President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, signed 8 Bills passed by the National Assembly into law.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly matters, Senate; Ita Enang, briefed State House Correspondents after the president signed the bills into law.
The bills passed into law as stated by Enang are:
The Legislative Houses (Powers and Privileges), 2018.
The National Senior Citizens Center Act, 2018.
The National Institute of Legislative Studies (Amendment) Act, 2018.
Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreement between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Kingdom of Spain (Domestication and Enforcement) Act, 2018.
Rail Loan (International Bank) (Repeal) Act, 2018.
Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (Establishment) Act, 2018.
Chartered Institute of Local Government and Public Administration Act, 2018.
Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (Establishment), Act, 2018.
Enang explained that, the Legislative House Powers and Privileges Act grants the Legislative Houses in the National Assembly and State Houses of Assembly immunity from litigation for actions taken in plenary or committee proceedings of the House or committee.
He said the Act strengthens the power of the legislators to carry out their legislative functions.
The powers include; powers to summon any person to appear before the Assemblies and give evidence, power of an officer of the legislative house to arrest any person who commits an offense against the Act.
The National Senior Citizens Center Act, 2018 seeks to establish a National Senior Citizens Center in the country to cater for the needs of the elderly he further explained.
