Jokpa Mudia Erusiafe, Author at Parliament Reports

Natasha apology plus bills on elderly, youth and fistula care | GESI Tracker

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeJuly 27, 20245 min

This week’s Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) tracker highlights three pivotal initiatives on elderly care, youth welfare and fistula treatment introduced in the House of Representatives, while Sen. Natasha gets an apology from Akpabio over his derogatory nightclub comment Commission coming for the elderly A bill for the establishment of a national commission for elderly persons was brought to the House of Representatives this week. According to Country meters, approximately 3.1% of Nigeria’s population...

National Assembly Politics

Reprieve for convicted pregnant women as sex-for-grades bill resurfaces | GESI Tracker

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeJuly 22, 20248 min

A bill to commute the death sentence for convicted pregnant women to life imprisonment and the reintroduction of the sexual harassment in tertiary institutions are highlights in OrderPaper’s GESI tracker last week In recent times, there has been debate about the unethical implications of sentencing convicted pregnant women in Nigeria to death. This controversial but necessary bill by the House of Representatives highlights the intersection of criminal justice, human rights, and child welfare, advocating for...

House of Representatives

SPOTLIGHT: What a digitalised public accounts committee means for fiscal oversight

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeJuly 22, 20245 min

The recently unveiled digitalized hearing room of the public accounts committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives is a landmark. The unveiling…. On the 15th of July, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, unveiled the digitalized Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing room and the maiden edition of a news magazine. In his speech, the speaker said incorporating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into the work of the PAC is “essential for enhanced...

House of Representatives National Assembly Politics

ANALYSIS: As Nigeria’s fiscal reform sets sail in NASS

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeJuly 10, 20247 min

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...

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