Tag: Committee
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NASS Committee probing IOCs vows to arrest CEOs if …
… they fail to appear before panel The tripartite Committees investigating the implementation of corporate social responsibility by multinational oil companies and other corporate bodies in the South-South Region of the country have threatened to issue warrant of arrests on the headship of the companies that failed to honour their summons. The chairman of the…
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FG to set up committee to select new ambassadors
The Federal Government will soon set up a new committee that will select the new set of ambassadors that will replace those that have been recalled, according to an aide to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Alkasim Abdulkadir, the Special Assistant to the Foreign Affairs Minister,
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Alleged missing N43bn: Reps Cttee vows to issue warrant on NAMA boss
The House of Representatives on Wednesday threatened to issue a warrant of arrest against the Managing Director of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Mohammed Odunowo, next Monday, over missing N43 billion revenue accruing from sales of both local and international air tickets between 2021 and 2022. Chairman, House Committee on Finance, Hon. Abiodun James Faleke,…
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Reps begin policy brief series sectoral debates
– Initiative aimed at improving constitutional oversight of executive arm – Inaugural debate to feature CBN Governor, Deputies Thursday The House of Representatives is set to unveil its Policy Brief Series for key Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government, this Thursday, November 9, 2023. Tagged ‘Sectoral Debates,’ the series forms part of initiatives by…
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Reps inaugurate Committee on Basic Education(Photos)
…charge Members to imbibe spirit of patriotism In meeting with the target of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations and the Legislative Agenda of the 10th National Assembly, the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, inaugurated its standing Committee on Basic Education. The Committee, which is made up of eminent Members of the…
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Job Racketeering: Reps query why over 300 agencies failed to appear before panel
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee probing job racketeering in Ministries, Department, and Agencies (MDAs), has expressed displeasure at the failure of about 300 parastatals to appear before it and give account of their stewardship. The Chairman of the Committee , Rep. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, who said this at its resumed hearing on Wednesday in…
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Group debunks alleged wranglings over constitution of HoR Cttee chairmanship
Following composition of the 10th House of Representatives standing committees by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas on July 27, a group of lawmakers have dismissed rumoured rancour among members. The group numbering six lawmakers including the Deputy
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APC inaugurates 110-member campaign c’ttee, cautions against in-fighting
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State on Friday inaugurated its 110-member East Senatorial Campaign Committee to mobilise votes for the party, ahead of the 2023 general elections. Inaugurating the committee, Sen. Ganiyu Solomon, the Director General,
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Odioma Crisis: Bayelsa Govt. reads riot act to Council of Chiefs, sets up 6-man committee
The Bayelsa Government has given members of the Odioma Council of Chiefs in Brass Local Government Area (LGA), the option to either withdraw their membership of political parties or resign outright from the traditional leadership council. This is even as the state government constitutes a six-man peace and reconciliation committee to look into the immediate…
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A little memo to the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Pay-TV – By Okoh Aihe
By 10am tomorrow, an ad hoc committee of the Senate will deliberate on what appears a most important concern to the nation. If we have not succeeded in reordering God’s natural cosmology and tomorrow really comes, the Senate Ad Hoc Committee investigating the Pay-TV Hikes and Demand for Pay-Per-View subscription model, will be meeting with…