The upper chamber warned that it would not hesitate to impose appropriate sanctions on agencies that continue to disregard committee invitations.

The panel directed all defaulting MDAs to appear before the committee on Thursday with the relevant officers and documents requested in earlier correspondence.

Agencies accused of ignoring oversight, compliance requests By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Senate has expressed concern over the failure of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs)…

The Senate Committee on Legislative Compliance found that many resolutions of the upper chamber calling on the government to take action on issues raised by lawmakers were delayed…

* Orders immediate compliance with committee invitations, directs SGF, ministers to enforce resolution

• Adopts compliance report, says ministries routinely disregard directives on roads, disasters, compensation, other critical issues

The Nigerian Senate warns MDAs and GOEs of constitutional sanctions for failing to honour oversight invitations, asserting its Senate oversight powers.

By Henry Umoru, Abuja The Senate on Thursday warned Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and Government-Owned Enterprises (GOEs) against failure to honour invitations…

The upper chamber warned that it would not hesitate to impose appropriate sanctions on agencies that continue to disregard committee invitations.