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MINING: Chinese companies face scrutiny as Reps bare fangs | REMTRACKER

Timileyin OkunlolaJune 6, 20258 min

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...

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CNG conversion and mining training institutes | RemTracker

Timileyin OkunlolaMay 9, 20256 min

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....

National Assembly Politics RemTrack

NCCC calls for carbon tax inclusion in Nigeria’s fiscal reforms

Sharon EboesomiApril 30, 20255 min

At Rembinar 2.0, the NCCC emphasises the role of carbon markets and climate accountability in Nigeria’s tax reform agenda. The Head of Legal Services at the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), Awele Ikobi-Anyali, has underscored the urgent need for Nigeria’s fiscal laws and tax reforms to align with climate policy, particularly through the inclusion of a carbon tax mechanism. She made the call while representing the NCCC’s Director-General, Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe, at the second edition...

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EITI standards can enhance transparent and accountable energy transition, says NEITI Director

Sharon EboesomiApril 29, 20257 min

NEITI’s Dr. Dieter Bassi highlights how fiscal reforms and EITI principles can align Nigeria’s extractive sector with clean energy goals. The Director of Policy, Planning and Strategy (PPS) at Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Dr. Dieter Ahmed Bassi, has emphasised that adopting Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) standards can significantly strengthen transparency and accountability as Nigeria navigates its energy transition. Speaking at the second edition of the Rembinar Dialogue Series held on Monday, April...

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Terseer Ugbor: Tax reforms must fuel clean energy goals

Leah TwakiApril 29, 20256 min

Parliamentarian, environmentalist and renewable energy enthusiast, Rep.Ugbor says the tax reform bills do not explicitly spell out incentives for renewable energy investments Rep. Terseer Ugbor, deputy chairman of the House of Representatives committee on environment, has underscored the need for Nigeria’s ongoing tax reforms to actively support sustainable development and the nation’s clean energy ambitions. Speaking at the second edition of the Rembinar Dialogue Series on Monday, themed “Tax Bills and Implication for Energy Transition,”...

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‘Youth innovation key to energy transition’

Leah TwakiApril 29, 20256 min

At the Rembinar Dialogue Series second edition, climate activist, Olumide Idowu, executive director of ICCDI, highlighted the critical need for youth participation in Nigeria ‘s energy transition Climate activist and Founder/Executive Director of the International Climate Change Development Initiative (ICCDI), Olumide Idowu popularly known as “Mr. Climate” on social media has called for a youth-led approach to Nigeria’s energy transition. Idowu made this call during a stakeholder engagement session organized by OrderPaper Nigeria in collaboration...

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Tax policy must drive Nigeria’s energy transition — NEITI Boss

Sharon EboesomiApril 28, 20253 min

Dr. Orji urged Nigeria to reform tax policies to drive energy transition, warning that fossil fuel bias could derail clean energy goals. The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, has called for urgent reforms in Nigeria’s tax policies to support the country’s energy transition agenda. Speaking at the second edition of the Rembinar Dialogue Series, held on Monday, 28th April 2025, Dr. Orji described the dialogue on...

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How Nigeria’s Tax Reforms Could Shape the Future of Energy

Timileyin OkunlolaApril 25, 20258 min

Amid growing climate challenges and a global push for sustainability, Nigeria has laid out an ambitious energy transition roadmap. But as the country envisions a cleaner, greener future, how aligned are its tax reforms with this ambition? Here’s a closer look at the recently introduced tax reforms and their implications What is Energy Transition? Energy transition refers to the shift from traditional fossil fuels like oil, gas, and coal to cleaner, more sustainable sources such...

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Talking transparency with Faith Nwadishi | Fireside Chat Series

Timileyin OkunlolaApril 24, 202529 min

Faith Nwadishi, Executive Director of the Center for Transparency Advocacy (CTA), believes transparency is the key to unlocking the development potential of Nigeria’s extractive sector. In this fireside conversation with Parliament Reports, she discusses how accountability can drive equitable growth, reduce conflict, and ensure citizens benefit from the country’s vast natural resources, emphasizing the role of transparency as a guiding light that exposes corruption and fosters sustainable growth. Excerpts: In Brief: Who is Faith Nwadishi?...

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OrderPaper hosts second Rembinar Dialogue on energy transition

Sharon EboesomiApril 18, 20255 min

In its continued quest to strengthen governance in Nigeria’s resource sector, OrderPaper is once again setting the stage for a vital national conversation. OrderPaper Nigeria, the country’s leading parliamentary monitoring organisation and policy think tank, is set to host the second edition of its Rembinar Dialogue Series, a high-level virtual conversation convened to deepen discourse on Nigeria’s energy transition in the context of ongoing fiscal reforms. What exactly is the Rembinar? Launched as a digital...

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