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SPOTLIGHT: The Reps committees that matter on MTEF

The House will pass on the document to its relevant committees on MTEF to review and make recommendations that will form the foundations of the 2024 budget.   The House of Representatives is set to receive the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) for 2024 – 2026 fiscal year from the federal government. This is in accordance with the stipulations of the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) 2007, which mandates the federal government to submit the MTEF four...

EXCLUSIVE: Delta Rep outlines agenda to reduce poverty, promote free enterprise

Honourable Ukodhiko Jonathan Ajirioghene representing Isoko North/Isoko South Federal Constituency of Delta State in the Tenth House of Representatives sits with our National Assembly Lead, Elizabeth Atime to discuss his legislative agenda, constituency projects and his activities thus far     READ ALSO: As 10th NASS resumes, ten issues that should top the agenda     As the 10th National Assembly settles down for business, expectations are high among their constituents that the parliament would...

After 46 years in active politics, is Senator Adamu saying goodbye?

Insiders say that Senator Adamu, who is the party’s third substantive National Chairman, would have been forced out of office if he had not resigned from the position.     READ ALSO: Fact File: Performance Scorecards of Ex-Governors at the 9th Assembly     Following months of intrigues since the emergence of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the National Chairman of the party has quitted his position...

South South: Speakers, Deputy Speakers of State Assemblies | Parliament Spotlight

Part Five of our series on Speakers and Deputy Speakers of Nigeria’s State Assemblies is focused on the South South geo-political zone.     READ ALSO: Parliament Spotlight: Rukayat Motunrayo Shittu | Youngest female Member-Elect       Between the six State Houses of Assembly in Nigeria’s South South geo-political one, one hundred and sixty lawmakers represent various constituencies. However, who are the Presiding Officers of these Assemblies? In part four of our series on...

Parliament Spotlight: Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga | Reps Deputy Chief Whip

This week, our Parliament Spotlight is focused on the lawmaker representing Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency of Ogun State in the House of Representatives. She doubles as the only female Principal Officer among nineteen men in both chambers of Nigeria’s federal parliament.   READ ALSO: Parliament Spotlight: Franca Afegbua; Nigeria’s First Elected Female Senator     When the results of the 2023 National Assembly elections were fully unveiled to Nigerians, it was clear to many that...

Hall of Fame: Can anything good come out of Nigeria’s Parliament?

Convener of the Most Valuable Parliamentarian (MVP) Hall of Fame, Oke Epia, pens a reflective piece on the initiative; answers burning question about the possibility of members of Nigeria’s Parliament being found worthy of reward for performance.   Politicians are generally doubted and, many times, distrusted. Parliamentarians are worse off by a whim. So, can anything good come out of Nazareth? The above question is, therefore, a default reaction that would greet a celebration of...

“Why we are instituting the MVP Hall of Fame” – Oke Epia

“Many are called, but few are chosen” has come to be recognised as the unofficial tagline for the MVP Hall of Fame. Find out the story behind the historic move in this chat with the Founder of OrderPaper.   DOWNLOAD: The MVP Hall of Fame Publication (Semifinal Edition)     In a bid to strengthen legislative accountability and promote improved service delivery in the National Assembly, OrderPaper has been tracking lawmakers’ performance in both chambers...

OrderPaper Founder, Oke Epia, is Nigeria’s Most Influential Think Tank CEO 

Organisers say their choice for the awards rest on CEOs they feel have gone above and beyond in their field and deserve to be recognised for their achievements based entirely on merit, rather than popularity or company size as found with other awards programmes.     READ ALSO: 10th NASS Leadership: ED OrderPaper, speaks on deciding factors for Presiding Officers   Founder and Executive Director of OrderPaper, Oke Epia, has emerged as the Most Influential...

Parliament Spotlight: Asuquo Ekpenyong Jnr | Youngest Senator-Elect, 10th NASS

Contrary to the expectations of many, youth representation in the 10th National Assembly may not be as impressive as predicted. In assessing the small wins from the elections, however, this edition of Parliament Spotlight is focused on the youngest Senator-Elect in the next political dispensation.   READ ALSO: 10TH NASS: Composition of the Nigerian Senate | Parties, Ex-Governors and Deputies   Thirty-seven-year-old Asuquo Ekpenyong Jr, is not a new name in Cross River Politics, at...

OBITUARY: Ismaila Maihanci Yushau, the lawmaker-elect who took Taraba by storm

Victor on February 25, deceased by April 22; OrderPaper’s Ibrahim Gaddafi Tanko puts to pen the life and times of Honourable Ismaila Maihanci Yushau; the 36-year-old philanthropist and politician who took the Taraba polity by storm. Until his death, he was the lawmaker-elect for Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency of Taraba State in the incoming Tenth House of Representatives.       Born 36 years ago in the historic city of Jalingo, the Member-elect was born into...

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