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Buhari assents to 2 bills passed by 8th Assembly

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President Muhammadu Buhari has signed two bills passed by the 8th National Assembly.

The bills are, the Federal University of Agriculture Zuru, Kebbi State Bill and the Architects Registration Council Amendment Bill.

Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang made this disclosure at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday.

He said by giving assent to the Federal College of Agriculture Bill, the institution had been upgraded from a Federal College of Agriculture to a full-fledged Federal University of Agriculture with all the powers of its status.

He explained that the assented Architects Registration Council amendment bill had increased the penalty fee of N1,000 to N500, 000. This, he said would generally enhance the architect registration process.

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He also said the bill was also designed to enhance the council’s penalties and make the appeals from the Disciplinary Committee lie with the High Court.

Speaking on the reason some bills were not assented to, Enang explained that there were cogent reasons for any bill that did not receive the assent of the president.

On why screened and confirmed ministerial nominees were yet to be inaugurated, he said “Mr President upon receipt of communication from the National Assembly will on a date he will fix, notify the screened and cleared nominees.”

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