FACTSHEET:
HIGHLIGHTS OF ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE BUHARI ADMINISTRATION
(2015 – 2023)
CONTENTS
- Legislative Reform
- Executive Orders
- Infrastructure: Rail, Roads, Air and Sea Ports, Power, Housing, Water Resources
- Ease of Doing Business Reforms
- Digital Economy & Digital Identity
- Oil and Gas
- Solid Minerals
- Agriculture
- Social Investment and Poverty Alleviation
- Education and Health
- Fiscal, Trade, Monetary and Investment Reforms
- Support to States
- Creative Industry and Sports
- Niger Delta
- Anti-Corruption and Transparency
- Law Enforcement, and Security and Justice Reform
- Diplomacy and International Relations
- Bilateral Highlights
- International Appointments Held By Nigerians
- Coronavirus Response
LEGISLATIVE REFORM: BILLS SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESIDENT BUHARI
Under President Buhari, Nigeria has seen the most ambitious legislative programme in its history. Several landmark Bills have been passed or amended in the last seven years, including the following:
- 16 Constitution Amendment Bills (March 2023)
- Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2022
- Electoral Act (Amendment) Act, 2022
- Defence Research and Development Bureau Act, 2022
- Nigerian Copyright Act, 2022
- Nigerian Tourism Development Authority Act, 2022
- National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Act, 2022
- Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) Act, 2022
- Federal University of Transportation, Daura, Katsina State Est Bill, 2022
- Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, which repeals the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended, and provides a comprehensive legal and Institutional Framework for the prevention and prohibition of money laundering in Nigeria, while also conferring on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the legal status of the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering.
- Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, which repeals the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2011 as amended in 2013, and provides for the effective implementation of international instruments on the prevention and combating of terrorism and suppression of the financing of terrorism.
- Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Act, 2022, which makes comprehensive provisions for the seizure, confiscation, forfeiture, and management of properties derived from unlawful activity.
- Civil Aviation Act, 2022, to provide for an effective legal and institutional framework for the regulation of civil aviation in Nigeria in order to promote aviation safety and security, ensure that Nigeria’s obligations under international aviation agreements are implemented, and consolidate the law relating to civil aviation regulation in Nigeria.
- Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (Establishment) Act, 2022
- National Institute of Credit Administration (Establishment) Act, 2022
- Chartered Institute of Social Work Practitioners (Establishment) Act, 2022
- Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria Act, 2022
- Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contracts Act, 1993 (Amendment) Act, 2019, which will deliver increased revenues to the Federation.
- Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON (Amendment) Acts of 2019 and 2021.
- Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) Bill, the first legislation in Nigeria’s history focused on curbing anti-competition practices; establishing the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.
- Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) Establishment Act, 2018
- The Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Act 2021
- Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Bill, an Executive Bill, signed into law in 2019. The Bill facilitates the identification, tracing, freezing, restraining, recovery, forfeiture and confiscation of proceeds, property, and other instrumentalities of crime, as well as the prosecution of offenders in criminal cases regardless of where in the world they might be.
- Act establishing the Police Trust Fund, which will significantly improve funding for the Nigeria Police Force (2019).
- Nigeria Police Act, 2020 – the first comprehensive reform of Police legislation since the Police Act of 1943.
- Repeal and Re-Enactment of the Companies & Allied Matters Act (CAMA), 2020 – the first comprehensive reform since 1990.
- Not Too Young to Run Bill (2018) – a Constitution Amendment Bill, to reduce the age of eligibility for running for elective office in Nigeria.
- Nigerian Correctional Services Act, 2019 – the first comprehensive reform of prison legislation in close to five decades
- Suppression of Piracy and other Maritime Offences (SPOMO) Act, 2019 – the first anti-piracy legislation in West Africa.
- A Bill to grant financial autonomy to States’ Houses of Assembly and States’ Judiciary (2018)
- Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) 2020
- Finance Act 2019 and 2020
- The Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018
- Credit Reporting Act (CRA) 2017
- Secured Transactions in Movable Assets Act (STMAA) 2017
