Timileyin Okunlola, Author at Parliament Reports

The Federal Government proposed the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) initiative as both a palliative measure and a long-term solution to cushion the effects of high petrol prices. The CNG policy was expected to reduce transportation costs, improve air quality, and stimulate industrial development across the gas value chain. Unfortunately, concerns have since been raised over the pace of implementation, infrastructural readiness, safety standards, and the sustainability of the initiative.   The Speaker of the House...

For years, billions of naira have been invested in the rehabilitation of Nigeria’s refineries with little to no tangible results. Now, in a decisive move, the House of Representatives is set to investigate the circumstances surrounding these failed rehabilitation efforts. The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) has announced its plans to investigate the huge investments made in the Turn Around Maintenance of the nation’s key refineries. The aim of this investigation is...

At a just concluded dialogue on green jobs and low carbon transition, the House Committee on Renewable Energy has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling the gaps in Nigeria’s green jobs ecosystem. The chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy, Rep. Victor Ogene, has emphasised the importance of placing women and youths at the forefront of green job creation through gender-responsive policies, targeted skills training and job guarantees in funded projects. He stated this in...

Nigeria’s mining sector is under fresh scrutiny as lawmakers intensify efforts to stop illegal operations and enforce nationwide compliance.  The House of Representatives Committee on Solid Minerals has launched a sweeping crackdown on illegal and unregulated mining activities in Nigeria, with a deep focus on Chinese mining operators. This comes after a string of investigative hearings exposed widespread non-compliance, environmental violations, and disregard for national assembly and host communities. At an investigative hearing held at...

Proposals to provide technical and vocational training in metallurgy and CNG conversion centres form core issues for RemTracker this week Mining the Future: New Training Institutes in View Two mining-focused bills made appearances on the floor of the House of Representatives this week, signaling renewed interest in developing Nigeria’s extractive sector talent pipeline. A bill titled National Metallurgical Training Institute, Apomu (Establishment) Bill, 2025 (HB.2246) sponsored by Rep. Lanre Oladebo, has scaled its first reading....

In a bold step toward transforming Nigeria’s resource governance, a bill to decentralise resource ownership has gained traction in the House. RemTracker this wekk, examines this constitutional amendment proposal Decentralizing resource governance A set of bills centered on altering the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) to decentralize the governance of natural resources and to transfer mines and minerals, including oil fields, oil mining, geological surveys and natural...

This edition of RemTracker spotlights key legislative actions addressing pressing environmental and economic challenges. With increasing concerns over waste pollution and the deteriorating state of oil and gas pipelines, the national assembly is moving to enforce stricter environmental regulations and rehabilitate critical energy infrastructure to safeguard public health, enhance economic stability, and improve energy security. Tackling Nigeria’s Waste Pollution Crisis The House of Representatives has urged the federal ministry of the environment, the National Environmental...