Nigeria, Dec. 17 -- The House of Representatives Committee on Treaties, Protocols and Agreements has announced plans to conduct a comprehensive review of all treaties, agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) entered into by Nigeria with foreign partners.

The Committee's Chairman, Rabiu Yusuf, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing journalists in Abuja, saying the exercise was aimed at protecting Nigeria's sovereignty, economic security and long-term national interest.

Mr Yusuf said Nigeria, over the years, had entered into numerous international agreements without sufficient legislative oversight, proper domestication or effective monitoring, a situation he described as risky and unsustainable.

According to him, some of th...