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The Senate on Thursday handed the Nigerian Employees’ Compensation Trust Fund Agency Establishment Bill, 2026, and the Federal Polytechnics Act Amendment Bill, 2026.
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The bills have been handed after the Senate recommitted them to the Committee of the Whole for additional legislative scrutiny and consideration of essential amendments.
Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, who moved the movement for recommittal, stated sure provisions required additional evaluation to make sure administrative readability and a complete authorized framework.
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He urged the Senate to rescind its earlier selections on the bills and recommit them to the Committee of the Whole for consideration and passage.
Seconding the movement, Senator Kamorudeen Oyewumi (APC, Osun West) stated the train would take away ambiguities and align the bills with legal guidelines establishing related establishments.
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The Senate subsequently thought-about the bills clause by clause and authorized their provisions.
Bamidele stated the Employees’ Compensation Trust Fund Bill seeks to repeal the NSITF Act and the Employees’ Compensation Act and substitute them with a brand new framework.
According to him, the proposed laws offers compensation for loss of life, damage, illness or incapacity arising out of, or in the midst of, employment, in addition to associated issues.
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He stated the Federal Polytechnics Act Amendment Bill seeks to amend the prevailing legislation governing federal polytechnics to evaluation their features and handle associated issues.
Both bills have been subsequently learn for the third time and handed.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio recommended the Senate Leader and lawmakers for his or her contributions, saying the bills would assist staff’ welfare and strengthen technical schooling.
He stated the laws would assist defend staff by way of compensation provisions whereas guaranteeing that technical establishments serve the nation’s financial improvement wants.
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