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Priest to Akpabio: “Unite Nigeria with legislation that are not discriminatory”

Sharon EboesomiJune 26, 20234 min

At Thanksgiving Service in honour of newly-elected Senate President, Akpabio affirms commitment to steer the National Assembly under his leadership into fruitful partnership with the President Bola Tinubu-led executive READ ALSO: 10TH NASS: Composition of the Nigerian Senate | Parties, Ex-Governors and Deputies President of the Senate, Senator Godswsill Akpabio, has been urged to unite this country with legislation that are not selective or discriminatory and allow kindheartedness to influence his character...

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10TH NASS: Senate Minority Caucus alleges plot to foist one-party dictatorship

Sharon EboesomiJune 26, 202353 min

Opposition Senators set for showdown ahead of Senate’s resumption from Eid break, cautions new Senate leadership and the Executive against aiding any group inside or outside the Senate to divide and destabilise the minority parties and the Senate institution READ ALSO: 10TH NASS: Composition of the Nigerian Senate | Parties, Ex-Governors and Deputies With just three weeks into the life of the Tenth National Assembly, Opposition Senators are accusing...

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Motions rejected, Pledge by Speaker | 5 Things you may have missed from Parliament

Gaddafi IbrahimJune 23, 20235 min

Following the successful inauguration of the 10th National Assembly signalling the beginning of a new legislative session, the lawmakers in the House of Representatives sat for their first plenary on Wednesday, 14th June 2023. In this piece, we refresh your memory on key activities in the Green Chamber before the lawmakers adjourned for July 4, 2022. READ ALSO: 10TH NASS: Composition of the Nigerian House of Representatives | Age, Gender Reps to...

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10TH SENATE: 5 Things you may have missed from Parliament last week

Sharon EboesomiJune 23, 20234 min

Members of the 10th National Assembly last week elected their Presiding Officers in the Red Chamber. This was thereafter followed with one plenary session on 14th June, 2023 before the lawmakers proceeded on break. Here are five things you might have missed from the Red Chamber last week: 1. The lawmaker representing Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District, Godswill Obot Akpabio, emerged as the President of the Ninth Senate, polling a total...

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Twists and Turns: Abbas and Kalu’s journey to becoming Presiding Officers

Elizabeth AtimeJune 23, 202311 min

The election of Hon. Tajudeen Abbas and Hon. Benjamin Kalu as Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives may have come and gone. What were the undercurrents in their journey to securing such an unprecedented landslide like? Find out in this piece by our National Assembly Lead, Elizabeth Atime. READ ALSO: 10TH NASS: Composition of the Nigerian House of Representatives | Age, Gender The journey preceding the election of...

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10 Facts about the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC)

Temidayo Taiwo-SidiqJune 22, 20236 min

RMAFC undertook the last review of remuneration for public office holders in 2007, which culminated in the ‘Certain Political, Public and Judicial Office Holders (Salaries and Allowances, etc) (Amendment) Act, 2008’ READ ALSO: Parliament Special: How justified is severance package for lawmakers? The last few days have seen many hues and cry about a proposed increase of 114 per cent in the salaries of political office holders, including the President, vice...

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10TH NASS: Composition of the Nigerian House of Representatives | Age, Gender

Olamilekan Quadri AlimiJune 21, 20233 min

In this second part of our series on the composition of both chambers of the Tenth National Assembly, we examine the composition of the House of Representatives. featuring distribution of members along parties, gender, youth, and PWDs READ ALSO: 10TH NASS: Composition of the Nigerian Senate | Parties, Ex-Governors and Deputies On Tuesday, 13th June 2023, the long-awaited inauguration of the Tenth National Assembly took place with Honourable Tajudeen Abbas (APC, Zaria...

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MVP Hall of Fame: How we arrived at the Inductees – Panel of Experts

adminJune 19, 20231 min

“.. the novelty of MVP Hall of Fame is not only based on the performance of Members of National Assembly. It is the mix of the metrics used which includes not only the volume of Bills, the value and impact of Bills; but also something that is unique, and extraordinary, and that is value, morality.” – MVP Hall of Fame Panel of Experts The race for the #10thNASS MVP Hall of Fame come 2027 has...

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President Tinubu appoints ex-Jigawa Senator as NASS Aide

Temidayo Taiwo-SidiqJune 19, 20234 min

A septuagenarian, Gumel had previously served as Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters between 2009 and 2011 and as Special Adviser to the National Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) on National Assembly Matters from 2012 to 2014. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed a member of the Eighth Senate, Senator Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel, and Honourable Ibrahim Olarewaju Kunle; a member of the Ninth House of Representatives, as Presidential...

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“What I told Akpabio on Inauguration day” – Senator Yari reveals

Sharon EboesomiJune 17, 202313 min

Barely one week after his loss at the Presiding Officers Election in the Senate, former Zamfara Governor, Yari narrates his political permutations before the contest and his next line of action READ ALSO: OrderPaper congratulates NASS Presiding Officers, tasks Members on accountable service delivery The lawmaker representing Zamfara West Senatorial District, Senator Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari, says he has assured the newly-elected President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, of his team’s...

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