CSOs Advise House on Public Hearing of Infectious Diseases Bill
Satisfied by the decision of the House of Representatives to put the controversial Control of Infectious Diseases Bill before the Nigerian public for inputs, Civil Society Organisations in the country have stepped up with a number of recommendations to enhance public interest, participation and transparency in the discourse.
This, they said, includes the composition of the committee including the gender and geo-political zone spread and the terms of reference of the committee. “The secured videoconferencing platform selected should be published with a list of, participating organizations on the dates of the scheduled E-Public Hearing. In order to ensure massive participation, the Hearing should be scheduled to hold between two or three days with representatives of organizations given five-10 minutes for their presentations/submissions.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
CSOs Give Conditions For Virtual Public Hearing On Control Of Infectious Diseases Bill | Sahara ReportersCSOs Give Conditions For Virtual Public Hearing On Control Of InfectiousDiseaseBill | Sahara Reporters The groups stated that any legislative process that does not guarantee active and free participation of the people would fail and not be... READ MORE:
Read more »
COVID-19: CSOs tasks FG on $3.4bn IMF emergency loan – Daily TrustSome Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the country has welcomed the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) prompt response to the Federal Government’s request for financial assistance to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and shore up the country’s failing economy by approving a loan of $3.4bn in emergency support. They, however, urged the FG to prioritize and utilise …
Read more »
10 staff of Lagos Govt House test positive to COVID-19 – Daily TrustTen persons associated with Lagos State House in Marina have tested positive to COVID-19, the commissioner for health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has disclosed. Professor Abayomi who disclosed this on his official twitter handle ProfAkinAbayomi made known that the Incident Commander and Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his wife Mrs Joke Sanwo-Olu have …
Read more »
Court remands man for allegedly burning mother-in-law’s houseA Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Thursday ordered that a 29-year-old man, Christopher Dauda, be remanded...
Read more »
COVID-19: What Buhari told House of Reps concerning borrowing N850 billionPresident Muhammadu Buhari has explained that the COVID-19 pandemic and the fall of oil price in the international market has made borrowing from the international capital market unattractive. Buhari explained this in a letter to the House of Representatives, saying he was constrained to ask the House to grant him approval to borrow N850 billion
Read more »
Trump backtracks on scrapping of White House coronavirus task forceTrump appeared to backtrack on plans announced the previous day to shut down the task force advising him on the coronavirus pandemic.
Read more »