As part of OrderPaper’s mandate to bridge the gap between people and parliament, this special edition of its Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LIFE) Service is focused on the Nigerian Senate as it resumes from a five-week annual recess. Authors: Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq and Ojochenemi Onje-James There are huge indications that both chambers of the National Assembly will resume plenary sessions this week after its annual six-week vacation. Although the House of Representatives has made...
Senator Yar’adua said the recent abduction of the students is a clear indication of the escalating insecurity in the country. The lawmaker representing Katsina Central Senatorial District, Senator Abdul’aziz Musa Yar’Adua, has called for an urgent rescue of female students abducted from the Federal University of Gusau, Zamfara State. Recall that the students were abducted from their hostel by unidentified bandits on Friday. Reacting to the development, Senator Yar’Adua, who chairs the Senate Committee...
Ahead of the resumption of full legislative business in the Tenth Senate next week, all appears not to be well around the Red Chamber with murmurings among Senators on the chances of Senate President, Akpabio remaining in office. What are the underlying issues, and what does it take to remove a President of the Nigerian Senate? The last two weeks have seen the media awash with alleged moves by aggrieved Senators...
Ngelale said Cardos’s nomination as CBN Governor reflects President Tinubu’s commitment to implementing crucial reforms at the Apex Bank. President Bola Tinubu has nominated Dr. Olayemi Michael Cardoso as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). News of the nomination is contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday in Abuja. If confirmed by the Senate, Dr. Cardoso will...
Senator Adaramodu said the N100m claim by NLC was a ploy to pitch legislators against Nigerians. The Senate has strongly rebuked the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), for its recent claim that N100 million was given to each senator, terming the allegation as absurd and baseless. In a statement issued by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, on Thursday, the Senate expressed astonishment at the NLC’s assertion and...
In this explainer, OrderPaper’s Joy Erurane Oluwakemisola shares five quick things to note about making a difference in writing a petition to the National Assembly. Have you ever felt frustrated by an unfair situation or injustice in Nigeria that left you feeling powerless or helpless? Let me give you a free tip that actually works! As a Nigerian citizen, you have the right to freedom of expression, including the right to own,...
The tribunal also affirmed Senator Kalu’s eligibility to contest the election, noting that the Supreme Court had overturned his trial and conviction. The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, convened in Umuahia, has upheld the victory of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu in the February 25th election to represent Abia North Senatorial Zone in the 10th National Assembly. Senator Kalu secured the win for Abia North Senatorial District with 30,805 votes, surpassing two major...
A member of the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in a minority judgment, however, posited that the former Benue Governor and candidate of the PDP, Gabriel Suswam, did not prove the allegation of over-voting. The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Benue State has sacked the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Emmanuel Udende, as the lawmaker representing Benue North-East Senatorial District. The tribunal thus returned Senator Gabriel Suswam of...
The Senate leader said the PEPT verdict brings to an end politics and appealed to the petitioners to collaborate with President Tinubu to deliver his “Renewed Hope Agenda”. Following the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), which affirmed President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the 2023, Presidential Election, the Leader of the Senate, Senator Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele, (APC, Ekiti) has stated that the verdict marks the beginning of governance, and appealed to petitioners to...
A new 17-Member Board and Management team had last Friday been named by the President and tasked with ensuring a new era of successful administration in the NDDC, in line with his Renewed Hope agenda. President Bola Tinubu has nominated two former lawmakers in the amended nominations for the Board and Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). As contained in a communication by Presidential Media Aide, Ajuri Ngelale, the new...
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