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OrderPaper rewards 18 NASS Members for valuable contributions in lawmaking

Appraising the core duty of lawmaking, OrderPaper rewards eighteen performing members of outgoing Ninth National Assembly for making it to the Semifinals of the country’s first-ever Most Valuable Parliamentarian Hall of Fame   READ ALSO: OrderPaper hosts Night of Glamour in honour of performing NASS members     Eighteen members of the outgoing Ninth National Assembly have received Certificates of Recognition for their valuable contributions in the core legislative function of lawmaking over the last...

9th NASS: OrderPaper inducts five lawmakers into MVP Hall of Fame

The inductees who emerged as finalists after a rigorous selection process overseen by an MVP Panel of Experts (MPEs), which started with the nomination of fifty-five federal lawmakers as of midterm (June 2022) of the Ninth National Assembly were presented with plaques at a well-attended ceremony     READ ALSO: OrderPaper hosts Night of Glamour in honour of performing NASS members       As the tenure of the Ninth National Assembly slowly grinds to...

OrderPaper hosts Night of Glamour in honour of performing NASS members

Nigeria’s foremost independent parliamentary monitoring organisation, OrderPaper hosts twenty-three performing members of the outgoing Ninth National Assembly at Night of Glamour, inducts five federal lawmakers into country’s first-ever Most Valuable Parliamentarian Hall of Fame   READ ALSO: OrderPaper rewards 18 NASS Members for valuable contributions in lawmaking     The much anticipated ‘Night of Glamour’ heralding the induction of the best-performing lawmakers in the 469-member Ninth National Assembly into Nigeria’s first-ever Most Valuable Parliamentarian Hall...

Oke Epia: The Ninth National Assembly and the Buhari Years

Oke Epia is the Founder of OrderPaper, Nigeria’s foremost independent parliamentary monitoring organisation and policy think tank that bridges the gap between people and parliament.       An assessment of the Buhari presidency and the national assembly must necessarily be viewed from two lenses. One is the character and personality of the president himself. The other is the bifurcated fractious power play co-located within the presidency itself and the outlying centrifugal forces battling for...

MVP Hall of Fame: Na’Ábba endorses initiative as Saraki headlines guest list 

OrderPaper to unveil ‘Best of the Best Legislators’ in Ninth National Assembly at Night of Glamour in Abuja. Deserving finalists to be inducted into Most Valuable Parliamentarian (MVPs) Hall of Fame    READ ALSO: #FixPolitics: “MVP Hall of Fame will compel healthy rivalry among lawmakers”       President of the Senate in the 8th Assembly, Senator Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the 4th House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ghali Na’Ábba have associated with the...

10th NASS: “Why Muktar Betara holds the Aces” | OPINION

Public Affairs Analyst, Emmanuel Ajibulu pens opinion piece calling for all key members of the party have a say in the decision-making process of NASS Presiding Officers, makes case for Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation as best man for the job    By Emmanuel Ajibulu     READ ALSO: Parliament Special: Nigeria’s 10th National Assembly and the ghost of 2015     As the only legitimate arm of government endowed with the mandate...

“OrderPaper has really brought out consciousness” – Reps Chief Whip

Borno North Senator-Elect applauds OrderPaper for work in the legislative space, highlights its value in motivating debates, awareness and consciousness   READ ALSO: MVP Hall of Fame: “OrderPaper ensures we’re held accountable” – Rep Onofiok Luke     Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Rep. Mohammed Tahir Monguno, has commended OrderPaper Nigeria for the quality of research-based work it carries out around legislature, noting that it has motivated lawmakers to step up on their...

Parliament Meme: 10 Things to expect at inauguration of 10th House

 With just a few days before the Proclamation of a new National Assembly, what should observers of the parliament expect? Check out this week’s edition of ParliamentMeme highlighting ten things to expect at the inauguration of the 10th House of Representatives.     READ ALSO: ROAD TO 10TH NASS: Is Gagdi, dark horse in Speakership race?     FIRST SESSION As Members-Elect assemble at the Chamber for the first meeting of the House, the Clerk...

ROAD TO 10TH NASS: Is Gagdi, dark horse in Speakership race?

Fortunate to have survived a tsunami that denied hundreds of incumbent lawmakers a return to the federal parliament, Gagdi is gunning for the Speakership of the Tenth House of Representatives. The youngest of eleven Aspirants, does he possess political dexterity that would see him clinch the seat as a dark horse? We examine the strengths and weaknesses of the Plateau lawmaker ahead of the Election of Presiding Officers of the National Assembly come June.  ...

ROAD TO 10TH NASS: APC shuns Senator Kalu, Wase in zoning arrangement

Governing All Progressives Congress throws weight behind the candidacies of former Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio and Kaduna lawmaker, Hon. Tajudeen Abass as Presiding Officers of Tenth Senate and House of Representatives, respectively   READ ALSO: Parliament Special: Nigeria’s 10th National Assembly and the ghost of 2015   Following weeks of speculations and consultations, the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced its power-sharing arrangement and choice of candidates ahead of the...