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Breaking: Reps and Senate adjourn plenary for three weeks 

The Senate and House of Representatives have adjourned plenary sittings for the next three weeks The Senate and  House of Representatives have adjourned plenary for three weeks  to reconvene on July 2, 2024. The Deputy Speaker Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC, Abia), announced this at the end of Tuesday’s sitting. The Deputy Speaker asked colleagues to enjoy the democracy day and their recess. Meanwhile, the Senate during plenary went into a closed door session to discuss...

Plenary disturbed as House of Reps Chamber faces technical issues again

Tuesday’s Plenary session in the House of Representatives suffered poor audio quality In an unsettling recurrence of technical difficulties, the House of Representatives faced significant audio issues during Tuesday’s plenary session. The members of the House were forced to raise their voices as the microphones malfunctioned, resulting in poor audio quality that hampered communication. The technical glitch not only caused inconvenience to the representatives but also posed a challenge for journalists covering the proceedings.  Despite...

LIFE This Week: Labour-Minimum wage negotiations, Democracy Day and other issues for NASS this week

OrderPaper in its LIFE this week presents a plethora of critical issues that demand urgent attention from the National Assembly The National Assembly is set to tackle a series of critical issues this week, with significant implications for the nation’s stability, development, and democratic processes. Each of these issues carries significant implications for Nigeria’s socio-political and economic landscape. Among the top agenda items are labour and minimum wage negotiations, the frequent collapse of the national...

35 reps propose six-year single presidential term with zonal rotation

Ugochinyere and 34 Members of the House of Representatives are canvassing for a six-year single term for Nigerian President and governors. In a significant move, thirty-five members of the House of Representatives have proposed a six-year single term for the country’s presidency.  The announcement was made during a press conference on Monday by Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere (PDP, Imo), who was flanked by his colleagues and co-sponsors of the bills.  The proposed legislation, which has passed...

FRA: Reps propose July ending for presentation of MTEF before NASS

Meanwhile, the Bill when assented to shall compel the National Assembly to consider and approve the MTEF on or before the last day of August in each financial year. The move to combat corruption, block revenue leakages and eliminate wastages of public resources by Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government has just begun as the National Assembly has taken the initiative by introducing a Bill to amend the much anticipated Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA),...

US lawmakers write Biden, seek return of Binance executive detained in Nigeria

Binance will have every opportunity to defend itself in court against these severe charges of financial crimes against the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The next hearing is on June 20, 2024. Sixteen lawmakers in the House of Representatives of the United States, including House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair, Rep. Michael T. McCaul, (R, Texas), have petitioned President Joe Biden urging him to intervene and ensure the return of detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, to the...

Rep Salam calls for transparency and cooperation between public and private sectors

Salam emphasized the need for increased accountability and collaboration between the public and private sectors to ensure effective governance and financial integrity in Nigeria  The Chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts, Rep. Bamidele Salam (PDP Osun), has emphasized the need for increased accountability and collaboration between the public and private sectors to ensure effective governance and financial integrity. Salam made this call at a recent event on Private Sector dialogue on public finance...

NLC condemns SGF’s remarks on nationwide strike

The NLC has condemned SGF George Akume’s comments on the nationwide strike and urged him to retract his comment The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed profound disappointment over the recent comments made by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume labeling the nationwide strike by the NLC and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) as a “treasonable felony” and “economic sabotage.” This was contained in a statement by Benson Upah, Head,...

El-Rufai: Between a son, father and godfather | OrderPaper Backstory

Caught between political allegiance and filial loyalty, Mohammed Bello El-Rufai is left fiddling and fidgeting in cryptic utterances that betray the deep dilemma the House of Representatives’ member is in. Here’s a backstory into the unfolding political thriller in Kaduna State. The Kaduna House of Assembly is stomping strong on the back of the immediate past governor of the State, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, who governed from 2015 to 2023. During the week, the assembly released...

Binance: U.S senators request investigation into alleged false statements to Congress

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has countered Binance for blatant disregard of the federal securities laws. The United States Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) have written to Attorney General Merrick Garland asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct an investigation into allegations that the cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and Binance.US made a number of false statements to Congress.  The request of both senators who are also members of the Senate...

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