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Former Vice President of Nigeria, Mr. Atiku Abubakar, has sounded a note of warning to the federal government against running the state in a luxurious manner that would further put the country into economic depression.

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The House of Representatives has rejected a call by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) for it to step down the controversial Control of Infectious Diseases Bill.

Read more | https://www.orderpaper.ng/reps-rap-state-governors-over-call-to-step-down- |

A member of the House of Representatives has said elections will continue to be seen as a business until elective offices are made less juicy in Nigeria.

Read more | https://www.orderpaper.ng/why-election-is-seen-as-business- |

Nigerians on social media have engaged in a battle of opinions over the bill seeking to introduce independent candidacy in the country’s electoral process.

Read more | https://www.orderpaper.ng/nigerians-express-divergent-views-on-independent- |

The call for Nigerians in Diaspora to be allowed full participation in the country’s voting or electoral process is not dying anytime soon.

Read more | https://www.orderpaper.ng/nigerians-in-diaspora-demand-voting- |

OrderPaper Nigeria has designed a virtual platform for convening conversations between representatives in parliament and citizens.

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The Senate has expressed concerns over allegations that security agents are complicit with offenders that breach interstate travel ban.

Read more |https://www.orderpaper.ng/covid-19-senate-raises-concerns-over-alleged-complicity |

The President of the Senate, on Tuesday urged Senators to comply with the safety guideline of social distancing.

Read more | https://www.orderpaper.ng/covid-19-lawan-cautions-on- |

The House of Representatives has adopted a motion to urge the federal government to support the use of locally developed remedies for the treatment of Covid-19 ailments in Nigeria.

Read more | https://www.orderpaper.ng/reps-urge-fg-to-support-local-remedies-for-cure |

HURIWA asks NASS to investigate an alleged misappropriation of public funds with the school feeding programme during COVID-19 lockdown.

Read more | https://www.orderpaper.ng/rights-group-asks-nass-to-probe- |

The former governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor-Kalu, is now a free man.

Read more | https://www.orderpaper.ng/supreme-court-sets-nigerian-senator- |

The House of  Representatives has urged the federal government to put in place palliative measures for diaspora returnees.

Read more | https://www.orderpaper.ng/covid-19-reps-urge-govt-to-give- |

The Minister of State for Education has explained why many Nigerian school children can't benefit from the e-learning programme of the government.

Read more | https://www.orderpaper.ng/poverty-wont-let-children-tap- |

House of Representatives members to investigate the allegation that they were persuaded to pass the Control of Infectious Disease Bill for $10m. Read more | https://www.orderpaper.ng/breaking-reps-to-probe-10m- |

37 CSOs have demanded a public hearing on the proposed Control of Infectious Diseases Bill. Read more | https://www.orderpaper.ng/37-csos-demand-public-hearing- |

A draconian replacement for an archaic quarantine law.

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Gbajabiamila has congratulated Nigerian workers and encouraged them to also be more productive. Read more | https://www.orderpaper.ng/may-day-gbajabiamila- |

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, has urged Nigerians, especially Muslims, to use the Holy month of Ramadan in prayers for the country.

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While several countries adopt different economic stimulus packages in the fight against economic hardship resulting from the Coronavirus Pandemic, Nigeria is yet to pass any comprehensive bill on stimulus package for its citizens.

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The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has called on Muslim faithfuls to use the occasion of Ramadan to pray for the protection of Nigeria from COVID-19. Read more | https:///2VuRzAO |

Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Sen. Barau Jibrin (APC, Kano North), has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to assist Kano State financially to contain the rising spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the region.

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The Central Bank of Nigeria, in a treatise by its Governor, Godwin Emefiele announced that it will infuse N3.5trillion into the economy to help neutralize the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. However, the chances of this happening without the approval of the National Assembly has caused quite a stir.

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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, has described the demise of a former Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN) as a painful loss.

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The Federal Government reportedly stopped catering for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Abuja since 2019, OrderPaperNG has learnt.
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Ahmad Lawan, President of the Senate has written in an article that Mallam Abba Kyari, aged 67years, died the way he would have preferred, at the very front line of service, sadly seized by a plague against which he was defending his beloved fatherland, Nigeria.

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Friday commiserated with the Emir of Daura, Dr. Umar Faruq, over the death, on Friday, of his wife, Hajiya Binta. Read more | https:///2xHXcT9 |