After 11 days in captivity, Joan Onyemaechi Mrakpor, former member of the House of Representatives, was released on August 9, 2024. We bring you pertinent details of her background in the Ex-NASS Series piece Mrakpor was abducted on July 30, 2024, by armed gunmen at her church in Asaba, Delta State. During the incident, the gunmen shot and killed a police officer and her driver before they forcefully took her away. The gunmen reportedly escaped...
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...
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...
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...
After a four-term stint in the House of Representtaives, Nkiru Onyejeocha, now serves the country as a minister in the Tinubu cabinet Nkeiruka Chidubem Onyejocha was born on November 23, 1969, in Isuochi, Umunneochi local government area of Abia State. She began her educational journey at her home town before attending the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) and graduated with a diploma in social work/community development before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from the...
The minister of state for education, Yusuf Tanko Sununu, is one of those who made the transition from the legislature to the executive under the Tinubu administration. Here’s what to know about him in this Ex-NASS members’ series Early life and professional background… Yusuf Tanko Sununu, born 2 February 1967 in Kebbi State, earned his medical degree (MBBS) from the University of Maiduguri. He pursued further training and specialisation, which includes obtaining a postgraduate degree...
Abubakar Gumel has been in public service for decades straddling both government bureaucracy and political office, including being a representative and senator. He now serves as a liaison to the president on national assembly affairs as profiled in the Ex-NASS Series Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel was born on April 20, 1949, in Maigatari, Jigawa State. He holds a master’s degree in public policy and administration from Bayero University, Kano and also obtained a national diploma in...
As the nation continues to grapple with pressing concerns, OrderPaper predicts, in this week’s Legislative Intelligent Forecast Entry (LIFE), issues that will engage the National Assembly this week Nigeria has experienced pressing issues that require urgent attention in the past week. As the National Assembly reconvenes for this week’s legislative activities, it is expected that investigations into the Dangote, NNPCL and NMDPRA saga will deepen. It is also expected that the ₦70,000 new minimum wage...
Jigawa State, in the north-west Nigeria, has a total of fourteen lawmakers in the National Assembly comprising of three senators and eleven representative la in the House Jigawa State, located in northern Nigeria, was created on August 27, 1991, during General Ibrahim Babangida’s military administration, which created nine new states, raising the total tally to thirty. Originally part of Kano State, Jigawa shares a border with the Republic of Niger. The state capital is Dutse,...
Kwara state, in north-central Nigeria, has a total of nine members in the National Assembly, comprising three senators and six representatives in the house Kwara state was created in May 1967 as one of the first of twelve states to replace the nation’s four regions. Formerly known as West-central state, its the name was changed to Kwara, a local name for the Niger river. The state is currently governed by Adulrahman Abdulrazaq. Senators from...
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