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 1976 Local Government Reforms Decree stripped traditional rulers of their powers and gave same to the Local Government Councils. ‘ In a promising development, the Senate Leadership has affirmed the need for traditional rulers to play constitutional roles in governance. This is as it stressed the importance of their roles, especially in security matters. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, noted this on Monday, during a meeting with Royal Fathers representing the 36 States...
Honourable Ukodhiko Jonathan Ajirioghene representing Isoko North/Isoko South Federal Constituency of Delta State in the Tenth House of Representatives sits with our National Assembly Lead, Elizabeth Atime to discuss his legislative agenda, constituency projects and his activities thus far READ ALSO: As 10th NASS resumes, ten issues that should top the agenda As the 10th National Assembly settles down for business, expectations are high among their constituents that the parliament would...
The House is also set to probe circulation of alleged adulterated aviation fuel in the country. The House of Representatives has constituted an ad-hoc committee to investigate the recent increase in the price of fuel, headed by Rep. Babajimi Benson (APC, Lagos). Deputy Speaker of the House, Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC, Abia), made the announcement at the commencement of plenary on Thursday. The development follows a recent unilateral increase in the price of...
According to the sponsor, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim the proposed legislation if passed into law, will be the first that will focus mainly on the exploration, development, and potential exportation of Bitumen in Nigeria. In a significant move towards economic diversification, the Senate is initiating plans to leverage bitumen development as a catalyst for the country’s progress. To this end, it passed for first reading, a Bill to establish the Bitumen Development Commission...
Rep. Madaki said the proposed increment in electricity tariff is simply an exploitation of the citizens, which is contravention of Section 17 (2) (d) of the 1999 Constitution as amended. The House of Representatives has directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to stay action on the approval of any increment of electricity tariff in Nigeria by electricity distribution companies. This directive followed the adoption of a motion moved by the House...
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, Senator Victor Umeh opined that the World Bank-funded NMMP Phase 2 appears to favour foreign companies’ participation, which inadvertently leads to job and revenue losses for local manufacturers. The Senate has appealed to the Federal Government to immediately suspend the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) Tender for Phase 2 of the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) being funded by the World Bank. This resolution was reached following the consideration...
Motion sponsor, Rep. Waive noted that for several years, there has not been any employment in the Civil Service of the Federation leading to shortage of manpower especially in the junior and middle-level cadres. The House of Representatives has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to lift the embargo placed on employment in Federal Ministries, Agencies, and Parastatals due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the recession that hit the economy due to...
Sponsor of the motion worried that the high rate of accidents and vehicular breakdowns on the Benin-Abraka Road has mostly made it difficult to commuters traveling to and fro South-South, South East to the North and vice versa The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Ministry of Works and the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) to expand the Benin – Abraka Road considering its economic importance to the country. The call...
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