President Muhammadu Buhari has signed three bills, including the National Assembly Service Pensions Board bill, with less than 24 hours left in his term.
The legislation that was passed and is now law aims to exempt National Assembly employees and others from the required contributory pension scheme.
It was in fulfillment of the provisions of Section 58 of the Constitution and the Acts Authentication Act, Cap. A2, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, according to a statement released on Sunday by Senator Babajide Omoworare.
The statement read, “The National Assembly Service Pensions Board (Establishment) Act establishes the National Assembly Service Pensions Board to administer the pension scheme for personnel of the Service and exempts the personnel of the National Assembly Service from the Contributory Pension Scheme.”
Buhari also passed into law the establishment of the Almajiri National Commission and the Federal Road Safety Commission Training Institute.
It added, “The National Commission for Almajiri and Out of School Children Education Bill, earlier passed by the National Assembly was also assented to by the President.
“The Act seeks to provide a multimodal system of education to tackle the menace of illiteracy, develop skill acquisition and entrepreneurship programmes, and prevent youth poverty, delinquency and destitution in Nigeria.
“The President also assented to the Federal Road Safety Commission Training Institutions (Establishment) Bill, for capacity building and training in road traffic administration and safety management, and to provide training for members of Federal Road Safety Corp.”