A controversial armoured vehicle bought by the Senate, but seized by the Nigeria Customs Service for evading correct duty payment, is yet another greasy mark on the National Assembly’s coat of many colours. Whether at the level of the lawmakers or the bureaucracy, our legislature has become a sickening joke in the eyes of discernible Nigerians. Earlier media reports had […]
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The Senate has asked the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to suspend the implementation of the proposed plan to collect duties on old and new vehicles in the country. The resolution of the Senate followed a point of order raised by the Senate Deputy Leader, Bala Na’Allah. Adopting the motion yesterday, the Senate said the status quo should be maintained until […]
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The ongoing budget defence in the National Assembly yesterday revealed how in contrast to general beliefs about President Muhammadu Buhari’s perceived frugal lifestyle, the State House has since last year been spending whopping sums of money to purchase printed tyres, otherwise known as bullet proof tyres. Against this backdrop, the Presidency has planned to spend about N100 million for the […]
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The Senate has passed a motion for the reintroduction of toll gates on Federal roads in the country. In the motion, Suleiman Nazif, a Senator from Bauchi North, who sponsored it, expressed dismay over the state of roads in the country, saying they had become a “national shame and embarrassment”. He said the re-establishment of toll gates would solve “the […]
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The Senate on Wednesday decried the deplorable state of roads across the country, saying that the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency lacks the capacity to handle the task of road management. The Senate also canvassed the need to invite private investors in road infrastructure through the concession of some federal highways.
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