Five bills signed into law by president Muhammadu Buhari from the 8th senate.

   
Five bills passed by the 8th senate were today signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Speaking today in Abuja the Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives) Mr. Umar Yakubu said the act was to encourage good governance.

According to him the bills signed into law are Obafemi Awolowo University Transitional Amendment Act, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi Amendment Act, the University of Maiduguri Amendment Act, the National Fertiliser Quality Control Act and the Nigerian Council of Food Science and Technology Establishment Act.

He gave details of the University acts specified minimum qualifications for the Chairmen of the Governing Councils, which is university degree or its equivalent.

Yakubu said that the Acts stipulated that the persons must be physically fit and be able to chair activities of the councils.
He said that the Acts also provided for the regulations of the use of intellectual properties for universities.
Yakubu said that the law stated that any staff or student that sought to sue the university must give a notice of one month to the institution concerned.

He said that the National Fertiliser Quality Control Act sought to protect farmers’ interest and address the issue of nutrient deficiency in the composition of fertiliser, branding and weight loss among others.

source Daily post