The Senate has passed for second reading a bill seeking to empower the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria to award Doctor of Philosophy degrees in clinical medicine, dentistry and related disciplines.
The upper chamber also passed for second reading a separate bill seeking to amend the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau Act to strengthen the agency’s independence and operational autonomy.
The two amendment bills, sponsored by the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, were considered during plenary at the National Assembly in Abuja on Tuesday.
Leading the debate on the medical college bill, Bamidele said the proposed amendment would empower the institution to establish academic programmes and award PhDs in clinical medicine, dentistry and related fields.
The Ekiti lawmaker said the move would strengthen the link between specialist medical training, clinical research and advanced academic development.
He said, “The second and most significant provision is the amendment of Section 2 to
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