Buhari signs national social investment agency bill, 7 others

 

May 23, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, assented to the National Social Investment Programme Agency Act, and seven other Bills passed by the 9th National Assembly.

In a statement issued on Monday, Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Babajide Omoworare, said the action of the President was in accordance with the provisions of the Acts Authentication Act Cap. A2, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

He listed the other seven bills assented into law to include, National Senior Secondary Education Act and the National Social Investment Programme Agency Act.

The President also assented to the Federal University of Health Sciences Ila-Orangun (Establishment) Act, Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare (Establishment) Act, Chartered Institute of Development Studies and Administration of Nigeria (Establishment) Act, Federal Institute of Industrial Research (Establishment) Act, and the Institute of Strategic Management of Nigeria Act, respectively.

Omoworare said that the National Social Investment Programme Agency was established to assist and empower the poor and vulnerable in Nigeria, while the National Senior Secondary Education Act, prescribes minimum standards for senior secondary education in Nigeria and the management of the National Senior Secondary Education Fund.

The Chartered Institute of Power Engineers of Nigeria Act establishes the Chartered Institute of Power Engineers of Nigeria and is charged with the responsibility for determining the standard of knowledge and skill to be attained by persons seeking to become chartered power engineers.