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Bye-Election: Meet the Senator-elects and their predecessors

Sharon EboesomiFebruary 11, 202410 min

As political observers await the swearing-in of the elected Senators on the floor of the Red Chambers, OrderPaper, in this piece, OrderPaper profiles these lawmakers before and after joining politics. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday, 3rd February 2024 conducted some bye-elections as a result of the resignation or death of elected lawmakers and subsequent vacancies declared by the presiding officers of the National Assembly and the state houses of assemblies. In the...

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Inflation: “Efforts to stabilise Forex are yielding results” – Cardoso

Sharon EboesomiFebruary 9, 20242 min

CBN Governor, Cardoso has assured that efforts by the Apex bank will seek to minimise the distortion that high exchange has on inflation. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that its efforts to stabilise foreign exchange rates to ease the economic situation in the country are beginning to yield results. The CBN governor, Olayemi Cardoso, who disclosed this during an interactive session with the Joint Senate Committee on Finance, Banking, Insurance and Financial...

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Senate grills CBN Governor over inflation in the Country

Sharon EboesomiFebruary 9, 20246 min

The Joint Economic Team of the Senate consisting of the Committees on National Planning and Economic Affairs, Banking Insurance and Other Financial Institutions, Appropriations, and Agriculture had an interactive session with the officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) led by Governor Yemi Cardoso. The Senate has questioned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) concerning the increased economic challenges currently facing the country as they voiced concern about the plan to import food to...

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Senate issues seven-day ultimatum to Finance Minister over N100bn gas project

Sharon EboesomiFebruary 8, 20243 min

The Senate made this request in response to the PCNG’s plans to release an additional N130 billion to an unidentified number of companies. The Finance Minister, Wale Edun, has been given a seven-day ultimatum by the Senate Committee on Gas to present a detailed account regarding the award and payment of over N100 billion to companies managing the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas projects, which are purportedly executed in violation of the Public Procurement Act of...

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Senate kick against Chevron, Exxon, others turning Nigeria to extractive zone

Sharon EboesomiFebruary 8, 20243 min

The NCDMB members who were present at the interactive session urged the Senate Committee on Local Content to inquire from the oil companies to explain their extractive business approach without providing manufacturing content. The Senate has taken a stand against the extractive operating models used by Chevron, Exxon, and other oil companies in Nigeria, which do not include manufacturing content as is the case in other countries. This action was taken by the Senate Committee...

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Senate mourns ex-Yobe governor, Abba Ibrahim

Sharon EboesomiFebruary 7, 20243 min

The Senate observed a minute silence for the late Ibrahim and resolved to send a high-powered delegation to pay the family a condolence visit. The Senate on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, expressed sadness over the demise of Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim who was a former governor of Yobe State. The Senate upon resumption of the day’s plenary immediately went into an executive session for over 3 hours and after reconvening observed a minute silence in...

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Senate postpones interactive session with CBN Governor

Sharon EboesomiFebruary 6, 20243 min

The Senate postponed the interactive session with the CBN Governor to meet with service chiefs and address security issues facing the country. The Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance, and Other Financial Institutions has postponed its interactive session with the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso till Friday 9th at 9 am. This was announced by the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Adetokunbo Abiru (APC, Lagos East) on Tuesday at the committee...

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Bye-Election: Pam Mwadkon wins Plateau North, replaces Mwadkwon

Sharon EboesomiFebruary 5, 20242 min

A Court of Appeal sacked Mwadkwon late last year and mandated a rerun within 90 days. He was also barred from the rerun election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Prince Pam Mwadkon Dachungyang as the winner of the bye-election for Plateau North senatorial district. Dachungyang of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) won with 122,442 votes defeating Yakub Muhammad Safiu of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) who polled 53,980, Christopher Musa Giwa...

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Bye-Election: Lawan congratulates Senator-elect Mustapha over landslide victory

Sharon EboesomiFebruary 5, 20243 min

Mustapha (APC) was declared winner of the Yobe East bye-election, after polling 68,778 votes to defeat Aji Kolomi (PDP) who got 18,878 votes. The President of the 9th Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has congratulated Musa Mustapha on his emergence as Senator-elect for Yobe East Senatorial district under the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the concluded bye-elections. Mustapha was declared winner of the Yobe East bye-election, on Sunday, after polling 68,778 votes to defeat Aji...

Offsides and Softsides Sport

AFCON: NASS principal officers, committee members to watch Super Eagles in Cote d’Ivoire

Sharon EboesomiFebruary 2, 20242 min

Kawu says they will also look into the case of the Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro. The principal officers of the National Assembly have revealed that they will travel to Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire to support the Nigerian team at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), ahead of the crucial quarterfinal match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Palancas Negras of Angola. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Sports, Senator Sumaila Kawu (NNPP, Kano...

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