The adoption of an additional budget bill for Abuja and confirmation of Kukere-Ekun as CJN as well as the inauguration of the Public Complaint Commission were highlights of activities in the senate today. Additional N288bn budget for Abuja The senate has passed for second reading, a bill seeking the approval of a N288 billion supplementary budget for Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). The bill is for an Act to issue from the Federal...
Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun is the 23rd appointed Chief Justice of Nigeria and the 2nd female to occupy this position in the history of the nation’s judiciary. The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun as Chief Justice of Nigeria. This followed a request from President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, seeking the Senate to confirm her as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The request was thereafter referred to...
A detailed analysis by OrderPaper on the performance of lawmakers between June 2023 and May 2024 shows that Okpebholo sponsored only one bill in the 10th Senate. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday, 22 September, 2024, declared Senator Monday Okpebholo (APC, Edo Central) winner of the Edo State governorship election held on Saturday. The governor-elect of Edo State, Okpebholo, received 291,667 votes from eleven of the state’s eighteen Local Government Areas (LGAs). The...
Tinubu claimed that his decision to withhold assent to the bill was concluded after careful examination and consultation. A bill to raise the retirement age of legislative staff members at the National Assembly from 60 to 65 years old and to extend their term of service from 35 to 40 years has been rejected by President Bola Tinubu. This was disclosed in a letter read by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, during the...
Akpabio stressed that the recent spike in insecurity, especially in some regions, is a clear call for lawmakers to step up their efforts in creating laws and taking decisive action to protect the communities. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has sympathised with Nigerians on the harsh economic situations, inflation, skyrocketing living expenses, and an unstable market facing the country. Akpabio however clarified that the issues are not as a result of the actions...
Kekere-Ekun was appointed in August following the retirement of Olukayode Ariwoola as CJN and has been functioning in acting capacity since then. President Bola Tinubu has requested the Senate to confirm Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The request which came on the basis of Section 231(1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), was contained in a letter read by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio during the Tuesday’s plenary....
Bamidele assured that both chambers of the National Assembly will ensure to resolve the issues in the petroleum sector. The National Assembly is set to relaunch its investigation into alleged economic sabotage within Nigeria’s petroleum sector, following the decision to form a joint committee. This was disclosed in a statement on Monday by the Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central), who chairs the senate ad-hoc committee on the issue. OrderPaper recalls...
Delta state has seen a very poor performance from its only female representative since the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly Delta state has a total of 13 lawmakers in both chambers of the national assembly. Of these 13, only 3 failed to sponsor any bill in the first year of the 10th NASS. A detailed analysis by OrderPaper on the performance of lawmakers between June 2023 and May 2024 shows that Delta state lawmakers...
Ekpenyong may have sponsored an impressive number of bills but all are still at the 1st reading stage like others from Cross River state Nigeria has become a hotspot for debate as to whether it is best to keep voting in the older generation into politics based on their life experiences or to vote in the younger generation due to their vibrance and intellect. Interestingly, the Not-Too-Young-to-Run bill, signed into law by former President Muhammad...
Six newbies in the House of Representatives from Adamawa state did not sponsor a bill in the first year of the 10th national assembly Since the inauguration of the 10th assembly in June 2023, there seems to be a mixed impression on the performance of new lawmakers in the terms of carrying out their legislative duties effectively. Without any doubt, parliamentary experiences play a huge role in the ability of lawmakers to perform efficiently,...
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