The Nigerian Peace Corps Institution Invoice, earlier handed by the Home of Representatives on 29 February, 2024 and transmitted to the Senate for concurrence was learn on the ground of the Senate and handed via first studying.
With this improvement, a movement for concurrence to be sponsored by the Senate Chief, Sen. Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele (Ekiti Central) will come up shortly to allow the Senate undertake the Invoice in keeping with the extant guidelines of the Nationwide Meeting.
The Peace Corps of Nigeria established over 25 years in the past by the Nationwide Commandant, Dr Dickson Akoh, is included in Nigeria below the Firm and Allied Issues Act (CAMA) and accorded the Federal Authorities recognition via the Federal Ministry of Youth Growth and granted license to function within the Nation as a non-governmental organisation by the Federal Ministry of Finance, Finances and Nationwide Planning.
The invoice was handed within the eighth Meeting however couldn’t get presidential assent.
Apart the Peace Corps Invoice, the Senate additionally handed for first studying, Nigerian Hunters and Safety Service Invoice 2024, Legislative Homes (Powers & Privileges Act (Modification) Invoice 2024 and Nationwide Expertise Rehabilitation and Integration Company (Institution) Invoice 2024.
Others are Agricultural Analysis Council Act (Modification) Invoice 2024 and Agricultural Harvest and Processing Zone (Institution) invoice 2024.