The Nigerian Senate expresses displeasure with the abandonment of ex-Senate President, Joseph Wayas’ remains at a London morgue fourteen months after his demise. Meanwhile, more lawmakers have declared their intention to run for the Speakership of the 10th House of Representatives. Watch this
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The issue of women and youth participation in politics has always been a contentious topic of discussion. This is as a result of age discrimination among youths while women are excluded from politics due to sociocultural and institutional norms and several other reasons. A perfect example is the dwindling number of female legislative candidates and lawmakers-elect in the recent 2023 general elections. Listen to what citizens had to say on this topic.
OrderPaper Executive Director, Oke Epia on AIT Kakaaki show speaks on the factors that should determine the election of the Presiding Officers of the National Assembly. These presiding officers are the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Deputy President of the Senate and Deputy Speaker of the House and these lawmakers have begun lobbying, networking and forming alliances with hopes of finding their way into the prestigious seats. This video is a must...
The National and State House of Assembly elections might have come and gone, except for a few more re-runs to come in a few days from now. However, the outcome so far has left Nigerians with so much to reflect on. Our team decided to hit the street to get people’s thoughts on the trends recorded in this year’s National and State House of Assembly elections. Watch this video to the end and also share...
Ahead of the election for Presiding Officers in the Tenth National Assembly in June, the lawmaker representing Okigwe North Federal Constituency has declared her intention to become the second female Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives Second-term lawmaker, Miriam Onuoha, has made known her intention to run for the seat of Speaker in the 10th House of Representatives. Declaring her intention at a press conference on Thursday in Abuja, which had members of the...
Five years after President’s initial decline, National Assembly makes last-minute effort to secure presidential assent for controversial Peace Corps Bill By Sharon Eboesomi READ ALSO: Peace Corps of Nigeria and the quest for a legal framework The National Assembly has forwarded to President Muhammadu Buhari the harmonised version of the Bill on Nigerian Peace Corps for assent, following its passage by both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Information authoritatively gathered by OrderPaper Nigeria...
The Rep. Gbillah Committee is investigating crude oil sales from 2014 till date, as well as Whistleblower Information and Recoveries and expenditure of these recoveries Under the aegis of George Uboh Whistleblowers Network, some protesters on Tuesday staged a march at the main gate of the National Assembly against the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee over alleged 48 million barrels of stolen crude oil, which was later sold in China for $2.4 billion. Led by...
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health says factors responsible for brain drain in Nigeria are multifaceted, and a mere denial of full practice license to medical practitioners, as contained in the bill, might aggravate the issues rather than resolve them. READ ALSO: MVP Hall of Fame: 20 National Assembly Members make Semi-Final Shortlist The lawmaker representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe, has described the legislative proposal mandating five-year practice in Nigeria for Medical...
Foremost Parliamentary Monitoring Organisation, OrderPaper Nigeria announces successful lawmakers in Semifinal of first-ever Most Valuable Parliamentarian (MVP) Hall of Fame  READ ALSO: OrderPaper Nigeria: 22 Moments and Milestones of 2022 OrderPaper Nigeria and its partners have announced no fewer than twenty members of the Ninth National Assembly as Semi-Finalists for the country’s first-ever Most Valuable Parliamentarian (MVP) Hall of Fame. In a statement released on Friday, 7th April 2023,...
Reps Deputy Speaker rules out motion as lacking details and facts, urges sponsor to re-present the motion on a later date READ ALSO: 10TH NASS: What the early signals indicate in race for Speakership The House of Representatives has declined the adoption of a motion to constitute an Ad-hoc Committee to probe the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over its inability to promote the spread of telecommunication services in the country. This followed...