How much do you know about Nigeria’s National Assembly? In this piece, OrderPaper’s Sharon Eboesomi writes on 15 interesting facts you should know. There are basic things most people know about the National Assembly such as that it is a bicameral legislature meaning it is made up of two chambers – the Senate and House of Representatives and that there are 109 elected members in the Senate and 360 members in the House. However, there...
The House of Representatives is set to hold a two-day retreat to strengthen the legislative and oversight capacity of Members, as well as foster collaborative efforts towards economic development and tax reforms. The House of Representatives with the support of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung is set to hold a two-day retreat for its Members, to strengthen their legislative and oversight capacity, as well as...
These 6 former lawmakers in the National Assembly held sway and made their marks for up to two decades before they bowed out. These former lawmakers served in the National Assembly making laws for several years. Interestingly, some of them began their journey in the National Assembly right after the return to democracy in 1999. In most cases, these people were referred to as ‘landlords.’ Unlike the executive arm with a maximum of eight years...
Speaker Abbas said the president’s approval of the scheme has demonstrated his avowed readiness, commitment, and steadfastness to better the lives of Nigerians through people-oriented policies and programmes. The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the approval of the takeoff of the first phase of the Consumer Credit Scheme. Speaker Abbas said the president’s approval of the scheme has demonstrated his avowed readiness, commitment, and...
The investigative hearing is on the need to investigate the services and unprecedented environmental damage caused by oil-producing companies within the communities. The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Environment has summoned the Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr Mele Kyari to appear before it unfailingly on May 8, 2024, over a probe on environmental degradation caused by the activities of oil companies in oil producing communities...
Eleven lawmakers in the 10th National Assembly are from Adamawa State – three in the Senate and eight in the House of Representatives. This article by Catherine Onyeka tells you about them and the constituencies they represent. Adamawa State, also known as the Land of Beauty was created on 27th August 1991 from the defunct Gongola State with Yola as its Capital. It is located in the North-East of Nigeria. It sits on a land...
The OrderPaper Leg’ACE community is willing to lend its expertise to the process of ensuring a unified policing system devoid of political, ethnic, and religious segregation and abuse of power. The Legislative Accountability and Constituency Engagement Programme (Leg’ACE) followed up on its Active participation in governance by submitting a memorandum to the constitutional amendment committee and arbitration on March 26, 2024, on the State Police Bill ahead of the public hearing. READ MORE: OrderPaper Leg’ACE...
Sani reiterated that abandoned projects have been one of the problems of governance in Nigeria as successive governments leave behind projects that ought to have been completed within their tenure for one reason or another. Senator Shehu Sani has identified corruption, political motives, and legal disputes as the primary culprits behind the prevalence of abandoned projects in Nigeria. The former lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Assembly, articulated his views on Tuesday during the...
The Senate, according to Dandutse, would back any initiative taken by the government to expedite the admissions process, particularly with regard to the minimum age requirement for entrance into tertiary institutions. The federal government’s proposal to review the entry age into tertiary institutions has been supported by the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund. This was revealed by the committee’s chairman, Muntari Dandutse (APC, Katsina South), Tuesday in Abuja during the monitoring of the...
FG express willingness to partner states to provide Solar power and facilitate the shift towards increased participation in the electricity market. Nigeria’s Vice President (VP) Kashim Shettima has urged stakeholders in the electricity industry to maintain the willingness to learn and adapt to the new electricity framework and timelines. The VP who was represented by Engr Sadiq Wanka, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Power further appealed to Nigerians to be patient to give...
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