As Members of the Green Chamber resume from their annual recess, Nigerians are laden with expectations from the lawmakers, especially in light of the State of the Nation. In this Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LIFE) Service, OrderPaper’s Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq and Lizzy Chirkpi, in fulfilling OrderPaper’s mandate to bridge the gap between people and parliament, outline an agenda for the Tenth House of Representatives. The agenda is focused on seven priority areas and a word of...
As part of OrderPaper’s mandate to bridge the gap between people and parliament, this special edition of its Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LIFE) Service is focused on the Nigerian Senate as it resumes from a five-week annual recess. Authors: Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq and Ojochenemi Onje-James There are huge indications that both chambers of the National Assembly will resume plenary sessions this week after its annual six-week vacation. Although the House of Representatives has made...
In the face of numerous challenges and distractions in parliament, what becomes of the Legislative Agenda for the Tenth House of Representatives? It is in light of this, that the constitution of a Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation, and Implementation of Legislative Agenda is been perceived as a necessary creation. Our team at the National Assembly sat with Rep. Patrick Umoh, Chairman of the newly-inaugurated Committee, who spoke about its purpose, bills tracking, funding of the...
A new 17-Member Board and Management team had last Friday been named by the President and tasked with ensuring a new era of successful administration in the NDDC, in line with his Renewed Hope agenda. President Bola Tinubu has nominated two former lawmakers in the amended nominations for the Board and Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). As contained in a communication by Presidential Media Aide, Ajuri Ngelale, the new...
Hours to the second Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government on the political impasse in Niger Republic; we present seven things to note about the reaction of the Nigerian Senate and a timeline on the developments in the landlocked country. By Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq and Ojochenemi Onje-James READ ALSO: ECOWAS Parliament: Speaker reaffirms commitment to strengthen representative democracy President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s alleged leaning towards military action in...
A native of Taraba State from the Northern Senatorial District, Danladi is one of President Tinubu’s nominees for a cabinet position. However, what do we know about the former lawmaker? Find out in this profile written by Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq and Alimi Olamilekan Quadri READ ALSO: Ministerial Screening: Senator John Enoh | Nominee with legislative background Born on 20th May, 1967, Senator Sani Abubakar Danladi is one of President Bola Tinubu’s Ministerial...
A former lawmaker, pro-democracy activist, former governor and now President; expectations are rife that Ministerial appointments into the Tinubu-led Federal Executive Council (FEC) would take a different turn. However, with the constitutional window almost closing in on him, what role does the Senate have to play in all of these? Find out in this special report by OrderPaper’s Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq and Ojochenemi Onje-James. READ ALSO: As 10th NASS resumes, ten issues that should top...
Part Five of our series on Speakers and Deputy Speakers of Nigeria’s State Assemblies is focused on the South South geo-political zone. READ ALSO: Parliament Spotlight: Rukayat Motunrayo Shittu | Youngest female Member-Elect Between the six State Houses of Assembly in Nigeria’s South South geo-political one, one hundred and sixty lawmakers represent various constituencies. However, who are the Presiding Officers of these Assemblies? In part four of our series on...
The House of Reps is holding its second plenary for the week since its resumption from a two-week break. However, the session suffered a slight setback following some minutes of blackout in the Chamber. Find out what our Correspondent filed below. READ ALSO: 10TH NASS: Composition of the Nigerian House of Representatives | Age, Gender Legislative activities suffered a temporary hitch on Wednesday, following an unexpected blackout in the National...
By Elizabeth Atime and Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq As the National Assembly resumes from its two-week break, OrderPaper, Nigeria’s foremost independent parliamentary monitoring organisation and policy think tank analyses key issues that should top the agenda of lawmakers in both chambers of the federal parliament. With the elections for Presiding Officers now off the way, the Tenth National Assembly will resume from a two-week break to fully settle for legislative business this week. It...
