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FRSC defers enforcement on new number plates

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The FRSC had in response to an earlier Federal High Court verdict in Lagos affirmed that the court never vacated its powers to design and produce new number plates. As a fall-out of the Joint Tax Board (JTB) suspension of the June 30 deadline for a change to the enhanced motor vehicle number plate and driver’s license and separate court judgments from Lagos and Abuja, the Federal Road Safety Corps has deferred enforcement on the new scheme. The Corps has therefore directed its Commanding Officers to commence robust nationwide public awareness on the new initiative for motor vehicle administration in the country, emphasizing on the benefits of the new scheme and the need for buy-in from all Nigerians. Similarly, the FRSC stated that the new directive is in line with decisions taken by the Joint Tax Board after its recent 129th meeting held on 23rd and 24th April, 2014 at the Headquarters of Edo State Internal Revenue Services in Benin which state thus:‪ a. “In the ...

Why Stakeholders Fault Merging Of Aviation Agencies

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The adoption of the report of the Presidential Committee on restructuring and rationalisation of Federal Government parastatals, commissions and agencies as it concerns the aviation sector which will eventually result in the merging of its three agencies, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the Nigerian Airspace management Agency (NAMA) and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) came as a rude shock to industry stakeholders.   They have faulted the move as not being in line with the standard and recommended practices (SARPS) of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). Some industry critics and analysts have said such a move is retrogressive and capable of stunting the growth of the aviation industry which is already in line with current global trends in aviation. Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) said the decision was totally against section 8335 of ICAO regulation which made for the separation of avi...