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Cost of living crisis: Reps warn against unjust taxation

Elizabeth AtimeOctober 11, 20243 min

The House of Representatives has advised the federal government to refrain from unjust taxation that will further impoverish the masses struggling with the cost of living crisis The House of Representatives on Thursday called for the immediate suspension of new tax initiatives by the federal government that disproportionately affect the low-income population until a comprehensive review of their impact is conducted. Consequently, the lawmakers directed the National Orientation Agency (NOA) and other relevant agencies to...

Senate

Senators lament ‘sham’ council elections across Nigeria

Sharon EboesomiOctober 10, 20246 min

The senate urged the federal government to deny allocation of councils where selections instead of elections were conducted. The senate has condemned strongly, the local government elections conducted in some states across the country describing it as a violation of democratic tenets. This is as it urged the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission to conduct elections in those places where elections did not hold and allow people to choose the representatives of their choice. This...

House of Representatives PERFORMANCE SCORECARD

After 16 months in office, Rep. Alabi sponsors 11 bills in two days

Abdullahi A BalogunOctober 9, 20243 min

In the aftermath of of OrderPaper’s 10th National Assembly report cards, Rep. Akin Alabi sponsors 11 bills in two consecutive plenary sittings. After OrderPaper‘s performance appraisals of the 10th National Assembly revealed that he did not sponsor any bill in his first year in office, member representing Egbeda/Ona-Ara federal constituency, Oyo state, Rep. Akin Alabi, has sponsored a total of eleven bills in the last two plenary sittings held Tuesday and Wednesday. These bills, which...

House of Representatives

Building collapse and delayed justice | HOUSE GIST TODAY

Leah TwakiOctober 9, 202414 min

Key topics discussed in the House today included the swift passage of some establishment bills, a call to address delays in justice delivery, and efforts to tackle the issue of building collapses in Nigeria Bills scale second reading without debate In what appears to have become the new norm in the House of Representatives, the speaker, Tajudeen Abbas again gave speedy passage to two establishment bills without debate at Wednesday’s plenary session. The two bills...

House of Representatives

Lagos LP Rep, Sowunmi, presents 2 bills after social media storm

Leah TwakiOctober 9, 20243 min

After a calling out on X social media platform, two bills sponsored by Rep. Sowunmi finally make first reading After citizens called him out for not sponsoring a bill between June 2023 and May 2024, a member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Oluwaseyi Sowunmi, representing Ojo federal constituency, Lagos state, has presented two of his bills for first reading at plenary today. Both bills titled, ‘Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2024...

Senate

Arrest threat for executives, council autonomy and girl-child protection | SENATE GIST TODAY

Sharon EboesomiOctober 9, 20244 min

Recalcitrant heads of agencies face arrest as senators debate local government autonomy as well as protection for the girl-child on the floor of the senate during the day’s plenary. Senate asks state, local government to comply with supreme court judgement The senate has asked the state and local governments to immediately comply with the Supreme Court judgement, particularly relating to local government accounts and the funds given directly to them. This is as it promised...

Senate

Autonomy: Senate requests state and local government to comply with Supreme Court judgement

Sharon EboesomiOctober 9, 20244 min

The senate asked states and local governments to immediately comply with the supreme court judgement, particularly relating to local government accounts and the funds given directly to them. Today’s plenary session at the senate got rowdy over enforceability of financial autonomy granted to the 774 Local Government Councils across the country by the supreme court in August, 2024. This followed a motion under orders 41 and 51 of the senate standing rules moved by Sen....

House of Representatives

Oil Spillage: House Issues 7-Day Ultimatum to Agip MD

Elizabeth AtimeOctober 9, 20243 min

The representatives gave a 7-day ultimatum to Mr. Wale Tinubu, Managing Director/CEO of Agip Petroleum PLC (now Oando PLC), for not responding to earlier invitation. The House of Representatives has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Mr. Wale Tinubu, Managing Director/CEO of Agip Petroleum PLC (now Oando PLC), for failing to respond to invitations regarding an inquiry into oil spills and related environmental issues involving Aiteo E&P Company and Nigerian Agip Oil Company. During a hearing...

Senate

Japa, capital market reforms and flood | SENATE GIST TODAY

Sharon EboesomiOctober 8, 20246 min

While the Senate addressed the worrisome flood disaster in some parts in the country, lawmakers also discussed crucial issues around brain drain which has led to the rising ‘japa’ syndrome. These discussions validated OrderPaper’s Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LIFE) article published earlier. Senate advances bill to regulate Nigeria’s capital market The senate on Tuesday passed the second reading of a bill seeking to repeal the Investments and Securities Bill Act 2007. This followed the consideration...

House of Representatives

Boat mishap, flood, and climate change | HOUSE GIST TODAY

Leah TwakiOctober 8, 20244 min

Accolades for Nigerian military for swift response to the Maiduguri flood disaster, and a call for MDAs to prioritise green projects are major highlights of House plenary today Reps urge NEMA to provide relief materials to victims of boat mishap Just as predicted in OrderPaper’s Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LIFE) for the week, the House of Representatives today called on the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to intervene and provide relief materials to victims of...

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