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,...
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...
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...
The Speaker who bemoaned the abuse of tax incentives by public institutions and companies benefiting from it, said the probe seeks to end all forms of economic sabotage in the country. The House of Representatives has inaugurated an ad-hoc committee to commence investigating allegations of abuse of tax incentives, tax breaks, and tax waivers by public institutions and companies benefiting from tax incentives in Nigeria, on Thursday in Abuja. Inaugurating the committee on Thursday,...
The Speaker said the hearing is to investigate all funds received from International organizations and Donor agencies since 2015, for the Great Green Wall project., expose corruption, and ensure the implementation of the project. The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating funds accrued to the Great Green Wall project from 2015 to date, has begun its assignment, with the Inaugural sitting held on Wednesday, in Abuja. Declaring the event open, Speaker of the House, Rep....
Prof. Bassey said the need for urgent replacement of health workers owing to brain drain, poses a major challenge in complying with the Federal Character Act. The Chairman of the Committee of Chief Medical Directors/Medical Directors of Federal Tertiary Hospitals, Prof. Emem Bassey, has informed that African countries are poaching Nigerian medical doctors and other health professionals. This is as he revealed that countries like Sierra Leone and Gambia are offering Nigerian doctors up to...
Forty-one percent (41%) of the total Standing Committees in Nigeria’s Tenth House of Representatives recently constituted, are chaired by members of the eight opposition parties in the Green Chamber. In this piece, we highlight the 55 Committees chaired by opposition lawmakers and their leadership/parties. READ ALSO: 10th NASS: Composition of the House of Reps Standing Committees Nigeria’s House of Representatives is currently on recess. Shortly before the lawmakers embarked on recess, however,...
Rep. Gagdi said prior to the commencement of the hearing, he warned committee members that they would be targets of mischief makers. The Chairman of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating job racketeering in Federal Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), Rep. Yusuf Gagdi (APC, Plateau) has summoned all the Vice Chancellors of Federal Universities to appear before it on Friday, over allegation of bribery and extortion by a member of the ad-hoc committee. Gagdi,...
The Bayelsa State legislators insisted that before an operation of such magnitude is carried out, protocol demands that the Governor be informed, especially given that there was no imminent threat to national security. The Bayelsa State caucus of the House of Representatives has condemned in the strongest terms, the recent invasion of the Opu-Nembe community of Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State by officials of the Nigerian Police Force SWAT department. The lawmakers...
Hon. Obasa insisted that its decision to reject the nominees was in accordance with the constitution, adding that it would not yield to threats or intimidation. Following the rejection of some nominees sent in by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, by the Lagos State House of Assembly, the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, has alleged threats against him and other members of the Assembly over the decision. The speaker revealed this during Monday’s plenary, stating that he had received...
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