Last week, OrderPaper accurately made predictions on critical issues that made their way into discussions within the National Assembly for plenary week October 8 – October 10, 2024. With an impressive accuracy rate of 83 perent, OrderPaper‘s Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LIFE) article has again proved to be a valuable resource for both public and private decision-making, as many of the issues we highlighted were indeed addressed in the National Assembly’s discussions and committee...
As Nigeria’s 10th National Assembly crosses its first year, OrderPaper’s 10th Assembly Report Card reveals that some lawmakers, including young and newbies, have sponsored a long list of bills, yet none have progressed beyond the first reading stage. While sponsoring a large number of bills signals intent to address pressing issues, seeing these bills through to the end goal of becoming laws is what truly makes an impact. For some lawmakers, introducing bills is the...
One of the most intriguing trends revealed by OrderPaper’s detailed report card is the high number of stagnated bills in the legislative pipeline for long It is not unusual for bills to take time to progress to the final stage, but when this becomes a trend with most bills stuck in the early stages, you start to ask questions. In this article, we dive into the “stagnated bills” trend revealed by OrderPaper’s detailed data-driven analysis....
In the first year of the 10th Senate, OrderPaper’s #NASSReportCard reveals that over 54 percent of bills sponsored are resurrected from the previous assembly. This “copy-paste” trend raises questions: Are lawmakers recycling old ideas at the expense of addressing current challenges faced by citizens? As the first year of the 10th National Assembly drew to a close in May 2024, opinions on the performance of representatives and the legislative branch as a whole, are varied. To...
It is often said that ignorance of the law is not excuse for violation. But it is even more important to know that apathy of the law-making process is a surrender to whatever comes your way, be it good or bad representation. In a previous piece, we already outlined the steps of how bills become laws. Now, we’re taking it a step further by defining the key terms, phrases, and processes involved in this process, in...
Here is a chronicle of accolades from members of the national assembly and other stakeholders who confirm, in their own words, the objectivity, thoroughness and impact of the annual performance scorecards published by OrderPaper Over the last five years, OrderPaper has maintained the tradition of appraising and publishing the performance of members of the national assembly, especially regarding the duty of law-making. This signature work is data-driven, detailed, thorough and, therefore, unimpeachable. It is little...
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...
OrderPaper’s forecast on issues for deliberation at the National Asembly (NASS) last week proved substantially accurate. We don’t mean to brag (maybe a little) but when we tell you we can see the future, it’s not far-fetched. OrderPaper’s Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LIFE) for last week, wherein we predicted the issues that the National Assembly will address during plenary week July 9th – 11th, has proved to be substantially accurate. With an impressive 62.5% score,...
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...
Caught between political allegiance and filial loyalty, Mohammed Bello El-Rufai is left fiddling and fidgeting in cryptic utterances that betray the deep dilemma the House of Representatives’ member is in. Here’s a backstory into the unfolding political thriller in Kaduna State. The Kaduna House of Assembly is stomping strong on the back of the immediate past governor of the State, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, who governed from 2015 to 2023. During the week, the assembly released...
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