Elizabeth Atime, Author at Parliament Reports - Page 32 of 37

The motion sponsor said oil spillage has affected homes, farmlands, and also polluted streams in Ogale, Aleto, Akpajo, Agbonchia, Onne, Okpaku and Alesa Communities in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State      The House of Representatives tasked the Federal Ministry of Environment, the Nigerian Oil Spill Detection Response Agency (NOSDRA), and the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) to immediately commence the cleanup of recent Oil Spillage in affected communities in...

The various Commisioners of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) presented varying accounts on the health status of the Commission Chairman who was due to appear before the House Adhoc Committee investigating Alleged Job Racketeering and Gross Mismanagement of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS)  READ ALSO: “Reintroduce artisanship, vocational training in our schools” – Reps to Ministry     It was commotion and comedy at a hearing of the House of Representatives on...

According to the House Leader, the Legislative Agenda is a culmination of tireless efforts, broad consultations, and dedicated research aimed at addressing the critical challenges facing the country.   READ ALSO: FOR THE RECORD: Inaugural Speech by Tajudeen Abbas | 10th House Speaker         Stakeholders have tasked the Tenth (10th) House of Representatives to investigate the N150 billion Police Trust Fund (PTF) given that much hasn’t changed since the establishment of the pool...

The Speaker commended the Resident Doctors (NARD) for their enormous sacrifice in the health sector despite the poor working conditions.     Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, has appealed to the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), to be realistic in their demands, pleading with them to shelve their planned strike and allow the House to intervene in the debacle. As he also urged officials of NARD to be patient, while...

Speaker Abass noted that beyond economic considerations, gas flaring poses serious health hazards and is a major contributor to climate change and environmental degradation.     The House of Representatives has vowed to recover over nine billion dollars ($9bn) in gas flaring fines by erring local and foreign companies operating in the country’s oil and gas sector. Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee investigating gas flaring, Rep. Ahmed Munir, stated this on Monday, at a briefing...

The motion sponsor said the bandits, who are referred to as ‘Solar’ bandits, perpetrate their dastardly acts any time of the day with impunity.         The House of Representatives has tasked relevant security agencies to come up with new security tactics to tackle the persistent acts of killing, kidnapping, and other acts of insecurity in affected parts of the country. The charge follows the adoption of a motion by Rep. Aliyu Abubakar...

The motion sponsor lamented that Nigeria’s historical public policy journey,  from commercialisation, privatisation, public partnerships to concession has mostly resulted in national embarrassment, corruption, and controversies in most sectors.       The House of Representatives has asked the federal government to immediately suspend further concession of airports in Nigeria. This resolution was contained in a motion on the ‘Need to Investigate the Concession of Airports in Nigeria’ by Rep. Kama Nkemkanma (LP, Ebonyi) at Wednesday’s...

Rep. Idem noted that on April 4, 2023, a 17-year-old boy, Ibuchim Ofezie, was killed by some police patrol operatives, while Bakare Idris Demola was shot dead by Kabiru Odejimi, a Police officer in Oregun, Lagos on 28th May 2023.       The House of Representatives on Tuesday, observed a minute silence for Ivan Onose Omhonrina and other victims, who tragically lost their lives as a result of stray bullets fired by officers of...

Odudoh noted that the non-remittance of crude sales, royalties and taxes by NNPCL into the Federation Account is a recurring decimal.       The House of Representatives on Wednesday, resolved to investigate allegation of non-remittance of revenues to the Federal Government account by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The House also resolved to investigate the accusation against the company by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) of short-changing Nigerians by refusing to...