 OrderPaper’s signature policy review on the transition of politicians from the legislature to the executive (FLEX) gets positive reviews Commendations have continued to pour in for OrderPaper Nigeria over the release of its expository work on the significance and impact of the transition of political actors from the legislature to the executive (FLEX) on democracy and public service delivery in the country. Former minister of education and founder of the School of Politics, Policy and...
Local government autonomy is now a reality in Nigeria but what does it mean and what duties does it impose on citizens? Local government autonomy has been the song on many lips these past weeks and months. This is as a result of the recently resolved suit brought by the Federal Government against the State Governments. As a country, several lapses have been noticed in the discharge of duties of local government authorities and their...
This week’s GESI tracker addresses the House’s suspension of the Samoa Agreement over LGBTQ+ fears, progress on the VAPP Act, and a gender bill to increase women’s seats in parliament 74. Much ado about the Samoa Agreement The Samoa Agreement has been a news headline this past week following controversies on some unclear clauses. The agreement is a framework for a partnership deal between the European Union (EU) and the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and...
Matters have gone into an eerie silence in the widely condemned ill-treatment of a person with disability at a KFC outlet in Lagos. This is despite a parliamentary probe launched with much drama and efforts to get the HQ of the global food brand to redress the distasteful conduct of its licensee Months ago, Adebola Daniel, a young man with a disability, was denied access to Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), at the Lagos Airport in...
The House has advanced a bill to create an additional state in the south-east geopolitical zone so as to address the imbalance in the country A bill seeking the creation of Etiti state from the five states in the south-east geo-political zone scaled through second reading in the House of Representatives on Thursday. The proposed new state would encompass 11 existing local government areas from the region. The piece of legislation is sponsored by Rep....
The National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) and FCTA Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board have some questions to answer before the House Committee over misconducts in 2024 Hajj The House of Representatives on Thursday set up an ad-hoc committee to investigate the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) over the misconduct in the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion moved by Rep. Mohammed Bio (APC Kwara), on the floor of the House...
A call to investigate recruitment dispute between the Police Service Commission (PSC) and the IGP, a revisit of the school feeding, and welfare scheme for youths are major highlights from plenary of the House Reps to intervene in PSC and IGP recruitment face-off The House of Representatives on Thursday mandated its standing committee on police to investigate and resolve the ongoing recruitment dispute between the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun and the Police Service...
Senator Adaramodu, in this exclusive interview with OrderPaper, explains why citizens must take ownership of constituency projects Since the inception of constituency projects in Nigeria there have been misconceptions, poor evaluations and misinformation of the scheme in the public domain. While some acknowledge that such projects help in bringing development to grassroots constituencies, others have continuously criticised it. Also known as Zonal Intervention Projects (ZIP), constituency projects are generally defined as particular efforts or development...
A bill to create a new state from Kano, forex regulation and moves to contain fire outbreaks were highlights in today’s senate plenary Senate introduces constitutional bill to create new state from Kano The Senate has introduced a bill seeking to alter the constitution to create a new state, Tiga State, from Kano. The bill is sponsored by Senator Kawu Sumaila (NNPP, Kano South). This is not the first time that the senate is proposing...
The incumbent president of the senate, Godswill Akpabio, and his predecessor, Ahmad Lawan, openly disagree over the best time to start senate plenary There was a mild argument on the floor of the Senate between the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and the immediate past Senate President, Ahmad Lawan over a move to adjust commencement time for plenary. This was prompted by a motion sponsored by the Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele (APC,...
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