The motion described the non-remittance of 3% of operating expenditures of companies as a statutory contribution to host community funds as a violation of the PIA. The House of Representatives has asked that oil and gas companies, who have failed to remit 3 percent of their annual operating expenditure to host communities in the Niger Delta as provided for in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), 2021, be penalized. It also directed the regulatory authorities –...
The Auditor General joined the CSO to assure the PAC of collaboration in order to promote transparency, accountability, and good governance in the country. The Auditor General of the Federation (AuGF) and a Civil Society Organisations (CSO) have expressed willingness to support the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives in redefining the fiscal responsibility regime order to curb corruption and promote transparency and accountability for good governance in Nigeria. This came to...
The Reps spokesperson explained that the 360 exotic vehicles are not personal gifts to the lawmakers but utility operational vehicles for their oversight functions. The House of Representatives has confirmed reports that the National Assembly management is in the process of purchasing 360 exotic vehicles for its members, which will be distributed to its members in the coming weeks. Recall that unverified reports on the purchase of exotic vehicles for members of the National...
The works committee’s mandate includes monitoring the construction and maintenance of federal roads and bridges among others. The House of Representatives Committee of Works has pledged to investigate all abandoned road projects across the country, and sanction persons responsible. This is even as it noted that its intervention in road projects will help improve the country’s infrastructure. The chairman of the committee, Rep. Akin Alabi (APC, Oyo), made the pledge while delivering his keynote address...
The Ex-clerk informed that while in PAC, he wrote about 200 reports and over 2000 recommendations none of which were considered. A former Clerk of the House of Representatives, Mr. Patrick Giwa, has revealed that reports of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly have not been considered in 25 years. Giwa, the pioneer Clerk of the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives, made this known during the inaugural meeting of...
Rep. Chinda feared that if urgent steps are not taken to save these Nigerians in Ethiopia, who are held and attacked in prisons, they may die in prison. The House of Representatives has resolved to probe the alleged maltreatment of Nigerians in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It also mandated the Committees on Diaspora and Foreign Affairs to invite the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Chairman, of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission to provide briefs on the...
Rep. Ukpong-Udo said it was only proper to provide employment for corps members, who were victims of the election violence as compensation for their sacrifice and patriotism. The House of Representatives has called for the compensation of members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), who were violently attacked, while they served as ad-hoc staff with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the 2023 general elections. This is even as it directed the electoral...
The motion sponsor worried that the farmers might be unable to repay their loans due to the destruction of their farmlands by the flood. The House of Representatives has called for the provision of palliatives for victims of flash floods in Wudil Local Government in Kano state. It also directed the Ecological Fund Office (EFO) to provide a lasting solution to the problem of flooding in Wudil. The call was contained in a motion on...
The legislative agenda is to be used to meet the yearnings and aspirations of Nigerians, and they would use it as a benchmark to evaluate and assess the performance of the House after four years. Legislative Agenda has become the common term to describe the four-year plan of policies and actions by the National Assembly. A Legislative Agenda is a social program of proposed legislations to support policies and programs of government that would help...
The nominees appeared before an ad-hoc committee of the House charged to screen them. The House of Representatives has screened and confirmed the presidential nominees to the Board and Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). This was made known in a statement jointly signed by the Chairperson of the House Committee on NDDC, Rep. Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, and the Chairman of the Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Rep. Akin Rotimi, on Thursday. According...
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