Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), said the electronic National Depository of Treaties will serve as the depository of all treaties entered into between the Federal Government and any other country in line with Section 4 of the Treaties (Making Procedure, Etc.) “The goals of this noble project are to, achieve functional national depository of treaties, maintain a comprehensive/updated register of treaties and to ensure that all treaties, agreement and protocols entered into by the Government are preserved,” he said. In his remarks, the chairman, House Committee on Treaties, Protocols and Agreements, Rt. Ossai Nicholas Ossai, said his committee has commenced the process of reviewing all treaties, protocols and agreements entered into by the federal government. Ossai said his committee will also develop a national policy on arbitration to help protect Nigeria’s interest on all bilateral/multilateral investment treaties.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 07, 2020 15:22 UTC