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Premium Times reports that the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday directed the National Boundary Commission to investigate boundary conflicts around the country and clearly delineate the boundaries to curb widespread land disputes. The directive followed a motion on crises arising from non-delimitation of Nigerian internal boundaries. In the motion, Gershom Bassey (PDP-Cross River South) noted that Nigerian internal boundaries are afflicted ...

The Senate has mandated its Committee on Public Procurement to investigate alleged irregularities in award of multi-billion road contracts by the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). The Nation reports that this followed the consideration and adoption of a motion on “Irregularities in the award of contracts by the BPP”, sponsored by Dino Melaye (Kogi West). Senate President Bukola Saraki gave ...

Vanguard reports that the Senate has said it would soon begin moves to amend the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation, NTDC, Act No. 81 of 1992. The Senate also said it would carry out a holistic amendment of the Act setting up the National Institute for Cultural Orientation, NICO, and other agencies under the purview of the Ministry of Culture and ...