Posted on: Tue 16-03-2021

The House Committee on Science and Technology hereby invites stakeholders and the general public to a one-day public hearing on the following bills:

1. ‘A BILL FOR AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF A NATIONAL INNOVATION AGENCY FOR THE FACILITATION OF DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVEMENTS, PROMOTION, CO-ORDINATION, EXPLOITATION, COMMERCIALIZATION AND REGULATION OF RESEARCH OUTPUTS DISCOVERIES, INNOVATIONS AND INVENTIONS, TO ENTRENCH RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM; AND FOR RELATED MATTERS (HB. 872)’. 
2. ‘A BILL FOR AN ACT TO REPEAL THE NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION ACT NO. 19 OF 1995 AND ENACT THE SAFETY AND RADIATION BILL, 2020 BY RE-ESTABLISHING THE NIGERIAN NUCLEAR REGULATOR AUTHORITY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY AND SAFEGUARDS; AND FOR RELATED MATTERS (HB. 586)’. 

Date: Thursday, 18th March 2021

Time: 10:00am 

Venue: House Conference Room 028, Ground Floor, New Building 

Expected stakeholders include: 

1. Federal Ministry of Science and Technology and its Agencies 
2. Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources 
3. Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development 
4. Federal Ministry of Health 
5. Federal Ministry of Environment 
6. Office of the National Security Adviser 
7. Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
8. Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority 
9. National Atomic Energy Commission 
10. General Public / Other Interested Stakeholders 

For further enquires, kindly contact the committee clerk on 08091318308.

Do accept the Committee’s best regards, please. 

Signed:

Hon. Beni Lar 

Chairman

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