The new law states that trafficking in persons in the country will now attract five years imprisonment.
The objective of the bill is to provide a more comprehensive legal and institutional framework for the prohibition, prevention, detection, prosecution and punishment of human traffic offences in the country.
Council approved the bill to reposition the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP) for effective delivery on its mandate.
Cases of collapsed building have been very rampant in the country without proper prosecution of contracting offenders. The Minster of Lands, Housing and Urban Development announced the delisting of the contract of ECOBA Industrial Limited, which was handling the Nigerian Navy building in Gwarimpa which collapsed and killed two people, wounding several others.
The delisting follows the revised report of the committee headed by the Minister of Housing, Ms Amal Pepple.
Council also declared that the contractor must not practice anywhere in the country.
The federal government has also promised to review the National Building Code that will screen all contractors, hoping that enforcement by all professional bodies will nip the incidents of collapsed building in the bud.
Meanwhile, FEC continued the review of the performance of the various ministries in the last year. Focus this week was on the Ministry of Education and Defence.
While the Defence Ministry beats its chest for looking inwards in the area of equipment and training of its officers, the Ministry of Education emphasised on improved access and quality of education.
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