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RECORD: 10 controversies in 6 months of Akpabio as Senate President

Sharon EboesomiDecember 29, 2023118 min

From allegations and counter-allegations, Godswill Akpabio’s six-month tenure as Senate President has been headlined by controversies. OrderPaper highlights 10 of these awkward moments and events The 10th National Assembly was inaugurated on 13th June, 2023, making it just over six months since Sen. Godswill Akpabio emerged as President of the Senate. This period has however witnessed several scandals, allegations, and counter allegations that feature the Akwa Ibom senator at the centre. A bumpy ride to Senate...

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Tributes as President Tinubu, Gbajabiamila mourn Na’Abba

Elizabeth AtimeDecember 27, 20233 min

The president and his chief of staff join others to mourn Na’Abba, the former Reps speaker who passed earlier today The Nigerian presidency has expressed sadness over the death of former House of Representatives Speaker, Ghali Umar Na’Abba, who died in the wee hours of Wednesday, 27 December 2023. President Bola Tinubu, in a statement to mourn Na’Abba issued by Ajuri Ngelale, his Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, described the late speaker in glowing...

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Na’Abba: OrderPaper recalls last encounter with late speaker

Elizabeth AtimeDecember 27, 20234 min

The late House of Representatives Speaker, Ghali Umar Na’Abba, will be remembered for being fierce, fearless, and forthright A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Umar Na’Abba, is dead. Na’Abba died at the age of 65 in Abuja. Mr Ahmed Tijjani Lawal, an aide to the deceased, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The second Speaker of the House of Representatives in the current 4th Republic died in the wee...

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WRC 2023: Nigeria signs radio regulations at global conference

NewsroomDecember 26, 20233 min

The final act of WRC 2023 comprises both the new and revised provisions of the radio regulations, which, put together, benefits Nigeria Nigeria has joined the rest of the world in endorsing the revised provisions of the radio regulations, which contain the outcome of agreements on agendas put forward by signatories to the international treaty governing the use of the radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits This happened at the just concluded World Radiocommunications Conference...

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Naira Scarcity: CBN warns banks, POS operators over alleged collusion

NewsroomDecember 22, 20232 min

The apex bank encourages members of the public to report hoarding through a specially created online channel as it moves to arrest naira scarcity The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned commercial banks and Point-Of-Sale (PoS) operators against collusion in creating artifical scarcity of the naira. This comes on same day the House of Representatives called on the CBN to disrupt the activities of POS operators who charge exorbitant fees to provide naira notes...

House of Representatives Offsides and Softsides

Pull media budgets of all MDAs to information ministry- Rep

Beloved JohnDecember 19, 20233 min

The House of Representatives committee on information has urged for increased funding for the ministry of information by aggregating all media budgets under its purview The House of Representatives committee on information has called on the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to ensure that there’s an increase in the funds allocated to the ministry of information in the 2024 budget. Expressing concern about the N2.59 billion budgetary allocation of the ministry, the committee asked for an...

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EFCC demands law prohibiting unexplained wealth

Beloved JohnDecember 18, 20232 min

Unexplained wealth should be confiscated to help curb illicit financial flow and other corrupt practices, argues the EFCC The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called for the adoption of the Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO), which mandates people to reveal the sources of their unexplained wealth. According to the EFCC chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, establishing legislation against unexplained wealth will check fraud, corruption and other criminal activities in the country. He urged this while...

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NCC boss: Nigeria’s outing at world radio conference exciting

NewsroomDecember 18, 20233 min

The robust participation of the Nigerian delegation to the world radio conference has excited the NCC boss who also praised the minister for showing leadership Nigeria’s performance at the just concluded International Telecommunications Union (ITU)’s World Radio Communications (WRC) Conference 2023, has been described as exciting and impressive. Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, said the election of two Nigerians into leadership positions and other delegates from the commission...

Offsides and Softsides

‘I’m well, work goes on,’ Akpabio reacts to reports of his collapse

Sharon EboesomiDecember 15, 20234 min

Sen. Akpabio had hosted high-profile guests at a colloquium to mark his 61st birthday anniversary and said he got tired. He advised journalists to drink water frequently The President of the Senate, Godwsill Akpabio has opened up on his health status saying he is stable, as against the reports of his collapse on Thursday, December 14, 2023 in the course of the colloquium that complemented activities marking his 61st birthday. He disclosed this on Friday,...

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Maida harps on the transparency of NCC operations

NewsroomDecember 15, 20235 min

The leadership of the NCC under Dr. Maida has stressed the importance of transparency in the discharge of its responsibilities The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it would prioritize improving the transparency of its operations for the benefit of all stakeholders. Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Aminu Maida, stated this during a courtesy visit to the Hon. Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani in Abuja recently. Briefing the...

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