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Senate considers stiffer penalties for job racketeers

Olabode AfurewajuMay 15, 20243 min

Disregard for federal character principles in job employment, and other irregularities that violate the Nigerian constitution must be met with stiffer penalties. The Senate is set to consider stiffer penalties to stem job racketeering, disregard for federal character principles in job employment, and other irregularities that violate the Nigerian constitution. This was disclosed Tuesday by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator Allwell Onyesoh (PDP, Rivers East), after a...

House of Representatives

Alleged Bribery: Reps Committee demand apology from Binance

Leah TwakiMay 15, 20244 min

The House of Representatives has demanded that Binance Holdings Limited tender an apology to the House and the Nigerian government over alleged bribery allegations. The House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes has asked Binance Holdings Limited to tender an apology to the House and Nigeria government for attempting to discredit its integrity through unfounded allegations of bribery. The Committee, in its report revealed by Rep. Peter Abpanke, said it is ready to invoke and...

House of Representatives Senate

Breaking: Senate suspends plenary, adjourns to mourn colleague

Sharon EboesomiMay 14, 20241 min

Late Rep. Dogonyaro, until his death represented the Babura/Garki federal constituency of Jigawa State. The Senate has adjourned its plenary sittings till Wednesday, 15th May, 2024 to mourn its late colleague in the House of Representatives, Rep. Isa Dogonyaro. It also held a minute silence in honour of the late lawmaker This followed a motion by the Deputy Senate Leader, Oyelola Ashiru (APC, Kwara South) calling for an adjournment in line with the traditions of the...

LIFE Service

LIFE Service: Nationwide labour protests, Rivers State crisis, and other issues demanding NASS’ attention

NewsroomMay 14, 20246 min

As the Nigerian National Assembly gears up for another legislative week, the nationwide protest by labour unions, among other issues, is one to take centre stage at plenary. OrderPaper, in this LIFE SERVICE, discusses some of these issues. As the nation grapples with a myriad of pressing concerns, the National Assembly finds itself at the epicentre of public scrutiny and expectation to address a multitude of concerns raised by various segments of society. The legislative...

National Assembly Politics Parliamentary Resources

Meet 11 members of the 10th National Assembly from Cross River State

Leah TwakiMay 14, 202410 min

Cross River State, in the south-south Nigeria, has a total of eleven members in the National Assembly, comprising of three senators and eight representatives in the House

National Assembly Politics Parliamentary Resources

Meet 15 members of the 10th National Assembly from Bauchi State

NewsroomMay 13, 202414 min

Bauchi State, in the north-east Nigeria, has a total of fifteen members in the National Assembly, comprising of three senators and twelve representatives in the House

Citizens Speak

Press freedom in Legislative Agenda of the 10th National Assembly

Olabode AfurewajuMay 13, 20247 min

The Legislative Agenda of the 10th National Assembly aims to rebuild citizens’ confidence and deliver good governance for improved democracy in Nigeria which includes press freedom. The 10th House of Representatives was inaugurated on June 13, 2023 following the general elections on February 25, 2023. The election outcome produced a House with two hundred and seventy-six (77%) new and 84 (24%) returning members, continuing the traditionally high turnover rate in the legislature. The 10th Assembly will operate within...

House of Representatives Senate

Tinubu orders CBN to suspend implementation of cybersecurity levy

Sharon EboesomiMay 13, 20242 min

Following the outcry by Nigerians over the cybersecurity levy and the extra financial burden it would incur, President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to halt the cybersecurity levy’s implementation. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has mandated the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to halt the implementation of the cybersecurity levy policy and conduct a review. President Tinubu made this demand over the weekend in response to the House of Representatives decision...

Offsides and Softsides Parliamentary Resources

LGBTQ+: A Decade of Nigeria’s Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Law

Korinjoh ReginaMay 12, 202414 min

From Bobrisky to the “Queen of Africa” and the reoccurring arrest of gay suspects, it’s been ten years since the enactment of Nigeria’s Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Law. On the GESI Tracker this week, we delve into one of the most controversial laws in recent times, considering its composition, implementation, and criticisms in the past decade and what all these mean for the LGBTQ+ community. On January 7, 2024, the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) bill, commonly referred...

Parliamentary Resources

EXCLUSIVE: Fall of PDP from majority to minority in NASS

Sharon EboesomiMay 11, 202410 min

Once touted as the biggest political party, the PDP has receded drastically in fortunes from majority to minority in the National Assembly within the last 25 years of the federal legislature For certain, the mantra of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of being the largest party in Africa has been stopped dead. In the past few years, the party has experienced a wave of defections despite its 16-year domination of Nigeria’s electoral politics, which was...

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