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Nigeria: Budgeting from the gender and inclusion lens | GESI Tracker

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeFebruary 9, 20256 min

As lawmakers round up scrutiny of the 2025 budget proposal, prioritizing gender and social inclusion in resource allocation is key to promoting inclusivity and equitable development. Budget defence by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) serves as a critical platform for lawmakers to carefully scrutinize details of the budget proposal laid by the president. This process ensures that public funds are not only allocated judiciousy but also distributed equitably to address the needs of all Nigerians,...

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Implications of late submission of the 2025 budget | ANALYSIS

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeDecember 16, 20243 min

In Nigeria’s governance framework, timely submission of the annual budget is critical for maintaining fiscal discipline and service delivery. President Bola Tinubu will present the 2025 budget proposal to the National Assembly on Tuesday. But the delay raises significant concerns about the legislative process, financial governance, and public accountability. Concerned about this, the House of Representatives in October called for the submission of the budget or risk rejection. Importance of timely budget submission...

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16 days of activism, surrogacy and special seats bills | GESI Tracker

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeNovember 30, 20244 min

This week’s Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) tracker reports on the participation of House of Representatives’ members in 16 days of activism and bills on surrogacy and special seats for women and PWDs. 16 Days of Activism This week started with the 16-day march in solidarity with women to end gender-based violence across the globe. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas (APC, Kaduna), deputy speaker, Rep. Benjamin Okezie Kalu (APC, Abia)...

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Sexual harassment bill bounces back | GESI Tracker

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeOctober 19, 20244 min

This week’s Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) tracker focuses on the issues of sexual harassment in tertiary institutions. The Motion In the House of Representatives, Rep. Francis Ejiroghene Waive (APC, Delta) moved a motion for the reconsideration of the bill for an act to prevent, prohibit, and redress sexual harassment of students in tertiary educational institutions. Notably, this bill had previously gone through both the 8th and 9th assemblies before resurfacing in the 10th. Rep....

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RECESS: House of Reps postpones resumption to September 24th

Leah TwakiSeptember 12, 20242 min

The House of Representatives is set to resume from its annual recess on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, a week later than it earlier announced The House of Representatives has postponed its resumption from annual recess from the initial date of September 17 to Tuesday, September 24, 2024. The House has also revealed that the new board of the Public Complaints Commission (PCC) and the Joint Senate/House ad hoc committee on the petroleum industry investigation will...

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Hunger protest, disenchanted youths and a townhall | GESI Tracker

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeAugust 4, 20245 min

This week’s Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) tracker highlights the town hall meeting between Nigerian youths and the members of the House of Representatives to avert nationwide protest against hardship, hunger, and bad governance. Why the Call for Protest Nigerian youths had planned a protest before the House of Representatives announced a town hall meeting with select groups. The August 1st to 10th nationwide protest was initiated to end bad governance. Due to the...

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Natasha apology plus bills on elderly, youth and fistula care | GESI Tracker

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeJuly 27, 20245 min

This week’s Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) tracker highlights three pivotal initiatives on elderly care, youth welfare and fistula treatment introduced in the House of Representatives, while Sen. Natasha gets an apology from Akpabio over his derogatory nightclub comment Commission coming for the elderly A bill for the establishment of a national commission for elderly persons was brought to the House of Representatives this week. According to Country meters, approximately 3.1% of Nigeria’s population...

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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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COVID-19: NEPC report rejected as Reps order resubmission

Beloved JohnJanuary 29, 20244 min

The Reps Public Account Committee dismissed the National Export Promotion Council (NEPC) from its investigative hearing on Monday and also charged the council to submit its report 48 hours before the date of its next reappearance. The House of Representatives Committee on Public Account has asked the National Export Promotion Council (NEPC) to reappear before it with a properly detailed report on how it spent the N50 billion COVID-19 fund released in 2020. The Council...

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We used COVID-I9 funds to pay 13th month salary – NiMET

Beloved JohnJanuary 26, 20242 min

NiMET has told the House Committee on Public Account that the COVID fund it received was used as payment for its staff’s 13th month salary. The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has said the COVID-19 intervention fund released to it in 2020 was used for the payments of 13th-month salary to all its staff. The agency disclosed this during an investigative hearing with the House of Representatives Public Account Committee on Thursday, January 24, 2024. According...

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