Presidential Liaison to the National Assembly (Senate), Senator Ita
Enang, told State House Correspondents that the new laws were the
Medical Residency Training Act, 2018 and the Hydroelectric Power
Producing Areas Development Commission (Establishment, Etc)
(Amendment) Act, 2018.
According to Enang, the medical law enacts and regulates the Medical
Residency Training Programme for the training of Medical Practitioners
and Dental Surgeons.
The programme would be regulated and managed by the National Medical
Post-graduate College of Nigeria.
He said that the programme was for persons with the Bachelor of
Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB. BSc, MB. CH, B, BDS), or its
equivalent, who had done the NYSC programme with discharge or
exemption certificate.
The aide added that such candidates should also possess professional
indemnity certificate from a reputable insurance company, among
others.
"This Act is directed at ensuring the quality and competence of
medical practice and practitioners in Nigeria through statutory
medical training programmes.
"It is to encourage medical tourism from other countries to Nigeria
and build further confidence in Nigeria medical system,'' he stated.
The Presidential Aide said the amended Hydro Power Act, No. 7 of 2010
reduced the derivation payable to the commission from 30 per cent to
10 per cent.
"The amendment further fortifies the power of the minister to issue
policy directives as well as re-enforced statutory powers of the
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to regulate the
Electricity Industry under the principal Act.
"The amendment eliminates ambiguity in the law and role conflict of
the responsible institutions as well as properly providing for the
exercise of statutory powers of NERC which was established before
now," he added.
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