Joy Erurane, Author at OrderPaper

House of Representatives PERFORMANCE SCORECARD Senate

IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Accolades for OrderPaper on NASS scorecards

Joy EruraneAugust 28, 2024113 min

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...

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...

National Assembly Politics

LIFE Last Week: Substantial accuracy as NASS validates OrderPaper predictions

Joy EruraneJuly 16, 20247 min

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,...

House of Representatives Spotlight

KFC: Disdain for disability and a parliamentary probe in limbo | INVESTIGATION

Joy EruraneJuly 12, 202418 min

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...

Spotlight

El-Rufai: Between a son, father and godfather | OrderPaper Backstory

Joy EruraneJune 8, 20246 min

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...

Nuggets & Learning

EXPLAINER: 8 Steps to Amend the Constitution

Joy EruraneJanuary 16, 20249 min

Over time, as society evolves and development aspirations expand, there arises a need to establish or amend rules to fit current situations and values. The constitution of the country is not immune from such amendments

OrderPaper Specials

HURRAY: Cheers as OrderPaper celebrates 2023 milestones

Joy EruraneJanuary 13, 20246 min

Moments, Memories, and Milestones, OrderPaper’s achievements in 2023 have been released in a 42-page report! OrderPaper, Nigeria’s foremost independent parliamentary monitoring organisation and policy think tank, has celebrated its milestones and achievements in 2023. Described as a loaded and fun-filled year, the organisation detailed its achievements in the outgone year, in a 42-page report, titled ‘Moments, Memories and Milestones.’ The report, released on Tuesday, across various digital media platforms, highlights significant achievements and impactful moments...

Nuggets & Learning

EXPLAINER: The Budget: What it means and why it is important

Joy EruraneNovember 29, 20237 min

The annual budget determines how our lives as citizens are impacted by the government, which, acting on our behalf, allocates resources from our commonwealth to provide services for our benefit Do you know that the budget is a law? And like all laws passed by the legislature, it follows the same stages that a bill travels to become law. Since it is one of the most critical laws enacted annually in the country, is it...

Citizens Speak

Bill of the Week: Resurrection of the ‘social media bill’

Joy EruraneOctober 28, 20233 min

Attempts to regulate free speech online were stoutly resisted in the previous assembly but an executive bill in the House of Representatives surreptitiously reintroduces the ‘social media bill’ You might be wondering “Social media regulation, again? I thought we were past that?” Well, Nigeria is revisiting the controversial topic of social media regulation, as the National Assembly has received the ‘National Broadcasting Commission (Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2023’ from the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC),...

Nuggets & Learning

MTEF: What it means and why it matters

Joy EruraneOctober 24, 202314 min

The acronym MTEF may sound technical, and many citizens tend to ignore it. But it should not be so because the document lies at the heart of the annual budget, which determines how better or worse our lives get as Nigerians You must have heard and read about MTEF in the last few days. That is if you keep up with the news aside from gossip, entertainment, and sports, etc. This week, at OrderPaper Nigeria,...

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