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Recent protests in the National Assembly have drawn fresh attention to the state of gender equality and social inclusion within the National Assembly One of such protests is the exclusion of Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi) from the Senate committee on North Central Development Commission (NCDC) meeting. The second is the organised protests by women’s groups at the National Assembly demanding passage of the Reserved Seats for Women Bill. Both protests highlight ongoing tensions between...

On this episode of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) tracker, we examine the budget defence session at the National Assembly, focused on the Ministry of Steel Development, which took an unexpected turn that highlighted not just policy tension but deeper questions about inclusion, voice, and respect within Nigeria’s legislative process. During the session, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi), one of only four women in the 10th Senate, found herself in a sharp dispute with...

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...