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Minister gives details of N6.2trn extra budget for 2024

Leah TwakiJuly 23, 20245 min

The minister revealed details of President Tinubu’s extra ₦6.2 trillion budget, pledging responsible utilization of funds The Federal Government has assured Nigerians of its commitment to the prudent utilization of an additional N6.2 trillion budget for 2024, aimed at stimulating economic growth through infrastructural projects. The minister of budget and national planning, Sen. Atiku Bagudu, gave the assurance while addressing the House of Representatives committee on appropriation chaired by Rep. Abubakar Bichi (APC, Kano) on Monday....

House of Representatives

Kogi Rep, Idris Salman, defects to APC

Leah TwakiJuly 23, 20241 min

Rep. Salman has detected from ADC to APC citing crisis at the national level of previous party The lawmaker representing, Ijumu/ Kabba-Bunu federal constituency, Rep. Idris Salman has defected from the African Democratic Party (ADC) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Tajudeen Abbas (APC Kaduna) announced this development while reading Rep. Salman‘s letter of defection during plenary on Tuesday. In the letter, the lawmaker cited crisis at the...

Senate

Akpabio apologises to Natasha over nightclub gaffe

Sharon EboesomiJuly 23, 20242 min

Akpabio also debunked social media claims that he has “numerous girlfriends.” The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has apologised to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central), over his derogatory nightclub comment. Akpabio made this apology during Tuesday’s plenary while addressing reports on social over his comment. Orderpaper recalls that last Thursday Akpabio shunned Natasha while she attempted to speak without being invited to during his speech saying, “Senator Natasha, you cannot speak without being...

National Assembly Politics

National Assembly passes bill to peg minimum wage at N70,000

Sharon EboesomiJuly 23, 20243 min

The proposed increase in the minimum wage is part of the federal government’s short-term measure to mitigate the hardship situation in the country. The Senate and House of Representatives have passed the national minimum wage bill seeking to increase the lowest wage from N30,000 to N70,000 and to reduce the time for periodic review of the from five years to three years. The passage of the bill followed the first, second and third reading of...

LIFE Service National Assembly Politics

LIFE This Week: Minimum wage and the fuss over Dangote refinery

Elizabeth AtimeJuly 23, 20245 min

As the nation continues to grapple with pressing concerns, OrderPaper predicts, in this week’s Legislative Intelligent Forecast Entry (LIFE), issues that will engage the National Assembly this week Nigeria has experienced pressing issues that require urgent attention in the past week. As the National Assembly reconvenes for this week’s legislative activities, it is expected that investigations into the Dangote, NNPCL and NMDPRA saga will deepen. It is also expected that the ₦70,000 new minimum wage...

Senate

House helps should earn 70k minimum wage – Senator

Sharon EboesomiJuly 23, 20244 min

If this request is considered and implemented, this would mean that domestic staff will be paid 70k minimum wage monthly. A call has been made for the inclusion of domestic servants as beneficiaries in the N70,000 newly announced national minimum wage. This call was made by Senator Osita Izunaso (APC, Imo West), on Monday during a public hearing on a bill seeking to document and protect domestic workers and employers in Nigeria. Other stakeholders present...

House of Representatives Senate

LIFE Last Week: How death of a rep and money bills defined NASS

Joy EruraneJuly 23, 20245 min

The death of a lawmaker and focus on money bills impacted our Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LIFE) for last week Before we dive into the details of this report card of our LIFE predictions last week, it’s important to note that it was a “slow week” for the National Assembly. With a plenary session suspended for one day and another day largely consumed by President Bola Tinubu’s money bills, little room was left to address...

House of Representatives RemTrack

Dangote Refinery: Key timelines of a beleagued petro-dollar plant

Timileyin OkunlolaJuly 22, 20248 min

Dangote Refinery, a subsidiary of the Dangote Group, has been on an iconic journey since its conception in 2013. Here is a run through of its progression, successes and challenges over the years. Dangote Refinery, the largest single-train refinery in the world, owned by Dangote Group, was inaugurated on the 22nd of May 2023 in Lagos, Nigeria. At full operation, it is expected to have the capacity to process about 650,000 barrels of crude oil...

Senate

How house help killed my 3-month old son – senator

Sharon EboesomiJuly 22, 20242 min

Sen. Umeh says the lives of employers of domestic staff should be protected as well as tose of the domestic workers. Senator Victor Umeh (LP, Anambra Central) has lamented over how his 3 months old son was killed by a domestic staff. Senator Umeh disclosed this on Monday while speaking at a public hearing on a bill seeking for an Act to provide for domestication and documentation of domestic workers and employers in Nigeria. The public...

National Assembly Politics

Reprieve for convicted pregnant women as sex-for-grades bill resurfaces | GESI Tracker

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeJuly 22, 20248 min

A bill to commute the death sentence for convicted pregnant women to life imprisonment and the reintroduction of the sexual harassment in tertiary institutions are highlights in OrderPaper’s GESI tracker last week In recent times, there has been debate about the unethical implications of sentencing convicted pregnant women in Nigeria to death. This controversial but necessary bill by the House of Representatives highlights the intersection of criminal justice, human rights, and child welfare, advocating for...

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