January 17, 2025

Nigeria scores impressively high in EITI assessment

Nigeria’s highly successful scaling of the EITI global assessment is a true testament to NEITI’s hard work Nigeria has successfully scaled through the final global assessment of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). With high scores reaching 90 on data integrity, comprehensiveness of report, outcomes and impacts, contribution to economic growth and adherence to legal…

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January 17, 2025

Social media censorship threatens Freedom of Expression 

There has been several backlash from Nigerians against the calls to regulate social media. Social media censorship has become a recurring trend in today’s globalised world, given the fact that some online platforms have become serious tools for the perpetration of multiple forms of vices, however, it is impossible to outline the importance of access…

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January 17, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Citizens express concern over increased Hajj fare

Senator Ali Ndume had earlier condemned the increase, describing it as unfair and a calculated attempt to prevent Nigerian Muslims from taking part in the pilgrimage. The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has paid N500,000 each for 2,900 intending Kano pilgrims who will perform this year’s Hajj under the umbrella of the Kano State…

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January 9, 2025

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October 6, 2024

Half Of 10th NASS’ Bills Recycled – Report

A report by OrderPaper, Nigeria’s independent parliamentary monitoring organisation, shows that over half of the bills sponsored in the 10th National Assembly were recycled from previous assemblies, especially the immediate past 9th assembly. According to OrderPaper, data revealed that more than half of the bills sponsored in the Senate between June 2023 and May 2024 were…

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September 26, 2024

Private sector plays crucial role in promoting accountability in constituency projects

The Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has said the private sector plays a crucial role in promoting a culture of accountability as it pertains to constituency projects. He said this during a policy dialogue with the theme, “The Role of the Private Sector in the Implementation of Constituency Projects in Nigeria”, organised by OrderPaper Nigeria…

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September 24, 2024

Lack of transparency, accountability, challenges facing constituency projects -Senate Leader

The Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele on Monday said that one of the greatest challenges facing constituency projects in Nigeria is the issue of lack of transparency and accountability. He also urged contractors awarded constituency projects across the country to be efficient and transparent in the execution of projects. Speaking in Abuja during a policy…

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September 15, 2024

OrderPaper chief Epia push for Presidential, NASS elections to hold on separate dates

In a bid to ensure a level playing ground, the Executive Director OrderPaper, Mr Oke Epia has canvassed the reordering of the Presidential and National Assembly elections to hold on separate dates. Epia while presenting the report of his outfit on the recently held 2023 general elections stressed the need to avert the repeat of…

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September 9, 2024

Concerns As 10th National Assembly Characterised By High Bill Submission, Low Progress, Recycling In First

ABUJA – The first year of Nigeria’s 10th National Assembly has been characterized by a significant surge in the number of sponsored bills, yet a slow pace of legislative progression, with a notable portion of these bills being recycled from the previous 9th Assembly. This is the central finding of a comprehensive performance report set to…

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July 9, 2022

Fiscal responsibility: OrderPaper leads GIFT Nigeria Project to release policy brief on PIA

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), under the auspices of the Growth Initiatives for Fiscal Transparency (GIFT) Nigeria, have launched a policy brief to interrogate the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), 2021. Last year, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) 2021 into law. The Petroleum Industry Act provides a legal, governance, regulatory and fiscal framework for the…

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