Yesterday, the Nigerian senate passed into law, 46 bills in less than 10 minutes and this feat shocked many.
Yesterday went down in history as a record breaking event in Nigeria and probably the world.
The record was the Nigerian Senate passing into law 46 bills in less than 10 minutes just as its tenure nears its end.
Nigerians have been curious what laws were passed so we compiled the list for you.
Here's a list of the 46 bills passed: -
1. Tertiary Education Trust Fund (Establishment etc) Act (Amendment), 2015;
2. Office of the Nigerian Financial Ombudsman Bill;
3. Institute of Chartered Trustees of Nigeria Bill;
4. National Convicts and Criminal Records (Registry) Bill, 2015;
5. Community Service Bill;
6. People’s Bank of Nigeria Act (Repeal) Bill
7. Nigerian Bank for Commerce and Industry Act (Repeal).
8. National Commission for Rehabilitation Act (Repeal) Bill;
9. Maintenance Orders Act (Repeal) Bill, 2015;
10. Federal Saving Bank Act (Repeal) Bill 2015;
11. Loan (State Development) Act (Repeal), 2015;
12. Nigerians in Diaspora (Establishment) Commission, 2015;
13. Electronic Transactions Bill, 2015;
14. Chartered Institute of Statiscians of Nigeria, 2015
15. Nigerian Metallurgical Industry Bill, 2014,
16. Federal Audit Commission Bill, 2015,
17. National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation Act (Amendment,) Bill,
18. Nigerian International Financial Centre (Establishment, etc) Bill,
19. Investment and Securities (Amendment) Bill
20. Nigerian Communications Satellite, Bill,
21. Federal Capital Territory Education Resources Centre (Establishment) Bill;
22. Labour Institutions (Establishment);
23. Witness Protection Programme Bill;
24. Institute of Mediators and Conciliators Bill;
25. Legal Education Act (Establishment) Bill;
26. National Health Insurance Commission Bill;
27. National Economic Intelligence Committee (Establishment) Act (Repeal) Bill.
28. Federal College Dental Technology and Therapy Bill,
29. Federal Capital Territory College of Nursing and Midwifery Bill,
30. Oaths Act (Amendment) Bill,
31. Federal Capital Territory Hospital Management Board (Establishment) Bill,
32. Passport (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Bill,
33. Chartered Institute of Management Accounts of Nigeria
34. Federal Capital Territory Water Board (Establishment) Bill,
35. Institute of Local Government and Public Administration Bill,
36. Whistle-blower Protection Bill,
37. Family Economic Advancement Programme (Establishment, etc) 2015,
38. Family Support Trust Fund Act (Repeal) Bill,
39. Nigerian Industrial Development Bank (Guarantee) Act (Repeal) Bill,
40. Treasury Management Bill 2015;
41. Legislative Powers and Privileges Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill,
42. Anti-Torture Bill, 2015;
43. Lobbyist (Registration and Regulation) Bill,
44. National Hospital for Women and Children, Abuja (Establishment, etc) Act (Amendment) Bill,
45. Nigerian Prisons Act CAP, P29 LFN 2004 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2015 and
46. Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill 2015.