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House of Representatives Senate Spotlight

Women rising in NASS, protection for PWDs and IDPs | GESI Tracker

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeDecember 14, 20246 min

This week’s Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) tracker highlights the promotion of women to key management positions in the National Assembly (NASS) and protection for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Vivian Njemanze becomes House deputy clerk During the week, Mrs. Vivian Nonyelum Njemanze was announced as the deputy clerk (administration) of the House of Representatives. This appointment is a significant step forward in promoting GESI within Nigeria’s legislative bureaucracy. It...

National Assembly Politics Spotlight

Will women get priority in filling vacant NASS seats? | GESI Tracker

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeSeptember 10, 20243 min

The unfortunate death of members of the National Assembly in recent times prompts discussions about prioritising women representation in parliament In the first year of the 10th National Assembly, the legislature has lost one senator (Ifeanyi Ubah) and four members of the House of Representatives (Musililudeen Akinremi; Isa Dogonyaro; Ekene Adams, and Abulkadir Danbuga). While these unfortunate events are somber reminder of life’s fragility, they also open critical dialogue about Gender Equality and Social Inclusion...

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SPOTLIGHT: What a digitalised public accounts committee means for fiscal oversight

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeJuly 22, 20245 min

The recently unveiled digitalized hearing room of the public accounts committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives is a landmark. The unveiling…. On the 15th of July, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, unveiled the digitalized Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing room and the maiden edition of a news magazine. In his speech, the speaker said incorporating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into the work of the PAC is “essential for enhanced...