Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has signed seven
bills passed by the National Assembly into law.
The bills which include Oath (Amendment) Act
2017, Defence Space Administration Act,
Veterinary Surgeons(Amendment) Act) have now
become Nigerian laws. Senior Special Assistant to
President Buhari on National Assembly Matters,
Senator Ita Enang confirmed Osinbajo's
endorsement of the bills in a press statement.

The statement reads "The Nigeria's Ag President,
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo SAN GCON has assented to
seven bills passed by the National Assembly.
Enang in a release made available to the press in
his office said the bills Assented to have
accordingly becomes laws as it was passed by
the National Assembly and transmitted for Assent.
The bills according to him includes:

1. OATHS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2017

2. DEFENCE SPACE

ADMINISTRATION ACT, 2017

3. VETERINARY SURGEONS (AMENDMENT) ACT,
2017

4. NATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO CENSOR BOARD
(AMENDMENT) ACT, 2017

5. PENSION RIGHTS OF JUDGES (AMENDMENT)
ACT, 2017

6. NIGERIA INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE
(ESTABLISHMENT, ETC) ACT, 2017

7. MORTGAGE INSTITUTIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT,
2016

Senator Enang noted that the Acts, other than the
Defence Space Administration Act, and institute of
soil science are mainly Amendments to the
Principal Act intended to bring the Acts in
conformity with current realities.

The release stated "
1.The Oaths Amendment Acts specifically enlists
courts which were not in existence at the time the
Oaths Act were made and which came into being
upon Amendment of the constitution creating
such courts such as the Federal High Court,
F.C.T High Court, National Industrial Court,
among others named in the Amendment Act.

2. Defence Space Administration Act establishes
the Defence Space Administration, to develop
satellite technology and ensures security of the
nation’s cyber activities.

3. Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) Act reduces
the membership of the Veterinary Council.

4. National Film and Video Censors Board
(Amendment) Act reduces the membership of the
Governing Board and empowers the Board to
regulate the import and export on movies.

5. Pension Rights of Judges (Amendment) Act
expands the meaning of a judicial officer to cover
the offices of the Chief Judge or Judge of the
Federal High Court, President or Judges of the
National Industrial Court and Chief Judge or
Judges of the High Court of the Federal Capital
Territory.

6. Nigeria Institute of Soil Science (Establishment,
ETC) Act establishes the Nigeria Institute of Soil
Science which is charged with the responsibility
of regulating the profession of Soil Science

7. Mortgage Institutions (Amendment) Act reviews
the prescribed penalties.
For Bills transmitted but not listed herein, there
are appropriate communication by the
constitutional authority remitting same as allowed
by law.