President Bola Tinubu has transmitted five executive communications to the Senate for consideration and approval.
They include bills for the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, which seeks to expand its mandate to the maritime sector, and the repeal and re-enactment of the NDLEA Act to strengthen the investigation of suspected drug dealers, among others.
The statement by the Senate further notes that also transmitted is the bill seeking the repeal of the ASCON Act to establish the National School of Government, as well as the request to reimburse one hundred point five billion naira to Yobe State for the takeover of the cargo airport in Damaturu.
It adds that President Tinubu seeks Senate approval for the domestication of additional protocols to the Geneva Conventions and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, to enable the enforcement of punishment for genocide and related matters.
Meanwhile, the Senate honoured victims of the Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State, and called for a transparent investigation.
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