Armed Forces Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024

Legislative Journey

First Reading

25 Sep 2024
Second Reading

28 May 2025
Committee Report

Not yet reached

Defence
Third Reading

Not yet reached
Current Status

Awaiting Cmtt Report

Summary & Analysis

This bill seeks to Amend the Armed Forces Act, Cap. A20, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, to ensure at least 15 percent of women are Representation in the Enlistment, Recruitment and Appointment of service personnel; require the Armed Forces to Provide and Maintain a gender-responsive compliance programme in the Enlistment, Recruitment, Training, Provision of Accommodation, Operational Engagements, Provision of Logistics, Marital Status, Posting and Discipline of service personnel; and ensure the establishment of a Unit to Monitor and Maintain Records of the gender-responsive compliance programme and disaggregated data collation and for related matters.

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