In this third part of our series on Composition of the Tenth National Assembly, we spotlight the oldest lawmakers in both chambers of the National Assembly (based on age). READ ALSO: 10TH NASS: Composition of the Nigerian Senate | Parties, Ex-Governors and Deputies The election of lawmakers into the Tenth National Assembly was one of intrigues and surprises as a huge number of incumbent lawmakers lost their seats...
We commence a series on lawmakers to be on the lookout for in Nigeria’s Tenth National Assembly. Who are the newbies, returning lawmakers, young people, former governors, oldest lawmakers (by age), oldest lawmakers (by terms), and lots more to be watched in the Senate and House of Representatives? Follow the series. By Sharon Eboesomi and Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq Following the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, about seventy-three (67%) of the one hundred and...
Sylvester Okonkwo; a corporate lawyer is the Chief of Staff, while Dr Saviour Enyiekere; a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria is Deputy Chief of Staff READ ALSO: 20 Facts about Senator Godswill Akpabio | President of the 10th Senate President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has announced his first set of appointments since his assumption of office; naming Sylvester Okonkwo and Dr Saviour...
At Thanksgiving Service in honour of newly-elected Senate President, Akpabio affirms commitment to steer the National Assembly under his leadership into fruitful partnership with the President Bola Tinubu-led executive READ ALSO: 10TH NASS: Composition of the Nigerian Senate | Parties, Ex-Governors and Deputies President of the Senate, Senator Godswsill Akpabio, has been urged to unite this country with legislation that are not selective or discriminatory and allow kindheartedness to influence his character...
Opposition Senators set for showdown ahead of Senate’s resumption from Eid break, cautions new Senate leadership and the Executive against aiding any group inside or outside the Senate to divide and destabilise the minority parties and the Senate institution READ ALSO: 10TH NASS: Composition of the Nigerian Senate | Parties, Ex-Governors and Deputies With just three weeks into the life of the Tenth National Assembly, Opposition Senators are accusing...
Members of the 10th National Assembly last week elected their Presiding Officers in the Red Chamber. This was thereafter followed with one plenary session on 14th June, 2023 before the lawmakers proceeded on break. Here are five things you might have missed from the Red Chamber last week: 1. The lawmaker representing Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District, Godswill Obot Akpabio, emerged as the President of the Ninth Senate, polling a total...
“.. the novelty of MVP Hall of Fame is not only based on the performance of Members of National Assembly. It is the mix of the metrics used which includes not only the volume of Bills, the value and impact of Bills; but also something that is unique, and extraordinary, and that is value, morality.” – MVP Hall of Fame Panel of Experts The race for the #10thNASS MVP Hall of Fame come 2027 has...
A septuagenarian, Gumel had previously served as Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters between 2009 and 2011 and as Special Adviser to the National Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) on National Assembly Matters from 2012 to 2014. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed a member of the Eighth Senate, Senator Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel, and Honourable Ibrahim Olarewaju Kunle; a member of the Ninth House of Representatives, as Presidential...
Barely one week after his loss at the Presiding Officers Election in the Senate, former Zamfara Governor, Yari narrates his political permutations before the contest and his next line of action READ ALSO: OrderPaper congratulates NASS Presiding Officers, tasks Members on accountable service delivery The lawmaker representing Zamfara West Senatorial District, Senator Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari, says he has assured the newly-elected President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, of his team’s...
OrderPaper felicitates newly-elected Leadership and Membership of the Tenth National Assembly, calls for increased openness, transparency and accountability in the way the legislature and its members undertake duties in the new dispensation Nigeria’s foremost independent parliamentary monitoring organisation and think tank, OrderPaper, has congratulated Hon. Tajudeen Abbas and Hon. Benjamin Kalu on their emergence as Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively. The legislative think tank also congratulated all...
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