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Customs Reform Bill Scales Second Reading
On Wednesday 9th November 2016 the Nigerian Customs Service Act (Repeal & Re-enactment) Bill, 2016 scaled second reading in Senate. The bill seeks to establish the Nigeria Customs Service and reform the administration and management of customs and excise in Nigeria. The bill proposes to consolidate enabling laws guiding the operations of the Nigeria Customs […]
Senate Steps Down Consideration Of Grazing And Regulation Of Cattle Movement Bills
The Senate on Wednesday 9th November, 2016 stepped down the consideration of three (3) bills. They are: A Bill for an Act to provide for the Establishment of Grazing Areas Management Agency (SB. 292) sponsored by Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (APC:Kano); A Bill for an Act to provide for the Establishment of National Ranches Commission […]
Senate Invites Minister Of Labour And Productivity Over Increase In Unemployment Rate
The Senate at its plenary on Tuesday, 8th November 2016, resolved to invite the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Sen. Chris Ngige to provide insight into Federal Government’s roadmap towards tackling the rate of unemployment in the country. Moving the motion titled ‘‘Intolerable Upswing of Unemployment in Nigeria’’ Sen. Duro Faseyi (PDP:Ekiti) noted that the […]
Senate To Investigate Abandonment Of N8 Billion Office Head Quarters Project By Code Of Conduct Bureau
The Senate on Tuesday 8th November 2016 mandated its Committees on FCT, Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions and Procurement to investigate the abandonment of N8 billion office head quarters project by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). Sen. Dino Melaye (APC:Kogi) moving the motion stated that the Code of Conduct Bureau had gotten the approval […]
Senate Tasks Federal Government On Prison Construction
On Tuesday 8th November 2016 the Senate urged the Federal Government to build more prisons and modernize existing ones. Moving a motion titled ‘‘Urgent need to decongest the Nigerian Prisons’’ Sen. Samuel Anyanwu (PDP:Imo) mentioned that the problem of prison congestion had become a major challenge constituting environmental hazard to the lives of inmates. He […]
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