A State-by-State Performance Scorecard of sitting lawmakers in their third year at the National Assembly, in alphabetical order
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Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq is a journalist, thought leader and political analyst with keen interest in governance and Nigerian history and politics
Residents, as well as the indigenous people of Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory are represented by three lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives. This scorecard highlights the bills tally of the lone Senator and two Rep members
Full text of welcome remarks by Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila at the resumption of the 9th House of Representatives for legislative work in 2023
On this edition of our Parliament Meme, the focus is on the role of the Senate Public Accounts Committee (PAC), known to be one of the highly empowered committees in both chambers of the National Assembly
On this episode of our Throwback Thursday, we examine the recurring issue of budget padding allegations against the National Assembly every fiscal year and critical questions on how the issue can become a thing of the past
President Buhari signs 2023 Appropriation Bill, Finance Bill 2022 into law to avoid delay in the commencement of its implementation. Urges National Assembly to reconsider its decision on his N23.7 trillion ‘Ways and Means’ request
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The 2023 budget to be transmitted to the President soon is the last ever to be passed by this Legislative Assembly. On Throwback Thursday this week, we take you through a timeline of Budget passage by the 9th National Assembly, highlighting milestones in the appropriation process thus far
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND As far back as the early 1620s, the Netherlands introduced stamp duty in its search for more revenue to prosecute the war with Spain. Revenue collector, Johannes van den Brooks is, however, credited with the invention of Stamp duty as an instrument of revenue before it was adopted by the British in 1670. In Nigeria, it was introduced 1st of April 1939 as Ordinance 41 of 1939 (and subsequent amendments)...
On Throwback Thursday this week, we examine milestones in the Constitution Review process thus far and critical questions on the way forward
In continuation of our Governorship series, our Parliament Spotlight this week is on the Speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly seeking to become the Chief Executive at the State Government House