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Reps urge FG to flush out bandits, enable farmers return to farmland
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to direct the Joint Security Task Force stationed in Benue State, to initiate full coordinated security operations by flushing bandits out of the state to allow farmers return to their farmlands for adequate food production of food in the country.
Reps to suspend airport concession
The House of Representatives has taken steps to suspend concession of Airports in the country, and resolved to launch full investigation into the programme.
The decision followed adoption of a motion moved by Rep Kama Nkemkanma at plenary on Wednesday.
Nkemkanma said the most viable airports in the country were commissioned to foreign firms through the former President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Executive Council resolutions that deviated from due process, public accountability, and established laws of the land.
I was the first gov to respond to subsidy removal –Makinde
…Says govt’s done palliative through transportation, plans salary review
Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, claims to be the first governor in the country to respond to the removal of subsidy from Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, maintaining that largely, his government has given interventions in the area of transportation ease for citizens.
Women group, others lobby Tinubu for Humanitarian Services minister
Groups, under the umbrella of “Concerned Nigerian Women and Young Adults Movement” have drummed up support for the appointment of Chief Temitope Ajayi as Minister of Humanitarian Services ahead of President Bola Tinubu administration’s ministerial formation.
Chief Temitope Ajayi, Her Royal Majesty (HRM), is the first Nigerian beneficiary of 3 American President’s Volunteer Service Award recipient, because of her global humanitarian services in form of kindness and charity for years.
Subsidise transportation to ease high cost of fuel, oil marketers urge FG
Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) has urged the Federal Government to subsidise transportation to cushion the harsh impacts of the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise called fuel, which has skyrocketed the pump price.
MOMAN said this at a Zoom workshop with journalists, as it also called for the effective and sustainable implementation of the gains from subsidy removal.
Senate wants FG to consider concessions in funding road construction
The Senate on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to consider concessions as means of funding road infrastructure across the country.
The Senate also set up an ad-hoc committee to come up with a compendium of all the affected federal roads and erosion sites across the country either awarded, but abandoned by contractors or had not been awarded at all, to be forwarded to the executive arm for urgent intervention.
FRSC bans from operating on state roads nationwide
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has been banned from operating on state and local government roads across the country by the court of appeals in Asaba.
The Court of Appeal in Asaba, Delta State, upheld the judgment of a lower court banning the FRSC) from operating on state and local roads in the country.
A Federal High Court in the state had, in 2019, held that the FRSC has no legal right to operate or carry out any activity on roads belonging to states and local government areas.
LASG apprehends fake enforcement personnel
*seeks collaboration on protection of road vandalisation, theft
In line with the Lagos State Government’s efforts to sanitize the transport sector against individuals parading themselves as government enforcement Personnel, some fake enforcement personnel have been apprehended at different parts of Agege area of Lagos by the Lagos State Task Force in collaboration with the Transport Operations Compliance Unit of the Ministry of Transportation for illegal enforcement operations.
The fake enforcers paraded at the Ministry of Transportation named; Olayinka Daniel, Shola Babarinde and Ilesanmi were reported by a Motorist who claimed they had forcefully gained access to his vehicle and accused him of not having a Stage Carriage Permit. He further explained that he was asked to pay N15,500 despite having other vehicle documents.
Equities market rebounds, up 0.27% to gain N94.46bn
The equities market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) rebounded after pullback recorded at the previous session, as the market gained 0.27 per cent to close at N34.81trillion.
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Specifically, the benchmark Index appreciated by 0.27 per cent to close at 63,930.72 points, while the market capitalization rose by N94.46billion to close at N34.81trillion.
Fuel contamination: NCAA intensifies probe, partners FAAN, NMDPRA, others to stop recurrence
Worried about the recent incidence of a safety breach where water was found in the fuel tanks of some aircraft, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has deepened its investigation into the incident with the view to establish the root cause of it.
The NCAA has also announced wide consultation with all relevant stakeholders to identify the gaps, close them, prevent future occurrences, and improve safety in the industry.
