Rep. Chike Okafor in this exclusive interview with OrderPaper, explains legislative efforts to address the food crisis in Nigeria In the 2023 Global Hunger Index, Nigeria ranked 109th out of 125 countries. With a score of 28.3, Nigeria has a level of hunger that is declared ‘serious’. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed that the national average cost of a healthy diet was N1,241 in June 2024. This is 19.2% higher than the amount...
After 11 days in captivity, Joan Onyemaechi Mrakpor, former member of the House of Representatives, was released on August 9, 2024. We bring you pertinent details of her background in the Ex-NASS Series piece Mrakpor was abducted on July 30, 2024, by armed gunmen at her church in Asaba, Delta State. During the incident, the gunmen shot and killed a police officer and her driver before they forcefully took her away. The gunmen reportedly escaped...
The senate has described the allegations that it determines its own salaries as “uncharitable and satanic.” In a fervent rebuttal, the Nigerian Senate has dismissed allegations suggesting that it determines its own salaries and receives special fiscal packages from the presidency. These claims, which were amplified following a visit by a group of House of Representatives members to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, have sparked significant controversy. The senate has clarified that it only receives salaries...
Attempting to bridge Nigeria’s infrastructure gap, here is how President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development (RHID) programme is to be funded in the ₦6.2 trillion budget increase Nigeria’s infrastructure challenges have long hindered its economic growth. President Bola Tinubu‘s solution is encapsulated in the ‘Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development Fund (RHIDF)’ moniker. It arguably evolved from the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) established by President Muhammadu Buhari. So is it a case of an old wine...
The House of Representatives has announced new committee members to investigate economic sabotage within the petroleum sector The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, has appointed Rep. Julius Ihonvbere (APC Edo), the majority leader of the House, and six other members to the joint Senate/House committee tasked with investigating alleged economic sabotage within Nigeria’s petroleum industry. The appointment was announced in a statement released on Friday by the House’s Spokesperson, Rep. Akin...
The youth population in Kenya and Nigeria are sounding alarm bells that the political establishment can no longer ignore. This is the focus of this week’s Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) tracker The voices of youth in both Nigeria and Kenya have grown louder in response to systemic governance failures. The recent protests in these two nations underscore a pressing necessity for social inclusion as a fundamental element of effective governance. With youth representing...
The House of Representatives is in the news again over non-fulfillment of their 50% salary donation to ameliorate the biting economic hardship endured by constituents. The House of Representatives has failed to implement its promise to donate 50% of their salary as part of their contributions to cushion the economic hardship suffered by constituents. Recall that members in the green chamber passed a resolution on July 18, 2024, to donate 50% of their salaries for...
Plateau State, in north-central Nigeria, has a total of eleven members in the national assembly, comprising three senators and eight representatives in the house Plateau State, located in the middle belt region of Nigeria, is the twelfth largest state by size, with an estimated population of about 4.5 million. Approximately 25% of the population resides in urban areas, while the remaining 75% live in rural areas. Created in 1976 from the northern part of the...
The national assembly is failing in its oversight responsibilities in checkmating the excesses of the executive branch. This has cumulatively led to excruciating economic hardship being experienced by citizens today. The National Assembly (NASS) of Nigeria is charged with the responsibility of overseeing the executive arm of government. But it has abdicated the crucial responsibility to address the biting hardship afflicted on Nigerians by the economic policies introduced by the current and past administrations. The...
The unending confusion in the House of Representatives over the NNPCL probe on endemic corruption in oil sector has continued to spark reaction from lawmakers alleged to have sponsored an advertorial against the sack of NNPCL boss  Another member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Clement Jimbo (APC, Akwa Ibom), has disowned newspaper publications that kicked against the removal of the chief executive of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari. Rep. Jimbo...
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