Nigeria: PIB, Budget to Top House Agenda On Resumption
Fresh and old issues are to engage the attention of the House of Representatives as it resumes plenary on Tuesday after its annual vacation that lasted eight weeks.



THISDAY checks revealed Thursday that the lawmakers, on resumption, are expected to take steps to ensure the full implementation of the 2012 Appropriation Act, in line with their resolution before they went on recess that the executive should ensure effective implementation of the budget before they return from recess.
The House is also expected to receive the 2013 Appropriation Bill, commence consideration of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) and resume work on the amendment to the 1999 Constitution, all pending issues before the recess.
THISDAY also learnt that the House would renew its agitation on the need for the Federal Government to approach the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for a possible review of its judgment on the Bakassi Peninsula that paved the way for Nigeria's ceding of the oil-rich peninsula to Cameroun.
Also, one of the controversial issues the House will tackle after resumption of plenary is the plan by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to restructure the nation's currency and introduce the N5,000 banknote.
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