September 2023 - Page 8 of 8 - Parliament Reports

Great Green Wall: Reps Committee bars journalists from covering probe

Gaddafi IbrahimSeptember 5, 20232 min

The clerk of the committee said the chairman had directed that the hearing was not for media coverage. The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating the utilization of ecological funds released to the National Agency for Great Green Wall (NAGGW), on Tuesday, barred journalists from covering its proceedings. Recall that the committee was last week, inaugurated by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, who said the hearing is to probe all funds received from international organisations and donor...

Senate

10TH NASS: APC chairs 65% of Senate Standing Committees

Ojochenemi Onje-JamesSeptember 5, 20239 min

Former governors Gbenga Daniel, Adams Oshiomhole and Abdulaziz Yari chair the Standing Committees on Navy, Interior and Water Resources, respectively As is common in parliaments all over the world, the legislature is organised into committees specialised in different areas of governance to play a crucial role in the legislative process. These committees referred to as Standing Committees, review and shape proposed legislation, carry out probes (investigations), and oversee government agencies within their...

Open House

OrderPaper’s Epia, Hon Abonta, to speak at IPU global seminar

Op-ed EditorSeptember 5, 20234 min

This Public Engagement Hub seminar holding on October 4 between 09.00-10.00 (WAT) virtually, is championed by IPU’s Centre for Innovation in Parliament and will be broadcast in English, French and Spanish. Following the release of the 2022 IPU-UNDP Global Parliamentary Report on Public Engagement in the work of Parliament, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the International Parliament Engagement Network (IPEN) are set to organise a webinar. Dubbed the ‘Public Engagement...

House of Representatives

Reps summon Water Resources Minister over illegal auction of govt property

Elizabeth AtimeSeptember 4, 20233 min

Rep. Ihonvbere said the committee will conduct a physical inspection of all public property acquired within to determine those sold and procedures adopted for the exercise. The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Usev, over alleged illegal auctioning and disposal of public property under it. The summon was issued by the chairman of the House ad hoc committee probing “the Disposal of Public Property”, Rep. Julius Ihonbvere,...

National Assembly Politics Senate

10th NASS: Meet Chairpersons of Senate Standing Committees (South South)

Sharon EboesomiSeptember 1, 20237 min

In this edition of our spotlight on Chairpersons of the various Senate Standing Committees, we delve into the political background and legislative experiences of the 5 Senators from the South-South geo-political zone leading Committees. SOUTH SOUTH 1. Senator Seriake Dickson (PDP, Bayelsa West) Senator Seriake Dickson is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ecology and Climate Change. A former police officer, he went on to study and practice law, leading him...

Featured

NDDC: Immediate past Senate Leader, 5 ex-lawmakers make reconstituted Board

Sharon EboesomiSeptember 1, 20233 min

It is noteworthy that the Senate had in December 2022, confirmed former President Muhammadu Buhari’s Aide; Lauretta Onochie and other nominees sent for its screening as members of the Board and Management of the NDDC. READ ALSO: Reps chide IOCs over role in indebtedness, fiscal incapacity of NDDC President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, approved the constitution of a new Board and Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Made...

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