 For many thanks for joining us on Plas News Brief, I am Justin Acadone. A bill to impart a large and custom service to carry out electronic transactions has killed second reading on the floor of the Senate. These follow the presentation of the lead debate on the general principles of the bill by the sponsor, Senator Francis Ali McKenna, from a those stage in plenary. Ali McKenna, who is chairman, Senate Committee on Customs, Exercise and Tariffs said that the bill was read for the full time. On January 29 last year, he said that the proposed bill sought to bring the Customs and Exercise Management Act in line with the modern-day reality. The bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Customs, Exercise and Tariff for further legislative action. The act to report back in four weeks. The Hulkin Exploration and Production Limited has lumped a 10 billion Naira on the Senate for daring to entertain a petition on the disputed Atala Magna RFID OML46, the dispute is between Hardy Oil and Nigeria Limited and HEPL. The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privilege and Public Partitions has therefore threatened to issue an arrest warrant to compel the management of the HEPL to appear before it, based on a petition against Eid al-Sid by Hardy Oil and Nigeria Limited. Now Hardy Oil had an petition filed against the HEPL to the Senate alleged that the Atala Magna RFID OML46 heated to own by Eid was fraudulently sold to the HEPL by the scrapped Department of Petroleum Resources. On the strength of the petition, the Senate mandated its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Partitions to investigate the matter. The two oil firms at the beginning of the investigative hearing by the Committee on In October appeared through the representatives, however HEPL after evading two subsequent summons after it made an appearance before the panel, surprisingly slammed the Committee with a 10 billion dollar lawsuit, a seeking discontinuation of further deliberation on the matter. The Minister of Nigeria Delta Affairs, Gutsville, Akbabu has assured the region that the Board of the NDDC will be constituted at the appropriate time upon the recommendation of President Mohamedu Buhari. Akbabu, who stated he is in Abuja on Tuesday in a statement said President Buhari was determined to reposition the NDDC after 19 years of rot. The Minister, however, said he never advised protesting the U.T. women of the region on the constitution of the Board of the NDDC to channel the grievances to President Buhari as reported by some online media platforms. He also said it is not in the interest of the region to stampede the government into a boot-in, the reform process. Now back here in Lagos, the government has vowed to prosecute anyone flouting COVID-19 guidelines and travel protocols released by the presidential chair in the Committee. Governor Babaji Desongolu said the government has partnered with the PSC to punish whosoever refused to undergo mandatory tests. The governor explained that all foreigners who flout the rules would be subjected to possible deportation. Now the current guidelines on travel protocols released by the PSC and COVID-19, which must be followed by all passengers arriving in Nigeria include a COVID-19 PCR test to be done within 48 hours before departure, post-arrival day two COVID-19 PCR tests, all partially and on vaccinated individuals to self-isolate for seven days following arrival into the country, and a day seven release PCR test. And all outbound passengers are to demonstrate evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19 and negative PCR tests resolved within 48 hours from the time to boot in a flight out of Nigeria. Meantime the State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Udamosu says that three students of Doin College in the Lekke area of the state are currently in police custody. They were arrested for allegedly assault in 12-year-old Sylvester, Aromani. Udamosu also said two other students of the school named in the assault are now at large. He added that those in the custody are helping the command with information on how to track others. He said that the school principal, housemasters and other officials of the school are also assisting the police with information.