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Osinbajo signs three bills into law

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5 years ago

August 18, 2018

The Acting President , Yemi Osinbajo , on Friday, signed into law three bills transmitted by the National Assembly .Osinbajo ’ s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity , Laolu Akande , disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Saturday .

Akande listed the bills signed into law to include the Federal Capital Territory Civil Service Commission ( Establishment ) Act , 2018 ; the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria ( Establishment ) Act , 2018 ; and the Federal School of Medical Laboratory Technology ( Science ) Jos ( Establishment ) Act , 2018 .

The Federal Capital Territory Civil Service Commission ( Establishment ) Act , 2018 , according to him , provides the framework , as envisaged by Section 303 of the Constitution, for the administration of the Civil Service of the Federal Capital Territory .

He explained that the commission established under the Act will , without prejudice to the powers of the President , be responsible for the appointment and disciplinary control of staff in the Civil Service of the FCT .