ABOUT COMMITTEE
About House Committee on Foreign Affairs
The National Assembly House Committee on Foreign Affairs is a committee established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which states “There shall be a committee to be known as Committee on Foreign Affairs consisting of not more than 30 Members constituted at the commencement of the life of the House.”
The committee currently oversees 110 missions all over the world.
Jurisdiction
The Committee’s jurisdiction covers:
- Relations of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with foreign nations generally
- International conferences and congresses
- Measures relating to the diplomatic service
- Intervention abroad and declaration of war
- Neutrality
- Measures relating to international economic policy
- Trading with unfriendly countries
- Measures to foster commercial intercourse with foreign nations and to safeguard Nigerian business interests abroad
- International commodity agreements including all agreements for co-operation in the export of nuclear technology and nuclear hardware
- Diplomatic and consular matters relating to repatriation
- Technical assistance to foreign countries
- Promotion of South-South cooperation and development
- Promotion of New International Economic Order (NIEO)
- Enhancing financial assistance in the form of technology transfer
- Sustaining the commitment of member States to the broad themes of Globalisation, Knowledge, Technology and North-South relationship
- Oversight of the Nigerian Friendship Association of Brazil, China, Saudi Arabia, France, Israel, United Kingdom and United States of America
- Oversight of the Hajj Commission
- Oversight of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Board
- Oversight of Diplomatic and Consular services on pilgrimage
- Oversight of the Ministry responsible for Foreign Affairs and its parastatals, save those assigned to other committees
- Annual budget estimates