The House Spokesperson broke down in tears on the floor of the house over the incessant killings in Ekiti state The Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Akintunde Rotimi (APC, Ekiti) broke down in tears over the spate of criminal attacks which has led to the death of some members of his constituency in Ekiti state. Rep Rotimi could not hold back his emotion on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, while moving a motion of urgent...
Kawu said the sack of the Executive Director of the agency is unlawful, as he was not allowed to complete his five-year term, which began in 2022. Senator Suleiman Kawu (NNPP, Kano South) has raised a point of order on the floor of the Red Chamber, questioning the premature removal of the Executive Director of the Midstream, Downstream, Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF), Mansur Kuliya. According to Senator Kawu, the sacking of Kuliya as Executive Director...
The speaker of the House, Rep Abbas has said tackling the rising insecurity in the country would require the adoption of new approaches and strategies. The speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas (APC, Kaduna) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to demand greater performance and responsibility from the service chiefs and the adoption of new approaches to tackling the widespread insecurity plaguing the country. He said this at the plenary on...
A bill for the amendment of the Electoral Act and 4 top bills on the agenda of the House of Representatives for its first week of resumption from the Christmas break will be analysed in this Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LIFE) by OrderPaper. Ahead of Tuesday’s resumption of lawmakers at the National Assembly (NASS), the House of Representatives has released its agenda of plenary activities for the week (Monday 29 January 2024 – Friday 2...
The Reps Public Account Committee dismissed the National Export Promotion Council (NEPC) from its investigative hearing on Monday and also charged the council to submit its report 48 hours before the date of its next reappearance. The House of Representatives Committee on Public Account has asked the National Export Promotion Council (NEPC) to reappear before it with a properly detailed report on how it spent the N50 billion COVID-19 fund released in 2020. The Council...
As citizens continue to groan over economic hardship in the country and ahead of the resumption of the National Assembly (NASS) from a month-long break, OrderPaper lists some urgent national issues that could help alleviate the burdens on Nigerians Lawmakers in the 10th Assembly will resume their legislative activities on Tuesday, 30th January 2024 after a 4-week recess. The holiday was observed due to the festive season immediately after passing the N28.7 trillion 2024 budget...
Insecurity may have worsened 8 months after President Tinubu took his oath of office as several communities across the country, including the Federal Capital Territory, the seat of government itself, are under siege, with entire families and in some cases, communities taken hostage. OrderPaper Nigeria and 48 other Civil Society Organizations in Nigeria, under the auspice of the Civil Society Joint Action Group, Community of Practice Against Mass Atrocities, and, Nigeria Mourns, are deeply concerned...
There have been several reports circulating on the media concerning Akpabio’s alleged habitual late coming to plenaries. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio (APC. Akwa-Ibom North-West) has denied accusations labeling him “as an habitual latecomer” to plenaries. This was a sequel to reports circulating in the media on Sunday, alleging that he does not attend to urgent matters brought before him by his colleagues before proceeding to the plenary on each sitting day. READ...
The ECOWAS Commission is yet to receive any direct formal notification from the three Member States about their intention to withdraw from the Community. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has denied any knowledge of the withdrawal of membership of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the Community. The leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, on Sunday, in a joint statement read out on Niger national television, announced their immediate withdrawal...
In this Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LIFE), OrderPaper highlights the top 5 issues that will occupy lawmakers as the National Assembly resumes plenary from the Christmas break Ahead of Tuesday’s resumption of lawmakers at the National Assembly (NASS), the tension and anxiety that have filled the nation due to palpable insecurity across the country will be one of the top 5 talking points expected to be on the front burner. The BettaGate corruption scandal at...
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