A bill aimed at establishing and naming a university after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by the House of Representatives has been described as seeking personal interest and sycophancy. It is undeniably true that the primary responsibility of legislators is to make laws for the good governance of the people. A bill presented to the House of Representatives last week which seeks to establish a Nigerian languages and cultures university to be named after the current...
This week’s Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) tracker highlights key issues such as resettlement of displaced Abuja residents, accessibility for persons with disabilities, and protection of the girl-child. Resettlement and integration of displaced Abuja inhabitants In the House of Representatives, Rep. Ishaya David Lalu (APC, Plateau) introduced a bill concerning the resettlement and integration of displaced original inhabitants of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This bill is on needs and rights of these marginalized...
Based on a detailed analysis done by OrderPaper, Ningi failed to sponsor a bill in the first year of the 10th NASS. The senate passed the first reading of a bill seeking to amend the Nigerian Population Commission Act. The bill titled “National Population Commission Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024” was read for the first time during Wednesday’s plenary. This is as it also passed the first reading of a bill titled Federal Medical Centres Act...
Confirmation of presidential nominees for pilgrims affairs and social investment and lamentations over council polls headline senate plenary Senate condemns ‘charade’ of council elections across the country The senate has condemned strongly, local government elections conducted in some states across the country, describing it as a violation of democratic tenets. This was sequel to the adoption of a motion sponsored by Sen. Abba Moro (PDP, Benue South) who lamented over the local government council elections...
16-year-old momentarily presided at plenary as reps demand investigation of a case of missing corps member while road safety officers may get to carry arms Reps honour the girl-child, as Abbas steps down for 16-yr-old ‘shadow speaker’ The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, on Thursday, made an unprecedented gesture by vacating his seat in plenary to honor the girl-child. A 16-year-old gender advocate, Ms. Isabel Anani, took the speaker’s chair to...
The House of Representatives has advised the federal government to refrain from unjust taxation that will further impoverish the masses struggling with the cost of living crisis The House of Representatives on Thursday called for the immediate suspension of new tax initiatives by the federal government that disproportionately affect the low-income population until a comprehensive review of their impact is conducted. Consequently, the lawmakers directed the National Orientation Agency (NOA) and other relevant agencies to...
The senate urged the federal government to deny allocation of councils where selections instead of elections were conducted. The senate has condemned strongly, the local government elections conducted in some states across the country describing it as a violation of democratic tenets. This is as it urged the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission to conduct elections in those places where elections did not hold and allow people to choose the representatives of their choice. This...
In the aftermath of of OrderPaper’s 10th National Assembly report cards, Rep. Akin Alabi sponsors 11 bills in two consecutive plenary sittings. After OrderPaper‘s performance appraisals of the 10th National Assembly revealed that he did not sponsor any bill in his first year in office, member representing Egbeda/Ona-Ara federal constituency, Oyo state, Rep. Akin Alabi, has sponsored a total of eleven bills in the last two plenary sittings held Tuesday and Wednesday. These bills, which...
Key topics discussed in the House today included the swift passage of some establishment bills, a call to address delays in justice delivery, and efforts to tackle the issue of building collapses in Nigeria Bills scale second reading without debate In what appears to have become the new norm in the House of Representatives, the speaker, Tajudeen Abbas again gave speedy passage to two establishment bills without debate at Wednesday’s plenary session. The two bills...
After a calling out on X social media platform, two bills sponsored by Rep. Sowunmi finally make first reading After citizens called him out for not sponsoring a bill between June 2023 and May 2024, a member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Oluwaseyi Sowunmi, representing Ojo federal constituency, Lagos state, has presented two of his bills for first reading at plenary today. Both bills titled, ‘Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2024...
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