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...
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...
OrderPaper Nigeria has been invited to join the Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) research network as an institutional member OrderPaper Nigeria, the country’s foremost parliamentary monitoring organisation and public policy think tank, has been invited to join the Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) research network as an institutional member. The organisation’s Programmes Manager Uko Etuk, who disclosed this via a press release on Monday, said the invitation was conveyed in a formal communication...
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...
The advocacy group urged Professor Amupitan to prioritize tangible delivery over rhetoric, calling for every polling unit to be properly equipped, every result uploaded in real-time, and every voter correctly accredited. As Nigeria begins the countdown to the 2027 general elections, FixPolitics Initiative, a leading civil society organization has issued a firm warning to the country’s electoral body: public trust without robust technology is insufficient, and Nigerians will accept nothing less than full deployment of...
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...
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...
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...
The viral video of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister in a furious face-off with a soldier speaks a deep low in character and leadership, writes Anthony Ubani A viral video is going around. It shows the Federal Capital Territory minister in a furious face-off with a soldier. The soldier says he is only following orders. The minister calls him a “big fool.” Journalists, the minister’s entourage and the general public watch. The exchange is...
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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