Why Senate rejected Nigerian Peace Corps bill
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The Senate, on Tuesday, suspended the passage of the conference report on the Nigerian Peace Corps Bill, over the allegation of fraud in the recruitment exercise by the organisation which is being prosecuted in a court.
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