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House Of Reps Passes 13 Bills In 20 Minutes

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5 years ago

May 31, 2016

Nigeria’s federal House of Representatives at a
plenary.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday, May 31, passed 13 bills within 20 minutes at the National Assembly in Abuja.
The bills were passed after they were read a third time. However, a similar episode happened in December 2015 when the house passed 130 bills within 30 minutes.
See the list of the 13 bills below:
1. A bill for an Act to amend the national judicial Institute Act.
2. A bill for an Act to Amend the prevention of crimes Act
3. A bill to amend the water resources Act
4. A bill to amend the endangered species Act
5. A bill for an Act to amend the agricultural and Rural management training institute Act
6. A bill for an Act to amend the telecommunications and postal offences Act
7. Abill for an Act to amend the treaty to establish the African Economic Community relating to the Pan-African parliament Act.
8. A bill for an Act to amend the utilities charges commission Act.
9.A bill for an Act to amend the chartered institute of stockbrokers Act
10. A bill for an Act to amend the Petroleum
Training institute Act
11. A bill for an Act to amend the Petroleum
Products Pricing Regulatory Agency Act
12. A bill for an Act to amend the quantity surveyors Act.
13. A bill for an Act to amend the bees (import, control and management) Act.