Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has assented to Nigerians’ in Diaspora Commission Establishment Bill 2017.
He also signed the Petroleum Training Institute Amendment Act 2017.
Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant to the President on National
Assembly Matters (Senate), said this in a statement in Abuja on Monday.
He explained that the Diaspora Commission Act “establishes the
commission under the supervisory jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
“It has the responsibility to coordinate and organise Nigerians in
and from the Diaspora to contribute human capital and material
resources, including their expertise, for the development of Nigeria and
its constituent states.
“It will also provide a database of Nigerians on various fields and
potentialities as resource base for Nigeria and the world to draw from,
as well as protect the interest of all Nigerians”.
Enang added that the Petroleum Training Institute Act was to bring
its provisions in conformity with the Constitution and allow for due
process in the administration, affecting principal officers and staff of
the institute.
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