President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the Defence Research and Development Bureau Act, 2022 passed by the National Assembly.
This, according to the Presidency, is in furtherance of Section 58 (4) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Babajide Omoworare, in a statement on Wednesday, said the Act was to establish the Defence Research and Development Bureau to conduct and coordinate robust research and development in the Armed Forces of Nigeria.
The President also gave his assent to three other bills, which are the National Commission for Refugees Act, the National Tourism Authority Act and the National Assembly Library Trust Fund Act.
The statement explained that “the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons Act, 2022 repealed the National Commission for Refugees Act, Cap. N21 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 to provide a framework for the management, rehabilitation, return, reintegration, and resettlement of the victims of displacement, migrants, refugees and other persons of concern.
“The Nigerian Tourism Development Authority Act, 2022 repealed the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation Act, Cap. N137 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 and enacts the Nigerian Tourism Development Authority Act, 2022 to develop and promote Nigeria as a travel and tourism destination.”
