This Public Engagement Hub seminar holding on October 4 between 09.00-10.00 (WAT) virtually, is championed by IPU’s Centre for Innovation in Parliament and will be broadcast in English, French and Spanish. Following the release of the 2022 IPU-UNDP Global Parliamentary Report on Public Engagement in the work of Parliament, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the International Parliament Engagement Network (IPEN) are set to organise a webinar. Dubbed the ‘Public Engagement...
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,...
Panellists at OrderPaper Parliamentary Engagement Nigeria (OPEN) Space discuss root causes of youth employment in Nigeria READ ALSO: Elumelu: “Nigeria needs reset; investment in social infrastructure, civil society” With youth unemployment still a topical issue in Nigeria, stakeholders have made a case for a review of the curricula as part of urgent reforms for the country’s educational system. This position was echoed on Friday at an Online Parliament Discourse themed: Youth,...
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,...
At Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Tony Elumelu calls on leaders to create a ‘joined-up government task force’ to champion Nigeria’s youth and entrepreneurs at the highest level. Describes the joblessness of Nigeria’s youth as betrayal of a generation, and plundering of the commonwealth as inhumane and cruel. READ ALSO: #NBAAGC2023: Keynote Address delivered by Tony Elumelu | FULL TEXT Billionaire and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu has called...
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