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10TH NASS REPORT CARD: North-central Reps sponsor 146 bills in first year

North-central lawmakers in the 10th House of Representatives have made significant contributions in their first year, sponsoring a total of 146 bills  From June 2023 to May 2024, representatives from the north-central zone demonstrated their commitment to legislative duties by sponsoring 146 bills, which represent 12.4 percent of all bills introduced in the house. The status of these bills is as follows: 2 bills were passed/transmitted, 2 bills were consolidated, 1 bill was recorded as...

10TH NASS REPORT CARD: Speaker leads as 3 ranking reps sponsor no bill

Top ranking lawmakers accounted for 57 out of 1175 bills processed in the 10th House as three in this category recorded nil in the bills tally. As the 10th National Assembly recently clocked one year in office, OrderPaper has been publishing the annual performance appraisals of lawmakers on bills sponsorship which is their primary responsibility. According to thes detailed analysis of bills processed between June 2023 and May 2024, top ten (10) ranking lawmakers in...

Surrogacy, cost of medicine, and N24bn airport refund | HOUSE GIST TODAY

A price review for medicines, surrogacy regulation bill, and a N24bn refund for airport takeover are major take-away from today’s plenary Economy hardship: Review NHIS medicine price list, Reps tell FG The House of Representatives called on the federal government to review the price list for medicine and medicare under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). It also urged its relevant committees to interface with the Federal Ministry of Health and the National Health Insurance...

Tinubu forwards tax reform bills to the House of Reps

President Tinubu said the proposed fiscal policy and tax reform bill aligned with ongoing financial reforms of the Federal Government and will enhance efficiency in tax compliance. President Bola Tinubu has transmitted four fiscal tax reform bills to the House of Representatives for consideration and expeditious passage. In a letter addressed to the speaker, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas on Thursday October 3, 2024, President Tinubu said the proposed bills present substantial benefits that align with his...

FRA: Reps consolidate six fiscal bills 

The House of Representatives has consolidated six Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) amendment bills. It is expected that the House will reintroduce the consolidated bill for second reading soon The House of Representatives on Thursday consolidated six Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) amendment bills. Chairman, rules and business committee of the House, Rep. Francis Waive (APC Delta), while making a brief explanattion, said the bills are of similar subject matter enhance the need for the consolidation of...

Superiority tussle over national honours and cross carpeting | HOUSE GIST TODAY

Heated debate over national honours and a cross carpeting from PDP to APC are major highlights at House plenary today Reps vs Senate superiority tussle over national honours In a heated debate that lasted for over an hour, members House of Representatives on Wednesday demanded that the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR), conferred on the Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas be changed to ‘Grand Commander Of the Order...

In superiority contest, Reps reject national honour for speaker

The House of Representatives says its speaker should be conferred with the second highest national honour to place him in same category as the senate president and chief justice In a protracted debate that lasted for almost two hours on Wednesday, members of the House of Representatives unanimoulsy rejected the title of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) billed to be conferred on the speaker. The lawmakers asked the federal government to...

OrderPaper NASS Report Cards Founded on Impeccable Data | Press Statement

OrderPaper has maintained that its National Assembly Annual Performance Appraisals remain founded on impeccable data OrderPaper, Nigeria’s foremost independent parliamentary monitoring organisation, wishes to address recent inquiries regarding the methodology and data integrity of our annual performance appraisals of members of the National Assembly. This statement is issued in light of recent discourse and potential misconceptions surrounding the accuracy of our reporting and analysis of the first-year performance of the extant 10th assembly. Members of...

10TH NASS REPORT CARD: South-west Reps sponsor 238 bills in first year

South-west lawmakers in the 10th House of Representatives have introduced a total of 238 bills during their first year in office. In their first year in office, representatives from the south-west geopolitical zone made notable strides in their legislative responsibilities by sponsoring 238 bills, which accounts for 20.3 percent of all bills in the house. Among these bills, 12 were passed/transmitted for concurrence, 1 was consolidated, 2 were adjourned at debate, 8 are awaiting consideration,...

10TH NASS REPORT CARD: Former senate president from Yobe maintains zero bill record

Ex-senate president Lawan and other ranking lawmakers representing Yobe state recorded zero in the bills chart  As the 10th National Assembly recently clocked one year in office, OrderPaper, in keeping to a five-year tradition, began the publication of the annual performance appraisals which is basically focused on bills processing by members of the Senate and House of Representatives. According to the detailed analysis which focused on work done between June 2023 and May 2024, the...

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