Over time, as society evolves and development aspirations expand, there arises a need to establish or amend rules to fit current situations and values. The constitution of the country is not immune from such amendments
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Since the inauguration of the current National Assembly in June 2023, there have been changes in the composition of lawmakers that make up the 10th House of Representatives due to factors such as judicial verdicts and resignations. It has been over six months since members of the 10th House of Representatives were inaugurated and lawmakers commenced their responsibilities of lawmaking, oversight, and representation of citizens residing in the 774 local government areas across the country. ...
Continuing our review of the first six months into the four-year tenure of the tenth Assembly, OrderPaper dives into the 1331 bills that have been sponsored thus far, selecting the top 1o bills with the potential to have an impact on citizens and add value to the nation. Lawmaking is one of the most common duties attributed to a legislator. While some would shy away from this duty, stating that the lack of...
Rep Terseer Ugbor, in this 2-part series exclusive interview with OrderPaper, reveals that each member of the House of Representatives gets calls every day for support on the payment of school fees, which strongly supports the need for loans for indigent students After several years of unsuccessful attempts by successive administrations to introduce student loans for the payment of school fees, scholarships, and other educational credit schemes, the 9th National Assembly passed the Students Loans...
The speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, intends to review the Constituency Development Fund Bill to improve transparency and accountability in the utilization of funds designated for constituency projects. The speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas (APC, Kaduna), has disclosed that he plans to re-introduce a revised version of the Constituency Development Fund Bill to the floor of parliament. The bill provides a legal framework for the management, disbursement, utilization,...
The speaker acknowledged the technical support the House of Representatives receives from OrderPaper Nigeria and other development partners The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas has commended OrderPaper Nigeria and other development partners for their support to and collaboration with the House that has yielded some successes in the last six months of the 10th assembly. The Speaker gave the recognition on Saturday during his remarks at a special session by the...
The National Assembly (NASS) has clinched headlines for many reasons throughout the year. In some cases, they triggered public outrage, and healthy debates in others. From the election of the National Assembly presiding officers to the purchase of luxurious SUVs cars for lawmakers, here are 6 viral moments created by the federal legislature in the second half of 2023 The National Assembly, for many reasons, was eventful throughout 2023. It clinched headlines and generated varying...
The minority leader, Rep. Kingsley Chinda, who issued a statement on behalf of the caucus, blamed political authorities and security operatives for the dark December Plateau massacre The minority caucus of the House of Representatives has called for a probe into the latest round of violence that resulted in the death and displacement of many citizens in Plateau State. The caucus made this call on Thursday, December 28, 2023, three days after armed men stormed...
The motion called for the probe of alleged diversion of billions from the natural resources development fund over the years The House of Representatives is set to investigate the usage of funds in the National Resources Development Fund established for the advancement of the solid minerals sector from 2002 to 2023. The House made this resolution at plenary on Thursday, December 21, 2023, following the adoption of a motion on the “need to investigate the...
The apex bank encourages members of the public to report hoarding through a specially created online channel as it moves to arrest naira scarcity The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned commercial banks and Point-Of-Sale (PoS) operators against collusion in creating artifical scarcity of the naira. This comes on same day the House of Representatives called on the CBN to disrupt the activities of POS operators who charge exorbitant fees to provide naira notes...