Ita Enang Notifies Public On Five New Acts …As Extradition Laws Receive Alterations

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By UbongAbasi Ise

The Office of the Special Assistant to The President (Senate) National Assembly Matters has released the lists of five bills assented by the Presidency.
Senator Ita Enang,  through a statement signed on Monday 12th November, 2018, and shared on his twitter handle, said President Muhammadu Buhari has given a nod to five bills  which include the Federal Capital Territory Appropriation Act, 2018; Nigerian Centre For Disease Control And Prevention ( Establishment ) Act, 2018; Extradition (Amendment) Act 2018; National Environmental Standard And Regulations Enforcement Agency (Establishment ) (Amendment )Act , 2018; and Nigerian Institute Of Mining And Geosciences , Jos ( Establishment ) Act , 2018.
According to Enang, the Federal Capital Territory Appropriation Act, 2018 was submitted by Mr. President to the National Assembly. The Act allows aggregate capital and recurrent Expenditure of N371, 532,518,887 (Three hundred and seventy one Billion, five hundred and thirty two million, five hundred and eighteen thousand eight hundred and eighty seven kobo) up to the financial year ending December 31, 2018.

On Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Establishment Act, 2018), the Special Assistant said the Act is aimed at promoting, coordinating and facilitating the prevention, detection and Control of Communicable diseases and other public health emergencies in Nigeria.
The third, which is Extradition (Amendment) Act, 2018, vests jurisdiction on extradition proceedings now on the Federal High Court and no more the Magistrates Court or Magistrates.
The amendment further introduces a new section 15(2) preventing double jeopardy as protected by Section 36(9) of the Constitution which prevents a person surrendered to Nigeria in accordance with extraction treaty; obligation from being arrested , detained ,extradited or otherwise dealt with in Nigeria or any other country within the Commonwealth or any other country having same extraditing agreement with Nigeria , if the proceedings relates to an offence for which he has been previously convicted or acquitted in the requesting country for which extradition is sought by the Nigerian authorities .
Senator Ita Enang said the National Environmental Standard and Regulations Enforcement Agency (Establishment) (Amendment) Act, 2018, is an amendment to the 2007 Act and more succinctly defines matters of appointment to the council, empowers the Agency or appropriate person to cause immediate abatement of imminent environmental pollution while appropriate warrant or court order is sought to ensure public safety, among others.
The last,  which is Nigerian Institute Of Mining and Geosciences, Jos (Establishment) Act, 2018 establishes the institute to provide courses of instruction , training and research in geosciences and mining and produce technicians and such skilled personnel normally required for the mining and related industries; provide for both the public and private sectors alike, laboratory services for rock and mineral identification , sampling and mineral beneficiation, mineral and metallurgical analysis;  conduct research in mining, quarrying and related industries; provide skilled training for the artisanal and small scale mining operators among others.

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