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Reps decry incessant harassment of citizens by security personnel

Gaddafi IbrahimSeptember 26, 20232 min

Rep. Nwogu said situations, where security personnel dehumanize citizens can lead to mistrust and prevent collaborative effort needed to tackle crime and criminality within the Southeast zone. The House of Representatives has directed its Committees on National Security and Intelligence, Army, Police Affairs, and Human Rights to investigate allegations of forceful collection of N500,000.00 by some police officers on 8 July 2023, from travelers along Owerri-Onitsha express road. The directive sequels the adoption of a...

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Mohbad: Reps move to protect singer’s music assets, royalties

Elizabeth AtimeSeptember 26, 20233 min

The lawmakers worried that proceeds of songs by Mohbad are still going to the Marlian Music Group, and no agency has made any moves to protect his estate. The House of Representatives has passed a motion seeking to protect the rights of Mohbad’s songs and lyrics, and ensuring the proper management of his musical assets, while securing his son’s benefits from his musical legacy. The House also called on the Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) and...

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Reps to probe unethical practices in egg procurement by clinics

Gaddafi IbrahimSeptember 26, 20232 min

The motion sponsor warned that if not urgently checked, the trend will lead to an increase in cases of infertility and cancer infections among young donors. The House of Representatives has mandated its Committees on Health Institutions and Human Rights to investigate cases of unethical and exploitative practices in egg procurement and surrogacy by fertility hospitals and clinics in Nigeria. The resolution follows the adoption of a motion sponsored by Rep. BabaJimi Benson (APC, Lagos),...

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LIFE Service: A priority list for Nigeria’s Tenth House of Reps

NewsroomSeptember 26, 202314 min

As Members of the Green Chamber resume from their annual recess, Nigerians are laden with expectations from the lawmakers, especially in light of the State of the Nation. In this Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LIFE) Service, OrderPaper’s Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq and Lizzy Chirkpi, in fulfilling OrderPaper’s mandate to bridge the gap between people and parliament, outline an agenda for the Tenth House of Representatives. The agenda is focused on seven priority areas and a word of...

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Reps move to rescue 14 million out-of-school children

Gaddafi IbrahimSeptember 25, 20232 min

Rep. Aliyu said the project looks to reduce the number of out-of-school children through a non-formal accelerated education system and other alternative schooling programmes. The House of Representatives has disclosed that it is working on a project that will ensure that over 14 million out-of-school Nigerian children are back to school. This is according to the chairman of the Committee on Alternative Education, Rep. Ibrahim Al Mustapha Aliyu (APC, Sokoto). Aliyu, who disclosed this during...

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Reps release crucial statement on resumption of full legislative activities

Elizabeth AtimeSeptember 22, 20232 min

The Reps spokesperson informed that upon resumption, the final draft of the Legislative Agenda, which had been earlier developed by an ad-hoc committee will be considered and adopted by the House. Barring last-minute changes, the House of Representatives will resume plenary and other legislative activities on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, to continue the first legislative year of the 10th Assembly. According to a statement by the Chairman of the House Committee on Media and...

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We’ll legislate against multiple taxation – Rep. Kalu

Gaddafi IbrahimSeptember 21, 20233 min

The Deputy Speaker revealed that a process of streamlining revenue-collecting agencies, which aims to improve coordination, reduce duplicity in tax administration, and ultimately make the system more efficient and transparent is ongoing. The House of Representatives has pledged its commitment to ensuring that certain sections of the country’s laws are altered to engender flexibility in tax and fiscal policy reforms in the ongoing constitutional amendment. This development is coming on the heels of plans to...

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Reps threaten to invoke legislative powers against Customs CG, others

Gaddafi IbrahimSeptember 21, 20233 min

Rep. Ihonbvere said he is ready to go the entire length of the law with the Nigerian customs. The chairman of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee probing the disposal of public property, Rep. Julius Ihonbvere, has threatened to invoke relevant legislative powers to compel the Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, to appear before the committee and give details of government property sold by the Service by the Organizations between 2010...

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Reps Clerk calls for parliamentary capacity building in security sector

Gaddafi IbrahimSeptember 20, 20232 min

Danzaria said the purpose of the workshop is to encourage discourse on best possible practices for building parliamentary capacity in security sector governance. The Clerk of the House of Representatives, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, has called on clerks of security-related standing committees in the National Assembly, to build parliamentary capacity toward resolving conflicts in the country. This, according to him, must be done with an emphasis on promoting collaboration among the clerks of all security-centered committees...

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Speaker Abbas calls for the creation of Legislative Aides Directorate

Elizabeth AtimeSeptember 20, 20232 min

Abbas the proposed directorate will enable legislators to recruit professional and skilled aides that would assist them in succeeding in their legislative duties. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, has called for the creation of a Directorate for Legislative Aides in the National Assembly to serve as a pool for the recruitment of Legislative Aides by Lawmakers. The Speaker made the call on Wednesday, when the Executive Chairman of the National...

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