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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...

by Ojochenemi Onje-James

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Senate to Communications Ministry: “Account for N13.9bn Service Wide Votes in 48 hours”

6 days ago3 min

The Senate, through its Committee on Public Accounts, on Tuesday gave the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy a forty-eight-hour ultimatum to account for the N13.9 billion it collected from Service Wide Votes from 2017 to 2021. The ultimatum given by the Senate to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr William Alo, followed his failure to tender documentary evidence on how the Ministry expended the N13.9 billion during...

by Korinjoh Regina

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These 10 Reps sponsored 22.2% of total House bills | National Assembly Scorecard

6 days ago7 min

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

by Ojochenemi Onje-James

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South East Senators sponsored 19.7% of total Senate bills | National Assembly Scorecard

6 days 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

by Elizabeth Atime

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Senator Amosun tops 88 others in South West Bills Chart | National Assembly Scorecard

1 week ago7 min

Third-Year Appraisal of the Ninth National Assembly and Performance scorecards of federal legislators from the South West zone since 2019

by Elizabeth Atime

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Supplementary Act: Reps approve restructuring of N1trn Ways and Means advances

1 week ago3 min

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...

by Elizabeth Atime

EXCLUSIVE: “How the Mental Health Act benefits Nigerians | Senator Oloriegbe sits with OrderPaper

1 week 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...

by Ojochenemi Onje-James

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Outside the Parliament: Senators Aliero, Abdullahi, Rep Onuigbo secure Supreme Court victory

1 week ago5 min

As the countdown to the February 25 National Assembly Elections continues, it is expected that a lot of litigations surrounding the candidacy for different seats in the National Assembly will be resolved. This piece highlights the most recent cases dispensed by the courts

by Elizabeth Atime

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Emefiele to Reps: “Of N3.23trn in circulation, N2.7trn was out of the banking system”

1 week ago5 min

CBN Governor, Emefiele says apex bank will continue to redeem old naira notes at its expiration as a legal tender. Promises to obey the law

by Monday Yari Tama

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Parliament Meme: Duties of Chief and Minority Whips in the National Assembly

1 week ago6 min

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

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