Senate summons Dave Umahi over deplorable road in Oyo state, steps down bill to prescribe licence for private investigators, and Atiku’s proposal for rotational presidency is among the things addressed at the senate today. Senate summons Dave Umahi over deplorable road in Oyo state The senate has summoned the minister of works, Dave Umahi, over the deplorable state of the old Oyo-Ogbomosho road. This followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Sen. Abdulfatai...
Heated debate over national honours and a cross carpeting from PDP to APC are major highlights at House plenary today Reps vs Senate superiority tussle over national honours In a heated debate that lasted for over an hour, members House of Representatives on Wednesday demanded that the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR), conferred on the Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas be changed to ‘Grand Commander Of the Order...
Oshiomhole noted that the bill will lead to a licence for extortion and blackmail and it will end up being uncontrollable. The senate has stepped down a bill seeking to prescribe standard and conditions of licence for operation and practice of private investigators in the country. The bill was stepped down for further consideration following an extensive debate during Wednesday’s plenary. The sponsor of the bill, Sen. Osita Ngwu (PDP, Enugu West) had earlier noted...
The House of Representatives says its speaker should be conferred with the second highest national honour to place him in same category as the senate president and chief justice In a protracted debate that lasted for almost two hours on Wednesday, members of the House of Representatives unanimoulsy rejected the title of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) billed to be conferred on the speaker. The lawmakers asked the federal government to...
OrderPaper has maintained that its National Assembly Annual Performance Appraisals remain founded on impeccable data OrderPaper, Nigeria’s foremost independent parliamentary monitoring organisation, wishes to address recent inquiries regarding the methodology and data integrity of our annual performance appraisals of members of the National Assembly. This statement is issued in light of recent discourse and potential misconceptions surrounding the accuracy of our reporting and analysis of the first-year performance of the extant 10th assembly. Members of...
Senators Tahir Monguno and Barau Jibrin top the list with the most number of bills sponsored in the period under the review In a bid to promote transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s legislative bodies, OrderPaper Nigeria has conducted a thorough analysis of the 10th Senate’s first year in office. This appraisal category focuses on the senators who have sponsored the most number of bills, shedding light on their bills tally and progression The analysis reveals...
The first year of the 10th Senate saw a total of 475 bills sponsored between June 2023 and May 2024. Of these 475 bills, the top 10 ranking lawmakers in the 10th senate sponsored 61 bills. Ranking members are those lawmakers who have served more than one term in the Senate or the House of Representatives. Interestingly, some of these ranking members have spent a decade and more in the National Assembly. As a means...
South-west lawmakers in the 10th House of Representatives have introduced a total of 238 bills during their first year in office. In their first year in office, representatives from the south-west geopolitical zone made notable strides in their legislative responsibilities by sponsoring 238 bills, which accounts for 20.3 percent of all bills in the house. Among these bills, 12 were passed/transmitted for concurrence, 1 was consolidated, 2 were adjourned at debate, 8 are awaiting consideration,...
Ex-senate president Lawan and other ranking lawmakers representing Yobe state recorded zero in the bills chart As the 10th National Assembly recently clocked one year in office, OrderPaper, in keeping to a five-year tradition, began the publication of the annual performance appraisals which is basically focused on bills processing by members of the Senate and House of Representatives. According to the detailed analysis which focused on work done between June 2023 and May 2024, the...
The House of Representatives has called on government to direct NNPCL to allow Independent Marketers access to Dangote refinery The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and Dangote Refinery to allow independent marketers to lift Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from the newly operational Dangote Refinery. It also mandated the NNPCL to reveal the price it sells crude oil to Dangote refinery and Dangote...
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