The Gbarain Power Plant is an open cycle gas turbine power plant built to accommodate future conversion to combined cycle gas turbine configuration. It is an operating power station of at least 252 megawatts located in Koroama, Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. The House of Representatives has called on Vice President Kashim Shettima, who is the Chairman of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) board, to immediately convene an emergency meeting on the resuscitation...
Reps are set to carry out a holistic investigation into the activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and missions with concerns over models of visa applications by Nigerians in foreign missions including express services. The House of Representatives on Thursday mandated its Committee on Foreign Affairs yet again to carry out a holistic investigation into the activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and missions. This was a sequel to a motion brought by...
The stakeholders said betting, lottery and gaming remain a veritable development instrument to make sports entertainment a revenue-spinning venture. The Director General of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission, Mr Lanre Gbajabiamila; Deputy Director of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Sandra Agbor; and other stakeholders have warned against scrapping betting and gambling in Nigeria. The stakeholders said betting, lottery and gaming remain a veritable development instrument to make sports entertainment a revenue-spinning venture. These...
Abundant natural resources should have been a source of prosperity and development; rather, the host communities have suffered from pollution which is an indictment on oil-producing firms and the Ministry of Environment. The House of Representatives Joint Committees have disclosed that the oil-producing communities in Nigeria have experienced environmental degradation and socio-economic marginalisation following decades of oil exploration and exploitation. The Joint Committees comprising Environment, Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Petroleum Resources (Downstream), and Climate Change further...
Assorted tree seedlings have been planted to tackle afforestation in the country and are being distributed to farmers to be planted as trees on farms. Dr Yusuf Bukar, the Director-General of the National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) says a total of 45,251,179 assorted tree seedlings had been planted to tackle afforestation in the country. He made this known at an interactive session with the House of Representatives Committee on Ecological Fund in...
Killings were reported in Ambe, a settlement in the Arak chiefdom, Kaduna, on Sunday when gunmen invaded the community, shooting sporadically at innocent citizens. The House of Representatives has called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, the Department of State Services (DSS) and heads of other security agencies to immediately commence a probe into the recent killings of innocent Nigerians in Ambe in the Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State. OrderPaper recalls...
Lawmakers raise concerns over heat and the non-functionality of electronic gadgets in the renovated chamber of the House of Representatives After two years of construction work and an expediture of N42 billion on the renovation of the Senate and House of Representatives chambers, lawmakers in the House were forced to conduct plenary session on Tuesday under heat as the airconditioning system did not work. The representatives also raised concerns over their inability to make use...
Reps, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, have urged the federal government to take deliberate action to address environmental issues like open defecation. The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to take deliberate action and empower the Ministry of Environment to address environmental issues like open defecation, flooding and others. This call was made at a public hearing organised by the House Committees on Environment, Water Resources, Ecological Fund, Works and...
Reps urge Nigerians not to engage in panic buying of fuel alluded to the issues of logistics which is causing fuel scarcity that has brought untold hardship to Nigerians. The members of the House of Representatives Joint Committee on Petroleum Downstream and Midstream, have urged Nigerians not to engage in panic buying of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) – fuel, adding that the queues in filling stations across the country will soon disappear. The lawmakers also...
Chinda said as the leader of the minority caucus, he and his colleagues will that ensure issues relating to workers’ welfare are addressed accordingly. The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rep. Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Rivers) has commended Nigerian workers for their immense contributions towards the growth and development of the nation. The Minority Leader stated this in a press release signed by himself on Wednesday evening reiterating his unwavering solidarity for the Nigerian...
