The Nasarawa state House of Assembly has passed into law a bill for a law to amend, repeal and re-enact the Nasarawa state harmonisation and administration of revenue law and for purposes connected therewith.
The House also passed into law bill for a law to amend College of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Lafia, Nasarawa state, 2020 and other matters connected thereof.
Speaker of the House Danladi Jatau, announced the passage of the two bills into law during the House proceedings on Wednesday.
The speaker said the bill when assented to by Governor Abdullahi Sule, would curtail multiple tax collection and boost the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state.
He also said the bill, if assented to by the state governor, will checkmate irregularities or problems associated with revenue collection in the state.
On College of Agriculture, Science and Technology Bill, the speaker said if assented to by the governor would change the nomenclature of the headship of the institution from provost to rector and deputy provost to deputy rector.
The speaker directed the clerk of the House to communicate the House’s resolution to Governor Sule for his further necessary action.
Earlier, Hon. Suleiman Yakubu Azara, the majority leader of the House moved motions for the two bills to scale third reading which was seconded by the minority leader, Hon. Luka Iliya Zhekaba. The House unanimously passed the two bills into law.
