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2023: OrderPaper partners FixPolitics, EiE, on Citizens’ Townhall for NASS Candidates

2 years ago3 min

With just about 90 days to the all-important 2023 general elections, Nigeria’s premier/pre-eminent legislative and policy think-tank, OrderPaper Nigeria, and its partners are set to hold its first-ever Citizens’ Townhall on Legislative Elections. The event, which will play host to stakeholders in nation-building, will feature National Assembly Candidates for the two House of Representatives seats and a lone Senatorial seat in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). All 18 registered political parties with...

by Ojochenemi Onje-James

Featured Senate

Senate This Week: “How can board meeting be a capital project?”

2 years ago6 min

Parliament This Week is a weekly special focused on bringing you up to speed with some of the most important developments around the legislators and the National Assembly you may have missed in the course of the week

by Elizabeth Atime

Featured House of Representatives

Reps This Week: “My constituents are in danger”- Plateau lawmaker laments

2 years ago9 min

Parliament This Week is a weekly special focused on bringing you up to speed with some of the most important developments around the legislators and the National Assembly you may have missed in the course of the week

by Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq

2023 Budget: Fact File on Proposals by States in Nigeria (South South)

2 years ago4 min

In this series of our Fact File, we highlight the total expenditure, their capital and recurrent components, as well as the projected revenue of the six states in the South-South geo-political zone as contained in the budget proposals presented by the various state government

by Elizabeth Atime

Featured House of Representatives

NSA to NASS: “President Buhari will hand over a safer Nigeria”

2 years ago6 min

As Reps decry reduction in budget of Intelligence Community, National Security Adviser (NSA) seeks legislative drive to assist in surmounting the country's security challenges

by Ojochenemi Onje-James

Featured Senate

Drama as NLRC fails to defend use of N756m Service Wide Votes

2 years ago2 min

Senate Public Accounts Committee (PAC) grills the Nigerian Law Reform Commission (NLRC), points out disconnection in the disbursement of the N756 million received from Service Wide Votes

by Ojochenemi Onje-James

Featured Senate

2023 Budget: Senate rejects items worth N11bn in Defence Ministry’s proposal

2 years ago3 min

Senate Committee on Defence disagrees with Defence Ministry over the addition of N8.6bn and N2.25bn for the procurement of hardware and Safe School Initiatives in 2023 budget proposals, expunges items from the budget

by Ibifubara Abbiyesuku

Featured House of Representatives Senate

Throwback Thursday: National Assembly Management and the Compulsory Retirement Saga

2 years ago4 min

As many may have observed in the last two legislative assemblies, it almost becomes a norm for the issue of retirement for the Clerk of the National Assembly (CNA) to generate controversy, this week's Throwback Thursday special highlights the genesis of the saga with essential questions for the stakeholders

by Ojochenemi Onje-James

Elections Featured House of Representatives Senate

Nigeria Decides: INEC vows to tidy up Voters’ Register | The News Roundup

2 years ago4 min

Across the length and breadth of Nigeria, here are the biggest stories around Nigeria’s legislators and the institution of parliament you mustn’t miss this Friday

by Ojochenemi Onje-James

Featured Senate

Oil Theft: Senate Committee members disown final report

2 years ago3 min

Members of the Senate Panel on Oil Lifting, Theft and impact on Petroleum Production and Oil Revenues sing discordant tunes with Committee Chairman at presentation of final report; Senate withdraws report for consensus among committee members