Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has assented to seven bills passed by the National Assembly, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang confirms.
The Bills which have accordingly become Laws include Oaths (Amendment) Act, 2017; Defence Space Administration Act, 2017; Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) Act, 2017; National Film and Video Censor Board (Amendment) Act, 2017; Nigeria Institute of Soil Science (Establishment etc) Act, 2017 and Mortgage Institutions (Amendment) 2016.
A statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang, said the Acts, other than the Defence Space Administration Act and Institute of Soil Science, are mainly amendments to the Principal Acts intended to bring the Acts in conformity with current realities.
Following Osinbajo s assent to these bills, they have now fully become Acts of the National Assembly.