Bills passage is an integral aspect of the lawmaking process as it ensures that the bill gradually progresses from the point of a conceived thought into an enforceable law that binds all citizens. Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Works, Rep. Akin Alabi, has shared his insights regarding the ongoing discussions about the pace of bills passage in the current assembly. Rep. Alabi was one of the panelists in a virtual conversation hosted...
Stakeholders within the legislative space have lauded OrderPaper for its impactful reporting and incisive analysis on parliamentary processes in Nigeria. The spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Rep. Akin Rotimi Jnr, (APC, Ekiti) has praised OrderPaper for its detailed, precise and accurate reporting within the Nigerian legislative space. He made this recognition at virtual conversation hosted by OrderPaper to commemorate the Global Legislative Openness Week (GLOW) 2024 tagged Legislative Accountability 101: Let’s talk 10th...
This week’s Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) tracker focuses on the issues of sexual harassment in tertiary institutions. The Motion In the House of Representatives, Rep. Francis Ejiroghene Waive (APC, Delta) moved a motion for the reconsideration of the bill for an act to prevent, prohibit, and redress sexual harassment of students in tertiary educational institutions. Notably, this bill had previously gone through both the 8th and 9th assemblies before resurfacing in the 10th. Rep....
The House plenary on Thursday focused on a made-in-Nigeria bill and Benue flood as well as land disputes in the middle-belt state Reps address flood impact in Benue Several flood impacts and land disputes in Benue State got the attention of the House on Thursday. Lawmakers urged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to provide relief materials to cushion the hardship of people in the affected areas. The House also asked security agencies to beef...
The House of Representatives has called for an increase in the budget of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, to review and increase the budgetary allocation to the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). The House highlighted that the bureau’s budget must align with the nation’s current realities in subsequent budget estimates, ensuring that it can effectively carry...
In the last House session, tax authorities allay fears on President Tinubu’s tax bills as reps demand reversal of hikes in petrol and cooking gas prices while works minister is summoned FIRS says no new taxes will be introduced Zacch Adedeji, chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has assured Nigerians that the ongoing President Bola Tinubu tax reform will reduce taxes, not introduce new ones or raise existing tax rates. He clarified...
The house reintroduced the bill aimed at promoting and protecting ethical standards, as well as addressing sexual harassment in tertiary institutions The House of Representatives has recommitted the bill which seeks to promote ethical standards and curtail sexual harassment in higher institutions in the country. Four other proposed legislations that failed to pass in the proceeding assembly were also recommitted. The sexual harassment bill was introduced in 2016 by former deputy president of the senate,...
The House of Representatives has called on President Tinubu to ensure timely submissions of 2025 Budget or risk rejection The House of Representatives has called on President Bola Tinubu to present the 2025 budget without further delay, warning that failure to do so could result in its outright rejection. This resolution followed a motion raised by Rep. Clement Jimbo (APC, Akwa Ibom), highlighting the executive’s non-compliance with section 11(1)(b) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA)...
A budget increase for FERMA, the ill-treatment of the super eagles by Libyan federation are major highlights from House today Reps demand 20 percent of work ministry’s 2025 budget for FERMA The House of Representatives has urged the ministries of budget and economic planning, finance and budget office of the federation, to allocate 20 percent of the ministry of works’ budget for the 2025 budget to the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) to enable the...
The lawmakers strongly condemned the inhumane treatment and frustration inflicted on the football players in Libya. The House of Representatives has strongly condemned the mistreatment of the super eagles and the Nigerian delegation by the Libyan Football Federation and the Libyan government. The lawmakers expressed their outrage over the ill-treatment and called on the Nigerian government to summon the Libyan Ambassador to Nigeria for questioning regarding the incident. This resolution came after a motion of...
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