The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has signed seven bills
earlier passed by the National Assembly into law.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National
Assembly Matters (Senate), Ita Enang, disclosed this in a statement on
Saturday.
Enang listed the bills signed into law to include the Oaths
(Amendment) Act, 2017; Defence Space Administration Act, 2017; Veterinary
Surgeons (Amendment) Act, 2017; National
Film and Video Censors Board (Amendment)Act, 2017; Pension Rights of Judges
(Amendment) Act, 2017; Nigeria Institute of Soil Science (Establishment, etc.)
Act, 2017; and the Mortgage Institutions (Amendment)Act, 2016
The presidential aide said the Acts, other than the Defence
Space Administration Act and the Institute of Soil Science Act, were mainly
amendments to the principal Acts intended to bring the Acts in conformity with
current realities.
Enang said the Oaths Amendment Act specifically enlists
courts which were not in existence at the time the Oaths Act was made and which
came into being upon amendment of the Constitution creating courts such as the
Federal High Court, F.C.T High Court, National Industrial Court, among others
named in the Amendment Act.
He added, “Defence Space Administration Act establishes the
Defence Space Administration, to develop satellite technology and ensure
security of the nation’s cyber
activities.
“Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) Act reduces the membership
of the Veterinary Council.
“National Film and Video Censors Board (Amendment)Act
reduces the membership of the Governing Board and empowers the Board to
regulate the import and export of movies.
“Pension Rights of Judges (Amendment) Act expands the
meaning of a judicial officer to cover the offices of the Chief Judge or Judge
of the Federal High Court, President or Judges of the National Industrial Court
and Chief Judge or Judges of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory.
“Nigeria Institute of Soil Science (Establishment, etc.) Act
establishes the Nigeria Institute of Soil Science which is charged with the responsibility of regulating the
profession of Soil Science.”
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