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Reps move to abolish NDE, NEMSA

adminNovember 11, 20223 min

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives express concern about the functionality of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) and the National Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), demands five-year performance assessment report The House Ad-hoc Committee investigating Overlapping Functions of Government Agencies on Thursday, has demanded a five-year performance assessment report from the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to justify its existence in line with the mandate of the probe panel. The Committee noted that the...

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Reps vow to re-introduce Diaspora Voting Bill

adminNovember 11, 20222 min

Lawmakers in the House of Reps assure Nigerians that Diaspora Voting Bill will be re-introduced, as Abike Dabiri-Erewa-led Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) appears before House Committee on Diaspora The House Committee on Diaspora, Thursday pledged to reintroduce the Diaspora voting bill in so as to accommodate Nigerians living abroad. Chairperson of the committee, Rep. Tolulope Shadipe, disclosed this when Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairperson and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission...

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One month after, House of Reps to resume plenary

adminNovember 11, 20221 min

Nigeria’s House of Representatives set to return to plenary following one-month break, Clerk hints at need to pay attention to urgent legislative issues The House of Representatives will on Monday, 14th November 2022 resume plenary sessions against its earlier scheduled resumption slated for Tuesday, November 15 2022. This was contained in a letter signed by Clerk of the House of Representatives, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria and made available to journalists on Thursday. According to the...

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Throwback Thursday: Nigeria’s National Flood Crisis: A Recurring Disaster

adminNovember 11, 20222 min

Throwback Thursday is OrderPaper’s special programme focused on historical trends in the polity. It spotlights the genesis of the same and previous interventions by the National Assembly in that regard; while exploring the present as well as the way forward In 2012, rivers burst their banks and submerged vast lands in 30 states, killing over 400 people and displacing over 2.1 million others as of November 5th 2012. According to the National Emergency Management Agency...

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Parliament Spotlight: Senator Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf | All Progressives Congress (APC)

adminNovember 10, 20223 min

Following a successful term after his election to the Red Chamber on the platform of the majority All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015, he won a re-election to the Ninth Senate and has five bills to his credit in the 9th National Assembly. Guess who the spotlight is on This week’s episode of Parliament Spotlight is on 66-year old Senator Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf; a member of the Ninth National Assembly and current Chairman of...

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National Assembly Meme: Rules of Debate in the Senate (Part 1)

adminNovember 10, 20223 min

A core part of the law making process is the debate on ‘general principles of a bill.’ Indeed, the House of Representatives and the Senate both adhere to conventional parliamentary procedures, just like most official gatherings. There are however, rules guiding this process in parliament and this week’s episode of #MondayMeme highlights some of the Rules of Debate in the Nigerian Senate; the red chamber of the National Assembly. Below are a few of them:...

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#NewsRoundup: NPC proposes N532.7bn for 2023 Census, “BVAS is safe”

adminNovember 10, 20222 min

Across the length and breadth of Nigeria, here are the biggest stories around Nigeria’s legislators and the institution of parliament you mustn’t miss this Thursday: “We’ll not compromise BVAS data in 2023” – INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians that data on the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) will be secured and not compromised during the 2023 General Election. INEC’s Deputy Director of ICT, Lawrence Bayode, gave the assurance on...

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Floods: Niger Delta Reps Caucus demand sack of Humanitarian Affairs Minister

adminNovember 9, 20222 min

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives accuse Minister of negligence; wants her immediate resignation or sack by the President following handling of flooding crisis. The Niger Delta Caucus in the House of Representatives has called for the resignation or sack by President Muhammadu Buhari of the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Faruq. The lawmakers who made the call on Monday, during a briefing at the National Assembly Complex...

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State Assembly Elections: Situation of Polling unit

adminOctober 31, 20221 min

11:00am Bolutayo Odowa, Idanre Ondo Ward: ijomu isunrin Constituency: Idanre/Ifedore Ballot snatching by thugs

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SPOTLIGHT: Behold the bench warmers of Nigeria’s Senate

NewsroomDecember 17, 201710 min

The story of the 8th Senate is yet unfolding. While some senators are living up to the billing, others have chosen the path of being bench warmers, writes TITILOPE FADARE Of the 108 members currently in the Senate – Anambra Central remains without a Senator for over two years now – no less than 14 of them have earned the unenviable ranks of bench warmers, back benchers and staunch truants. In contrast to the vibrant...

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