The proposed manual solution to the drying up of lake chad is part of the reasons why the minister advocated for increased allocation to the ministry The minister of the environment, Mr. Balarabe Lawal, has said his ministry intends to tackle the shrinking of Lake Chad by drawing water from large water bodies in other countries into the lake. The minister disclosed this at the 2024 budget defence meeting with the National Assembly joint committee...
The minister says N29 billion allocated to solid minerals development in the 2024 budget is a drop in the ocean if Nigeria must diversify the economy away from hydrocarbons The Ministry of Solid Mineral Development has solicited for an increased budgetary allocation to ensure adequate funding for the exploration of solid minerals in the country. According to the Minster, Mr. Dele Alake, an increased allocation is the only way to ensure the ministry generates more...
The representatives said the devastating flooding in parts of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is due to improper urban planning The House of Representatives Committee on Urban Development and Regional Planning says poor physical development has deprived citizens of sustainable livelihood. Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Awaji-Inombek Abiante (PDP, Rivers) stated this during a stakeholders meeting which held at the National Assembly on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. Rep. Abiante blamed the situation on the...
The dire fiscal state of the country does not allow for vital production and sales data of crude oil to remain shrouded in secrecy, says Minister Edun The Ministry of Finance had called for a transparent resource management system that allows it to track the production and sales of the country’s petroleum resources.  The ministry also emphasised the need to monitor the conversation of petroleum revenue from dollars to naira. The minister of finance, Mr....
With N1.8 trillion lost this year alone, the Customs Service advocates for the scrapping of the exemption scheme as it denies Nigeria huge sums of revenue at a time when the country is falling short in resource mobilisation The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it lost N1.8 trillion to the Import Duty Exemption Certificate (IDEC), an incentive which allows for specific goods to be imported into the country without paying import duties. According to the...
The NCoS says it plans to rehabilitate dilapidated facilities for inmates and staff of the service if it gets sufficient budgetary allocation in 2024 The Nigeria Correction Services (NCos) says it plans to rehabilitate dilapidated correctional centres staff quarters and build new ones to reduce the prevalence of overcrowded prisons across the country. The NCos Comptroller General, Haliru Nababa, pleaded for an increased allocation in the 2024 budget to ensure that the service can achieve...
Sanusi, a former CBN governor, renowned for his blunt forthrightness, said the national assembly shares huge blame for the opacity and alleged corruption of the NNPCL, the state oil company Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has said the failure of the National Assembly to adequately carry out its oversight functions on the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), and other relevant departments in...
The committee said circumstances surrounding the botched Nigeria Air adventure will be unravelled and findings made to Nigerians The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation Technology is set to probe the controversy that trailed the launch of the Nigeria Air project. The committee’s chairman, Abiodun Isaq Akinlade (APC, Ogun), disclosed this at the committee’s inauguration on Thursday, December 7, 2023 at the National Assembly. The federal government, under the immediate past Muhammadu Buhari administration, had...
The committee says it is fully aware of its mandate, which includes focusing on the area councils to catch up with the rest of the federal capital in terms of development The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Councils and Auxiliary Matters says it will prioritise resettlement schemes, agriculture, and development across the area councils. The committee chairman, Agbedi Yeitiemone Fredrick (PDP, Bayelsa), disclosed this at the committee’s inauguration on Wednesday,...
The house committee, happy with the recent amendment to the customs and excise law, promised to strictly monitor the revenue generation and remittances of the customs service Nigeria’s House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise said it will provide a strict oversight over the activities of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to ensure enhanced revenue generation and remittances to public coffers. Rep. Leke Abejide (ADC, Kogi), Chairman of the Committee, made this declaration at the...
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