The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking additional supplementary budget for Abuja A bill seeking to authorize the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to issue N288 billion from its Statutory Revenue Fund for the 2024 fiscal year scaled second reading in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. OrderPaper recalls that the House had passed N98.5 billion supplementary budget (Appropriation Bill) for FCTA on June 6. Also recall that President Bola...
A prediction by OrderPaper’s LIFE This Week has been proven right on the Borno flood as lawmakers demand that the Federal Government makes immediate interventions to alleviate the impact of the disaster. Just as predicted by OderPaper’s Legislative Forecast Entry (LIFE), the House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government (FG) to intervene urgently in the aftermath of the devastating floods in Maiduguri, Borno State. At the resumed plenary on Wednesday, lawmakers emphasized the dire...
The Senate and House of Representatives adjourned Tuesday’s plenary in honour of Senator Uba, who died during the annual recess of lawmakers The House of Representatives on Tuesday after 9 weeks of recess adjourned plenary to Wednesday to honour the life of Senator Ifeanyi Uba. OrderPaper recalls that Senator Uba died on July 27, 2024 at age 52, few days into the annual recess of lawmakers. The Speaker of the House, Rep Tajudeen Abbas in...
As plenary resumes this week after a long recess, OrderPaper’s Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LIFE) highlights critical issues expected to dominate discussions in the Senate and the House of Representatives Nigerian lawmakers resume full legislative activities in the National Assembly on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, after nine weeks of recess. It is known that annual recess in the legislative calendar is expected to serve as a vital opportunity for federal lawmakers to engage in...
The electoral body has rolled out regulations on how constituents can recall their representatives in the National and State Houses of Assembly The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved new regulations and guidelines for the recall of lawmakers from the National Assembly, State Houses of Assembly, and councillors in the Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This decision was announced following the commission’s meeting on Thursday, 19th September 2024, during which INEC...
Oyo State, in the south-west region of Nigeria, has a total of seventeen members in the National Assembly, comprising of three senators and fourteen representatives in the House Oyo State, South-west Nigeria, consists of 33 Local Government Areas and has Ibadan as the capital and the most populous city in the country. Oyo State is bound to the north by Kwara State, to the east by Osun State, partly across the River Osun, to the...
Of the 153 bills sponsored by Lagos lawmakers, only 7 have been passed so far while 7 Rep members had no bill to their names in the first year of the 10th National Assembly In the first year of the 10th National Assembly (June 2023 to May 2024), the 27 lawmakers from Lagos State made significant contributions to the legislative process. Their performance in terms of bill sponsorship was notably higher compared to their counterparts...
Karimi, Natasha and other Kogi lawmakers record stagnant bills as six Kogi Reps sponsor no bill in one year of the 10th National Assembly Legislators’ performance is typically rated based on constituency representation, committee involvement or oversight and legislative output. However, legislative output, which is measured by the number and quality of bills sponsored or co-sponsored by a legislator, including how many successfully become laws that can enhance the good governance and well-being of citizens,...
Kebbi stands as one of the states with the lowest number of bills and the slowest progression in the first year of the 10th National Assembly The performance of lawmakers has often been perceived differently by Nigerians, with much focus on how well they fulfil their core duties of oversight, representation, and lawmaking. While some legislators excel in their oversight roles or in connecting with their constituencies, many fall short in the area of lawmaking,...
Only 34 bills were recorded by Katsina lawmakers as 12 of them sponsored no bill in the first year of the 10th National Assembly At the start of the 10th National Assembly, there were widespread concerns about the legislative body’s capacity to function effectively, particularly due to the large influx of new legislators. As the core responsibilities of a legislature lawmaking, representation, and oversight were at stake, questions arose regarding whether the new lawmakers would...
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