Buhari signs eight bills into law

President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to eight Bills passed and transmitted to him by the National Assembly.

By this development, the Bills, which border on different sectors, including the economy, automatically become laws.

The new laws are the Prevention of Crime Amendment Act‎ 2016; National Crop Varieties and Livestock Breeds (Registration) Amendment Act‎ 2016; Telecommunications and Postal Offences Amendment Act‎ 2016; and National Agricultural Land Development Authority Amendment Act‎ 2016;

Others are the Produce Enforcement of Export Standards Amendment Act‎ 2016; Agricultural and Rural Management ‎Training Institute Amendment Act‎ 2016; Bee Import Control and Management Amendment Act‎ 2016; and Water Resources Amendment Act‎ 2016.

Addressing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa late yesterday, his Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, said, “Mr. President expresses his appreciation to leadership and membership of National Assembly for the great work they did in considering the Bills and the details that have gone in to consider the Bills.”