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President Buhari Signs Two Bills Into Law

Farouk Mohammed
By Farouk Mohammed
Published: June 29, 2018
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Presidential adviser on the National Assembly (Senate) Matters, Senator Ita Enang, has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday assented to two new bills.

Speaking to State House Correspondents, he said the new laws were the Medical Residency Training Act, 2018 and the Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (Establishment, Etc) (Amendment) Act, 2018.

Enang said 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.

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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.

Enang 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.

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