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Planned protest is ill-timed – Rep Ugbor to Benue youths

Leah TwakiJuly 29, 20245 min

Benue lawmaker, Rep. Teseer Ugbor, others charges Benue youth to shelve planned protest Rep. Teseer Ugbor (APC Benue), has called on youths to distance themselves from the planned protest scheduled for August 1st, saying it is ‘ill-timed’. The representative of Kwande/Ushongo federal constituency at the National Assembly alongside the minister of water resources and sanitation, Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev stated this while addressing a gathering of youths and other groups who gathered in Makurdi, the...

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Onuigbo hails Tinubu, Kalu, on south-east development law

Elizabeth AtimeJuly 25, 20242 min

Onuigbo, a climate change icon and former representative from Abia state, hails President Tinubu for assenting to the south-east development commission bill Member representing the south-east geopolitical zone on the governing board of the North East Development Commission (NEDC), Rep. Sam Onuigbo, has hailed President Bola Tinubu for assenting to the south east development commission (SEDC) bill sponsored by deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, and others. This was contained in...

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OPINION: Seeking better deal for Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa constituency

Timileyin OkunlolaJuly 22, 20245 min

Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa federal constituency is located within the Oke-Ogun region of Oyo State and falls within the jurisdiction of two lawmakers in the Nigerian federal parliament. This piece addresses the importance of these lawmakers combining efforts to fly the flag of the constituency on the floor of the 10th National Assembly. Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa is one of 14 federal constituencies in Oyo State, and it is being represented at the House of Representatives by the Rep. Oyeshina Namjimdeen Oyedeji...

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Banks will be stronger, resilient through recaptilization – Cardoso

Oluremi AgbejuleJune 27, 20243 min

The CBN took its reassurance on the recapitalisation exercise to global investors at a forum convened by the UK-Nigerian Chamber of Commerce The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, has reteriated that the bank will continue to collaborate with relevant financial institutions, the fiscal authorities and the National Assembly to ensure a successful recapitalisation exercise for deposit money banks in the country. Mr. Cardoso made this pledge in London on...

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CBN parleys organized private sector

Oluremi AgbejuleJune 23, 20243 min

The CBN dialogue with the NESG was convened to effectively consider strategies to strengthen the apex bank’s recent monetary policies The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has hosted a dialogue with the Organised Private Sector (OPS) and the apex bank’s leadership to explore strategies for enhancing Nigeria’s financial sector, especially recent monetary policies. The dialogue, which was held at the bank’s Lagos office during the week, focused on exploring how broad-based monetary policy communication and...

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OrderPaper, 4 other CSOs commend Kalu, urge swift passage of fiscal bill

Leah TwakiJune 20, 20244 min

While the GIFT cluster appreciates the milestone achieved on the fiscal bill, it’s looks forward to its passage and eventual assent by President Tinubu A coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) under the banner of the Growth Initiative for Transparency (GIFT) has called on both the House of Representatives and the Senate to expedite the legislative process to amend the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA), 2007. The CSOs who made this call in a statement on...

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OPINION: Bayo Onanuga and His Atavistic Longing for Military Rule

adminJune 5, 20244 min

The vitriolic language of Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu’s media aide, against the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has attracted a right of reply from Anthony Ubani, who lambasts him for a distasteful reference to military rule in disagreeing with a civil protest The arrogance, insensitivity and total lack of democratic reflex of the Tinubu administration and its eagerness to constrict civic spaces has been further evidenced by the indecorous and intolerant language used against organized labour,...

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OrderPaper joins other CSOs in demanding accountability for mass atrocities on National Day of Mourning

Leah TwakiMay 28, 20244 min

83 CSOs on the 2024 National Day of Mourning demanded that the federal government uphold Section 14(2)(b) CFRN 1999 (as amended) which states that “The security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of the government.” OrderPaper Advocacy Initiative and a coalition of 82 other Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have issued a strong call to the Nigerian government to account for the missing and the dead, and ensure justice for victims of...

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Press freedom in Legislative Agenda of the 10th National Assembly

Olabode AfurewajuMay 13, 20247 min

The Legislative Agenda of the 10th National Assembly aims to rebuild citizens’ confidence and deliver good governance for improved democracy in Nigeria which includes press freedom. The 10th House of Representatives was inaugurated on June 13, 2023 following the general elections on February 25, 2023. The election outcome produced a House with two hundred and seventy-six (77%) new and 84 (24%) returning members, continuing the traditionally high turnover rate in the legislature. The 10th Assembly will operate within...

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Leg’ACE Communique from the National Security Conference on State Policing

Olabode AfurewajuApril 24, 202414 min

The OrderPaper Leg’ACE community is willing to lend its expertise to the process of ensuring a unified policing system devoid of political, ethnic, and religious segregation and abuse of power. The Legislative Accountability and Constituency Engagement Programme (Leg’ACE) followed up on its Active participation in governance by submitting a memorandum to the constitutional amendment committee and arbitration on March 26, 2024, on the State Police Bill ahead of the public hearing. READ MORE: OrderPaper Leg’ACE...

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