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2025 Budget: Lion share for defence as education gets N3.52 trillion

Leah TwakiDecember 18, 20244 min

In the 2025 budget estimates, N4.91 trillion was allocated to defence, N4.06 trillion to infrastructure while education and health got N3.52 trillion and N2.48 trillion respectively. President Bola Tinubu has allocated a lion share of N4.91 trillion to defence while the education sector will gulp N3.52 trillion in the 2025 fiscal year. These were revealed during the president’s 2025 budget presentation to a joint session of the national assembly Wednesday. Tagged, “the restoration budget: securing peace,...

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As 2025 budget distorts the annual fiscal circle | ANALYSIS

Elizabeth AtimeDecember 18, 20244 min

The late submission and inevitably delayed passage of the 2025 national budget resets the annual January-December fiscal circle achieved in the last five years President Bola Tinubu is expected to present the 2025 budget before the national assembly today. This is less than two weeks before the emd of 2024. By implication, the January-December fiscal circle achieved and sustained previously will be distorted. This is because parliament is not likely to consider and pass the...

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Insecurity, job racketeering, insurance bill | SENATE GIST TODAY

Sharon EboesomiDecember 17, 20245 min

The Senate, at today’s plenary, passed the 2024 Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Bill to consolidate existing insurance laws and reduce reinsurance capital requirements, while also addressing insecurity by proposing laws to limit cross-border cattle movement and advocating for modern ranches to curb farmer-herder conflicts. Additionally, the senate upheld the dismissal of a petitioner over job racketeering allegations and rejected a separate wrongful termination petition, emphasizing adherence to due process and existing regulations. Senate passes insurance...

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All set for budget presentation as Reps moves to probe agric scheme | HOUSE GIST TODAY

Leah TwakiDecember 17, 20244 min

At plenary today, the House suspended its rules for the 2025 Budget presentation while an investigation into an agricultural mechanisation programme was called. House rules suspended ahead of budget presentation Ahead of the 2025 budget presentation by President Bola Tinubu, the House of Representatives on Tuesday suspended its rules to admit non-members into the chambers tomorrow, Wednesday. Just as indicated on Tuesday’s order paper, the speaker at the end of plenary asked the House Leader,...

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Insecurity: Senate to limit cross-border cattle herding

Sharon EboesomiDecember 17, 20245 min

In response to the debate, the senate resolved to take decisive measures to address the security crisis caused by cross-border cattle herding. The senate has mandated its committee on national security and intelligence, livestock and agriculture to liaise with the federal government with a view to establishing modern cattle ranches across the country to reduce insecurity. This is as it also resolved to enact a law limiting cattle movement from neighbouring countries to Nigeria. The...

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Senate turns heat on petitioner over alleged job racketeering

Sharon EboesomiDecember 17, 20244 min

In a related development, the senate rejected the petition filed by another petitioner against the NDPHC regarding the alleged unlawful termination of his appointment in 2018. The senate has upheld the dismissal of Uwalaka Peter Ebere from the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation, citing his alleged involvement in job racketeering and fraudulent extortion of money from job seekers. The decision, aimed at serving as a deterrent, also directs the Auditor General’s office...

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Reps summon defence, army chiefs over unlawful detention

Leah TwakiDecember 17, 20243 min

The CDS, COAS and the Commanding Officer of 177 battalion have some explanations to give before the House Committees on Army, Human Rights and Justice this Thursday over unlawful detention The House of Representatives has strongly condemned the unlawful arrest and detention of a prominent community leader, Alhaji Bello Badejo, by officers of the 177 Battalion of the Nigerian Army, calling it a violation of his fundamental human rights as enshrined in the Nigerian Constitution....

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LIFE This Week: The 2025 budget and the Badenoch bit

Sharon EboesomiDecember 17, 20249 min

OrderPaper’s Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LIFE) predicts that lawmakers will focus on the 2025 budget following the president’s presentation. Reactions to Kemi Badenoch’s controversial remarks on Nigeria may also occur. The National Assembly is set for a significant week, with several high-profile matters on the agenda. President Bola Tinubu will present the 2025 Appropriations Bill, his second budget proposal since taking office, to a joint session of the legislature. The legislative review of the fiscal...

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Onuigbo lauds Tinubu, Kalu on SEDC

Leah TwakiDecember 16, 20245 min

President Tinubu and Deputy Speaker Kalu praised for the swift enactment and constitution of the South East Development Commission (SEDC), which addressed 54 years of marginalisation in the region. The Chairman of the Security, Climate Change, and Special Interventions Committee on the Governing Board of the North East Development Commission (NEDC), Rep. Sam Ifeanyi Onuigbo, has commended President Bola Tinubu for taking a historic step toward addressing long-standing marginalization in the South East by...

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LIFE Last Week: Over 66 percent accurate predictions plus STAR bills

Joy EruraneDecember 16, 20245 min

OrderPaper recorded a success rate of over 66 percent in forecasting the key topics discussed in the National Assembly last week. OrderPaper remains your go-to source for providing insightful updates on the happenings within the National Assembly. In our recent forecasts for the plenary sessions from December 10 to 12, 2024, a 66.7 percent accuracy rate was achieved. This showcases the value of our Legislative Intelligence Unit, which makes it easier for both policymakers and...

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