In a bid to end the ongoing fuel crisis, President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, directed the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) to cut short its recess and immediately convene a meeting with industry stakeholders.
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The N298 million bulletproof Range Rover Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) reportedly belonging to the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, is rotting away at the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) yard, nine months after it was impounded.
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Members of the Senate Committee on Land Transport and Foreign and Local Debt have expressed delight with the progress of the Lagos-Ibadan railway modernisation project.
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Ongoing drive by the current administration to revamp the rail sector in Nigeria will cut across the 36 states of the federation, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi said in Lagos, yesterday.
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—– Promises 50 per cent drop in accidents by 2020 As part of efforts to enhance safety on the roads, the Federal Government yesterday established a capital project development framework.
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The Senate on Thursday approved $1.806billion Federal Government 2016-2018 External Borrowing (Rolling) Plan for the Lagos – Kano railway modernization project and the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the North East.
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The Nigeria Customs Service says it has released four Toyota Hilux pick up vans allegedly belonging to a senator after the payment of N19 million custom duties.
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Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala-Usman, has welcomed the decision of the Senate to investigate the activities of the Joint Venture (JV) enterprises of the organisation.
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The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, said the ministry is in talks with the government of China to establish a special university for Transportation.
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Worried by the abandonment of Bodo-Bonny Road which links the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG in Bonny, Rivers State, in the last 15 years, the Senate, yesterday, mandated its Committee on Works to summon the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, to explain the rationale behind the non- completion of the road.
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— One of the most dangerous roads to travel on in Nigeria. About 20 people were abducted by gunmen along Abuja-Kaduna expressway on Wednesday.
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The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), on Tuesday said it has no plan to increase the pump price of petrol in the country by N5 per litre, stating that the news that it had such plan were untrue.
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