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Terseer Ugbor, Deputy Chairman, Federal House of Representatives Committee on Environment and Dieter Ahmed Bassi, Director of Policy, Planning, and Strategy (PPS) of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) are among key stakeholders to speak at the second edition of the Rembinar dialogue series.
Convened in response to the ongoing tax reforms being undertaken by the President Bola Tinubu’s Administration, the session will feature insights from both distinguished speakers, who will be joined on a panel by Olumide Idowu, a leading Climate Advocate and Co-founder of ICCDI Africa.
“The combined expertise and exponential experience of the speakers will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the evolving tax landscape and the importance of aligning fiscal policy with national and global energy goals” the statement added
The first edition of the series, themed Tax Bills and Implications for NEITI’s Audits, provided a comprehensive assessment of how the proposed tax reforms impact NEITI’s audit processes, compliance mechanisms, and overall revenue transparency across the extractive sector.
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The session featured notable speakers, including Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, Executive Secretary of NEITI, Haruna Yahaya, Member of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms; and Mike Uzoigwe, Policy Expert on natural resource governance and former country manager for Anglophone and Lusophone Africa at the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), Oslo, Norway.
The second edition of the Rembinar aims to unpack how these reforms could support a just, inclusive, and practical energy transition.
While participation in the Rembinar dialogue is free, participants are required to register for the event via https://bit.ly/rembinar.
The dialogue will explore the interconnectedness between the extractive industries, emerging issues related to the energy transition, and fiscal and monetary policies, aiming to drive accountability and best practices in overall public finance management a statement by NEITI informed.
Speaking on the dialogue, Epia emphasised the timeliness of this discussion, saying: “This second edition of the Rembinar is important because energy transition is not just about the switch to better sources.
It is also about the policy engineering that drives this switch and the citizens who bear the consequences of every legislative output. If tax reforms are not aligned with our national energy transition goals, then we risk stalling progress. That’s why we’re bringing stakeholders together to think through these issues collaboratively.”
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Epia further noted that the Rembinar series is part of OrderPaper’s commitment to using data and technology to bridge the gap between parliament, policy and citizens.
“We’re proud to be creating platforms that enable productive dialogue and practical solutions for Nigeria’s most urgent governance challenges,” he added.
The Rembinar series is designed as a dynamic virtual dialogue series to facilitate in-depth, critical discussions on resource governance, transparency, and accountability in Nigeria’s extractive sector, as well as its interconnectedness with climate change and the energy transition.
Rembinar is an initiative under RemTrack, a digital platform developed by OrderPaper, to foster productive public engagement and enhance transparency, accountability, and policy performance tracking in Nigeria’s resource governance sectors, including petroleum, mining, and renewable energy.
It features top functionaries in the public, private and civil society sectors and draws participation from a cross-section of industry professionals, government agencies, civil society organisations, and members of the public committed to strengthening governance in Nigeria’s resource governance and public finance management.
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