Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- A civil society organisation, Policy Alert, has called on the relevant Senate and House of Representatives committees to convene a joint hearing on Nigeria's exposure to international investment treaty disputes, warning that long-term petroleum commitments could constrain future regulation and expose public finances to legal risks.

The organisation made the call on Wednesday in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, during the launch of its report, Investment Protection and Nigeria's Energy Transition: Implications for Environmental Accountability and Regulatory Space.

It asked the National Assembly to exercise its oversight responsibility over Nigeria's investment treaty framework, the findings of a federal committee established in ...