Leah Fatima Twaki

The House of Representatives has reiterated its commitment to working with OrderPaper Nigeria on citizens engagement    The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu (APC Abia), has reiterated that the 10th National Assembly is committed to working with OrderPaper Nigeria and other Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to deepen citizens engagement. Kalu emphasized this commitment while speaking at the commencement of the legislative open week on Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at the National...

At the Legislative Open Week, Speaker Abbas, Deputy Speaker Kalu advanced how the 10th House has been inclusive and participatory The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, said the House under his leadership has ensured inclusivity and participatory legislature in its first year. The Speaker, while recognizing the significant challenges facing the House due to the socioeconomic hardships confronting Nigerians, stated that the House introduced a total of 1,351 bills in its...

Tinubu, Masari and Dogara charge lawmakers on grassroots engagement, transparency and openness at the Legislative Open Week President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on lawmakers to prioritize grassroots engagement with their constituents in their lawmaking and oversight functions as part of the accountability process. This challenge was presented during the first Legislative Open Week organized by the 10th House of Representatives to mark the end of its first legislative year and the commencement of the...

Suicide bombing in Borno, cholera outbreak, and attendance roll call were some of the highlights of Tuesday’s plenary in the House of Representatives  Sack security appointees over Borno suicide bombing… Rep. Abdulsamad Dasuki (PDP Sokoto) has called on President Bola Tinubu to sack all his appointees in the security sector, citing their failure to meet the expectations of Nigerians. He made this call while contributing to a motion condemning the recent suicide bombing in Borno...

The creation of geo-agricultural zones is prescribed by the representative as a solution to the growing food shortages in the country In a bid to address the pressing issue of food shortages, the House of Representatives has called for the establishment of geo-agricultural zones across the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria. The House urged the federal and state governments to demarcate a minimum of 18,000 hectares of arable land in each of these zones and...

A bill on anti-doping and another to stop the exportation of maize and its derivatives have been passed in the House of Representatives Reps move to stop the exportation of maize To address the ongoing food crisis, the House of Representatives passed a bill to prohibit the large-scale export of maize and its derivatives from Nigeria on Thursday. The bill was passed following its third reading. It was sponsored by the Majority Leader of the...

Despite contrary views by some lawmakers, President Tinubu’s request to extend the 2023 Appropriation Act, and the supplementary budget got passed by the House of Representatives  At the resumed plenary of the House of Representatives on Thursday, lawmakers passed two money bills extending the implementation of the 2023 Appropriation Act and the 2023 Supplementary Appropriation Act until December 31, 2024. Both bills scaled first, second and third reading at the floor of the House on...