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OrderPaperToday – In order to reduce borrowing and budget deficit, the Senate has charged revenue generating agencies of the federal government to generate and remit N3 trillion annually. The Senate noted that this is achievable that if efforts are made to cut down on wasteful spending. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, while declaring open an interactive session on the ‘need to improve internally generated revenue of the Federal Government of Nigeria and revenue projections of...

OrderPaperToday – Ganiyu Abiodun Johnson is one of the twenty-four team members who are flying the flag of Lagos State in the House of Representatives. He is representing Oshodi/Isolo ii federal constituency under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Johnson reached the height of his career as the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works and Infrastructure in Lagos State before being appointed as the Special Adviser on Works and Infrastructure to then-Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola,...

OrderPaperToday – Midway into the ninth National Assembly, two of the three senators from Sokoto State have shown low level performance in motions and petitions sponsorship. First, Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC, Sokoto North) recorded zero in motion and petitions. Wamakko who is serving his second tenure in the Senate is one of the former governors whom Nigerians perceived to have turned the red chamber into “retirement benefit”. Just like Wamakko, Sen. Ibrahim Danbaba (PDP, Sokoto South)...

OrderPaperToday – The House of Representatives has summoned the minister and permanent secretary of the ministry of foreign affairs for orders to foreign missions allegedly hindering implementation of the budget. The House also requested the ministry to rescind contents of a letter countering an earlier one written by its committee on foreign affairs which demanded compliance with the provisions of Section 11 of the 2022 Appropriation Act. The above resolution was sequel to a motion which...

OrderPaperToday – The only Senator from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Philip Tanimu Aduda, sponsored only one petition at midterm into the ninth Senate, while he recorded zero performance in motions sponsorship. Aduda sponsored petition against the Federal Government for the non-inlusion of indigene on the 2019 ministerial list. He is one of the longest serving members of the National Assembly, having served two terms in the House of Representatives and currently serving his third term...

rderPaperToday– Fatoba Olusola Steve is one of the six members from Ekiti State in the House of Representatives. Record shows that he is one of the members in the current 9th assembly who did not introduce any bill in the first two years of their four-year tenure. On the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr. Steve Fatoba is representing the federal constituency of Ado Ekiti/Irepodun/Ifelodun. He is serving as a member of the House Committee...

OrderPaperToday – The House of Representatives has adopted a motion to ascertain the actual daily consumption of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly called fuel in Nigeria; and the cost of rehabilitation of Nigeria’s four refineries. The House had, on Wednesday, yesterday made an announcement on the subject matter which it followed up with two motions moved by chairman of the rules and business committee, Abubaka Fulata, at plenary on Thursday. The House expressed concerns of Nigerians over the re-occurring...

OrderPaperToday – The House of Representatives on Thursday summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emiefele, to brief it on the implementation of electronic valuator and electronic invoicing which replaced hard copy final invoice for import and export businesses in Nigeria. While demanding the suspension of the new policy, the House also requested a briefing on the targeted revenue of N3.1 trillion given to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) by the federal...

OrderPaperToday – The House of Representatives on Thursday summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emiefele, to brief it on the implementation of electronic valuator and electronic invoicing which replaced hard copy final invoice for import and export businesses in Nigeria. While demanding the suspension of the new policy, the House also requested a briefing on the targeted revenue of N3.1 trillion given to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) by the federal...

OrderPaperToday – The House of Representatives has condemned, in the strongest terms, the creeping of resurgence of military coups in West Africa. Consequently, the House urged the federal government to strongly condemn the coups, impose strong sanctions, and mobilise other nations and stakeholders to impose very extensive sanctions. The motion was sponsored by Prof. Julius Ihonvbere (APC, Edo) came by way public national importance at plenary on Wednesday. Raising the motion, Ihonvbere noted, with high apprehension,...