is simple but profound: when women are given opportunities, societies gain. When barriers to participation are removed, the benefits extend beyond individual women to communities, institutions, and national development itself. This principle is particularly relevant...

National Assembly Politics Spotlight

As shades of protests rock National Assembly | GESI Tracker

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeFebruary 21, 20265 min

Recent protests in the National Assembly have drawn fresh attention to the state of gender equality and social inclusion within the National Assembly One of such protests is the exclusion of Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi) from the Senate committee on North Central Development Commission (NCDC) meeting. The second is the organised protests by women’s groups at the National Assembly demanding passage of the Reserved Seats for Women Bill. Both protests highlight ongoing tensions between...

National Assembly Politics Spotlight

How budget defence tiff highlights inclusion bias | GESI Tracker

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeFebruary 14, 20266 min

On this episode of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) tracker, we examine the budget defence session at the National Assembly, focused on the Ministry of Steel Development, which took an unexpected turn that highlighted not just policy tension but deeper questions about inclusion, voice, and respect within Nigeria’s legislative process. During the session, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi), one of only four women in the 10th Senate, found herself in a sharp dispute with...

House of Representatives Senate Spotlight

Inclusion and the 2026 budget defence | GESI Tracker

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeFebruary 8, 20265 min

In this episode of the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Tracker, we will focus on the budget defence sessions at the National Assembly, noting that attention is turning from headline figures to deeper questions of priorities. President Bola Tinubu’s proposed ₦58.47 trillion 2026 budget, presented on 19th December 2025, now enters a phase in which ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) must justify not just what they have been allocated, but also what those allocations...

National Assembly Politics Spotlight

Between Reform and Rhetoric: GESI Bills in Pre-Election Year | GESI Tracker

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeJanuary 31, 20264 min

As the National Assembly resumes its legislative duty for this year, 2026, it is imperative to know what lies at stake for GESI bills this year, as this is the year before the 2027 general elections, when legislative priorities start to compete with campaign calculations, and when difficult reforms are often deferred in favour of safer political ground. In this Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) tracker, we discuss the fate of GESI bills in...

House of Representatives Spotlight

Strengthening rights institutions and rural inclusion | GESI Tracker

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeDecember 27, 20257 min

GESI considerations on rights and rural inclusion are embedded in two bills under consideration in the House of Representatives Not every GESI-relevant bill announces itself as such. Some arrive quietly, framed around institutions, development, or reform. Yet their real impact lies in who they protect, who they prioritise, and who may still be left behind. In this Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Tracker, we examine two bills at the second reading stage in the...

National Assembly Politics Spotlight

16 Days of Activism: Ending digital violence against women and girls | GESI Tracker

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeDecember 13, 20256 min

In this week’s Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Tracker, we spotlight this year’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence under the theme “UNiTE to End Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls”, This year’s theme hits closer to home than we often admit. Digital spaces, once imagined as great equalisers, are becoming increasingly dangerous for women and girls in Nigeria. And while the physical world still holds many threats, the online world...

House of Representatives Spotlight

Child online safety and budget accountability for women’s welfare | GESI Tracker

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeDecember 6, 20255 min

In this edition of the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Tracker, we spotlight two critical developments from the National Assembly: one addressing the rising vulnerability of Nigerian children online; and the other examining funding gaps affecting women’s welfare and gender equality interventions. Child online access protection bill: Strengthening safeguards for vulnerable children In the House of Representatives, the House Leader, Rep. Julius Ihonvbere (APC, Edo), led the debate on the child online access protection...

House of Representatives Spotlight

Towards gender layered policing in Nigeria | GESI Tracker

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeNovember 22, 20256 min

This edition of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Tracker spotlights one of the most significant gender-reform debates currently before the National Assembly: the push to increase women’s representation in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and to institutionalize gender-responsive policing across the country. At a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the Nigeria Police Act, the Chairman of the House Committee on Police Affairs, Rep. Makki Abubakar Yalleman (APC, Jigawa), stressed that women are...

Senate Spotlight

As NASS outlaws sexual harassment in schools | GESI Tracker

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeNovember 11, 20256 min

The passage of the sexual harassment of students bill, 2025, is a landmark effort to make schools safe for learning in Nigeria The Senate took a decisive step toward safer learning environments by passing the bill, which the House of Representatives had earlier cleared. It was presented for concurrence by Senate Leader, Sen. Michael Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti) last week. The bill seeks to rebuild trust between educators and students, a trust long eroded by...

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