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Nigerian Correctional Service Act, 2019
Ministry of Justice, Nigeria
This Act repeals the Prison Act Cap. P29 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and enacts the Nigerian Correctional Service Act to address new issues that are not covered under the repealed Act and provide clear rules setting out obligations of the Nigerian Correctional Service and the Rights of inmates.
Nigeria • 2019 • Democracy and Governance
National Health ICT Strategic Framework (2015 - 2020)
Ministry of Health, Nigeria
This framework serves as a roadmap of actions for strategic application of ICT to help achieve universal health coverage, and other health goals and priorities, to yield a harmonized favourable environment for the sustainable application of ICT in the health sector. It lays out the plan to roll out the ICT strategy to the states’ and local governments’ ministries of health.
Nigeria • 2016 • Health
Federal Capital Territory 2017 Statutory Appropriation Act
Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria
This is an Act to authorize the issue of funds from the Federal Capital Territory Administrative Statutory account the total sum of N222,360,551,512 only, for the financial year commencing from 1st January and ending on 31st December 2017.
Nigeria • 2017 • Finance
Federal Capital Territory 2016 Statutory Appropriation Act
Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria
This is an Act to authorize the issue of funds from the Federal Capital Territory Administrative Statutory account, the total sum of N241,455,285,471 only, for the financial year commencing from 1st January and ending on 31st December 2016.
Nigeria • 2016 • Finance
Federal Capital Territory 2018 Statutory Appropriation Act
Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria
This is an Act to authorize the issue of funds from the Federal Capital Territory Administrative Statutory account the total sum of N271,532,518,887 only, for the financial year commencing from 1st January and ending on 31st December 2018.
Nigeria • 2018 • Finance
Anti-Torture Act, 2017
Ministry of Justice, Nigeria
This Act makes comprehensive provisions for penalizing the acts of torture and other cruel, human and degrading treatment or punishment, and prescribes penalties for the commission of such actions.
Nigeria • 2017 • Justice
Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja (Jurisdiction on Chieftaincy Matters) Act, 2011.
Ministry of Justice, Nigeria
This Act is designed to increase the general appellate jurisdiction or the customary court or appeal to confer exclusive original jurisdiction on a dispute on or arising from chieftaincy matters in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja on the court.
Nigeria • 2011 • Democracy and Governance
Court of Appeal (Amendment) Act, 2013 Explanatory Memorandum
Ministry of Justice, Nigeria
This Act amends the Court of Appeal Act No.15, 2005 by increasing the number of justices of the Court of Appeal from seventy to ninety.
Nigeria • 2013 • Democracy and Governance
Chartered Institute of Certified Secretaries and Reporters of Nigeria Act, 2015
Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria
This Act establishes the Chartered Institute of Certified Secretaries and Reporters of Nigeria as a statutory body responsible for regulating the practice of the profession of chartered secretaries and reporters. It lays down conditions for the registration of members of the institute, sets up a disciplinary committee and an investigating panel to uphold the ethics of the profession; prescribes penalties for any contravention of its provisions and provides for a governing board that is responsible for policy formulation and implementation. This Act further provides for the appointment of a registrar and assistant registrar for the day-to-day running of the institute.
Nigeria • 2015 • Democracy and Governance
Evidence Act, 2011 Explanatory Memorandum
Ministry of Justice, Nigeria
This Act repeals the Evidence Act, Cap. E14, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, and enacts a new Evidence Act, 2011 which applies to all judicial proceedings in or before Courts in Nigeria.
Nigeria • 2011 • Justice
Employee's Compensation Act, 2010 Explanatory Memorandum
Ministry of Labour, Nigeria
This Act repeals the Workmen’s Compensation Act Cap. W6 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and makes comprehensive provisions for payment of compensation to employees who suffer from occupational diseases or sustain injuries arising from an accident at the workplace or in the course of employment.
Nigeria • 2010 • Labour
Follow-up of Health Care Providers Trained on Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC) Services
Ministry of Health, Nigeria
This is a post-training follow-up tool was developed to train caregivers providing quality family planning services to clients who need IUDs and implant contraceptives. This tool was developed to accelerate Nigeria’s achievement of the target Family Planning Blueprint of 36 per cent Contraceptive Prevalence Rate by 2018.
Nigeria • 2015 • Health
Debt Management Bureau (Establishment ETC.) Act, 2011. Explanatory Memorandum
Ministry of Interior Affairs, Nigeria
This Act repeals the Debt Management Office (Establishment) Act No, 18 of 2003 and enacts the Debt management Bureau Act, 2011 responsible for maintaining a reliable database of all loans taken or guaranteed by the Federal, State Governments, Local Governments or any of their agencies.
Nigeria • 2011 • Finance
Secured Transaction in Movable Assets Act, 2017 Explanatory Memorandum
Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria
This Act provides for secured transactions, registration and regulation of security interests in movable assets. Its objectives are to enhance financial inclusion in Nigeria, stimulate responsible lending to micro, small and medium enterprises, facilitate access to credit secured with movable assets, facilitate perfection of security interests in movable assets and establish a collateral registry and provide for its operations.
Nigeria • 2017 • Finance
Credit Reporting Act, 2017 Explanatory Memorandum
Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria
This Act provides for the framework for credit reporting, licensing and regulation of credit bureaus. The objectives of this Act are to facilitate and promote access to credit and enhance risk management in a credit transaction, to promote access to accurate, fair and reliable credit information and to protect the privacy of such information, set standards and conditions for the establishment, regulation and operations of credit bureaus.
Nigeria • 2017 • Finance
Defence Space Administration Act, 2016
Ministry of Defence, Nigeria
This is an Act to establish the Defence Space Administration, develop satellite technology, ensure the security of the nation’s cyber activities. Its objectives are to facilitate and implement the defines and security aspect of the national space policy, to provide resilient and affordable space and cyberspace capabilities for the Nigerian military, other security and law enforcement agencies.
Nigeria • 2016 • Defence and Security
North-East Development Commission (Establishment) Act, 2017 Explanatory Memorandum
Local Government and Community Affairs, Nigeria
This Act establishes the North-East Development Commission responsible for receiving and managing funds allocated by the Federal Government and international donors for the resettlement, rehabilitation, integration and reconstruction of roads, houses and business premises of victims of insurgency. This Act also aims to address the menace of poverty, illiteracy, ecological problems and any other related environmental or development challenges in the North-East States.
Nigeria • 2017 • Democracy and Governance
Niger Delta Development Commission (Establishment, ETC) Act, 2017 Explanatory Memorandum
Local Government and Community Affairs, Nigeria
This Act amends the Niger Delta Development Commission (Establishment, etc.) Act, No 6, 2000 to increase the funding of the Commission for effective discharge of its duties.
Nigeria • 2017 • Democracy and Governance
National Intelligence Agency Pensions (Establishment) Act, 2017
Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria
This Act establishes the National Intelligence Agency Pensions Board charged with the responsibility for administering the pensions scheme for personnel of the agency. The Act is in consequence of the exit of the agency from the application of the contributory pension scheme under the Pensions Reform Act, 2014.
Nigeria • 2017 • Finance
National Policy on Food Safety and Its Implementation Strategy
Ministry of Health, Nigeria
This policy document focuses on building the capacity of both public and private sectors to strengthen the activities of the Food Safety Control Agencies. It also highlights the steps to build capabilities of stakeholders in the private and public sector in effective food management of food safety.
Nigeria • 2014 • Health