President Muhammadu Buhari has given his assent to the Federal College and Medical Laboratory and Technology, Jos, Bill.

This was contained in a statement by Nasiru Ila, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Issues (House of Representatives), released on Thursday

Ila stated that the bill passed recently by the parliament is geared towards strengthening the medical laboratory institute.
The presidential aide noted that the enactment of the bill has again demonstrated the commitment of the President Buhari administration to the health sector.

Ila  further explained that the Federal College of Medical Laboratory Science and Technology, Jos, Act, 2023, which repealed the earlier act,  seeks to make the  institution more effective in the discharge of its functions by strengthening the organisational framework.

Another bill equally signed into law by the President is the Copyright Act which Ila said would expands the rights of authors, raises the sanctions for criminal infringements and more adequately addresses the challenges posed by digital and online use of copyright works.

The Act also provides specially for the needs blind, visually impaired and print disabled persons to have access to learning and reading materials in accessible formats.

The signing into law of the Federal College of Medical Laboratory and Technology, Jos, bill becomes one of the biggest achievements of the Provost of the College, Dr. Sunday Obong Etukudoh, who unarguably, stands out as the most successful Chief Executive of the Institution since its inception almost 70 years ago.