Speaker Tunis praised ECOFEPA for firmly reinforcing the need to mentor the next generation of decision-makers to bridge existing gaps and bestow sound political and decision-making legacies to them
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North East lawmakers sponsored 281 bills in three years | National Assembly Scorecard
2 years ago6 min
Nigeria’s North East geo-political zone has six States comprising Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe. In this Third-Year Appraisal of the Ninth National Assembly, we examine the performance of the federal lawmakers from the North East since 2019. The zone has 18 Senators and 48 Members in the House of Representatives representing these six states, respectively. SENATE SCORECARD In the period under review, the performance of the North East...
At Parliamentary Seminar of the ECOWAS Parliament, a former Auditor-General of ECOWAS Institutions says with the use of the ECOWAS Payment and Settlement System (EPSS) across Member-States, it would be easier to pursue open economic and trade policies
Committee Chairman, Rep. Mark Gbillah, emphasises the need to give special protection to whistleblowers in the country in line with the current administration’s policy of fighting corruption. Committee says whistleblowers were intimidated by a retired DIG in the Force Criminal Investigative Department (FCID) who forced them at gunpoint to sign an undertaking not to reveal details of the deal. Any law enforcement agency wanting to track an individual or persons (foreigner or a...
Scorecard of the Top 10 House of Reps members by Bills Sponsorship (volume) highlights the parliamentarians with the highest bills tally in three years of the 9th House of Representatives
South East Senators sponsored 19.7% of total Senate bills | National Assembly Scorecard
2 years ago6 min
This Scorecard highlights the contributions made by federal legislators from the five States of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo. in the area of bills sponsorship for the period under review
Approval of the requested restructuring of the N1 trillion in Ways and Means advances is for the implementation of the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act. Lawmakers to further engage with the executive by the Joint Committee to allow for a thorough and detailed work READ ALSO: Senate pass N819.54bn 2022 Supplementary Budget The House has approved one trillion naira in Ways and Means advances for implementation of the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act...
EXCLUSIVE: “How the Mental Health Act benefits Nigerians | Senator Oloriegbe sits with OrderPaper
2 years ago6 min
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe, (APC, Kwara Central), was among the key actors that saw to the passage and eventual assent of the Mental Health Act. OrderPaper Nigeria sat with the medical doctor-turned-politician in an interview to gain greater insight into the objectives and major provisions of the Act READ ALSO: Parliament Meme: Committee Membership in the Senate President Muhammadu Buhari on January 5, 2023, signed...
This edition of Parliament Meme is an exposition on the duties and functions of the Chief Whip and Deputy Chief Whip, as well as the Minority Whip and Deputy Minority Whip in both chambers of the Nigerian National Assembly
Between June 2019, when the Ninth Senate was inaugurated and June 2022, a total of 1,009 bills were sponsored by lawmakers in the Chamber. Out of this tally, ten first-term Senators sponsored 200 bills representing 19.8% of the total number This scorecard for first-term lawmakers thus highlights the top ten newbies in the chamber with the most bills sponsored in the period under review READ ALSO: Top 10 Newbies in the House...