In this opinion piece, Rep. Sam Onuigbo, sponsor of Nigeria’s Climate Change Act, says a major agenda for COP28 should be the search for unselfish leadership and a collective resolve to accelerate the transition from fossils to renewable energy It is on record that 151 countries have pledged to attain net zero emissions. Yet, The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report 2023, which was released earlier this month, shows that countries all...
Active Citizens Engaging the Legislature (ACEs) is an initiative of OrderPaper, Nigeria’s foremost independent parliamentary monitoring organization and policy think tank, conceived to achieve the implementation of its Legislative Accountability and Constituency Engagement (Leg’ACE) Programme. The Active Citizens Engaging the Legislature (ACEs) community has criticised the National Assembly’s decision to purchase luxury Sports Utility Vehicles, SUVs valued at N57.6 billion for the 360 members of the House of Representatives and 109 Senators, describing it as...
The interest of citizens is the paramount duty of parliament, writes Temitayo Odeyemi, in this opinion article shared with OrderPaper Nigeria Now that the new Nigerian national and subnational legislatures have completed leadership and committee selections, it is time to get on with their statutory tasks of law-making, representation, and oversight. However, by virtue of what legislatures symbolise, the job they are elected to do, and to strengthen their core roles, there is a pressing...
Professor of Environment and Development, Professor Chukwumerije Okereke and Senior Policy Analyst, Nnaemeka Oruh rue Nigeria’s missed opportunity to demonstrate leadership and the prioritisation of its action on Climate Change at UN General Assembly The 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) may have come and gone but the debates and the representations by global leaders continue to shape the path to commitments and development. In his opening remark, the UN Secretary-General said,...
The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), has concluded preparations to hold a Stakeholder Dialogue on implementing sections of the Fiscal Responsibility Act that relate to lending by banks to governments and public institutions in the Federation. In a press release made available on Tuesday and signed by Bede Anyanwu, Head of Strategic Communications in the Commission, it stated that the event to be held in Lagos this weekend, will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders...
The Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO), International Press Centre (IPC) and Media Rights Agenda (MRA) issued the call on Federal and State Governments in commemoration of this year’s International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI). Three freedom of expression and media development organisations today issued a joint call on Federal and State Governments to take urgent measures to facilitate access to the Internet for all Nigerians in accordance with the...
During his time with the ACEs, Mr. Ikeuba’s contributions were invaluable, and his positive influence will be deeply missed. He was a role model to fellow members, embodying the spirit of active citizenship and service to the community. The leadership of the Active Citizens Engaging the Legislature (ACE), a Legislative Accountability and Constituency Engagement programme of OrderPaper Nigeria, has expressed sadness at the passing of one of its members, Christopher Ikeuba. In a...
Barely one week after nominations by the President, Cardoso, a former Finance Commissioner during the Bola Tinubu-led administration in Lagos State takes over as ‘Governor’ of Nigeria’s apex bank. But what happens to the constitutional provision on confirmation by the National Assembly? Dr. Olayemi Michael Cardoso has formally assumed duty as the Acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) following his recent nomination by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. As contained in a...
Concerned Benue Stakeholder, Laz Apir reaches out to Governor Hyancith Alia in Open Letter. He highlights fifteen (15) points and posers for the governor’s attention, including salary arrears, Local Government Councils, Annual Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Plan (AMELP) and key performance indicators (KPIs), amongst others. I have no desire to bore you with needless congratulatory pleasantries on your election as the Governor of Benue State and your first one hundred (100) days...
The Growth Initiatives for Fiscal Transparency (GIFT) notes that the huge public debt profile has been encouraged by a weak revenue mobilisation, poor remittance culture, and corruption in public expenditure. A group of civil society organisations (CSOs) has decried Nigeria’s public debt profile of N87 trillion, describing it as unsustainable and a clarion call to reform the public finance management system. Led by OrderPaper Advocacy Initiative, the group, operating under the...
