•Nigerian Senate
The Senate yesterday passed three concurrence Bills from the House of Representatives during plenary.
This followed the presentation of the Bills by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti), reports The Nation.
They include: the Chartered Institute of Auctioneers of Nigeria Bill 2025, the Broadcasting Practitioners Bill 2025, and the Federal College of Health Technology, Benisheikh, Borno State Establishment Bill 2025.
Presenting the Bills, Bamidele said they were transmitted from the Green Chamber for the Senate’s concurrence.
He said the Chartered Institute of Auctioneers Bill seeks to establish the institute, regulate its membership, and promote professional auctioneering in Nigeria.
The Broadcasting Practitioners Bill, he said, aims to regulate the practice of broadcasting in the country, prescribing minimum academic qualifications and ethical standards for practitioners.
He added that the Federal College of Health Technology, Benisheikh Bill aims to improve access to educational resources in Borno State.
Bamidele urged his colleagues to support the passage of the Bills.
After the concurrence, Senate President Godswill Akpabio thanked the lawmakers in both chambers for their contributions.
