President Tinubu declines assent to NASS library trust fund Story by Zara Ahmed President Bola Tinubu has withheld assent to the National Assembly Library Trust Fund (Establishment) Amendment Bill, 2025. Tinubu justified his declined assent on various constitutional and policy concerns that if left unaddressed, could undermine existing government frameworks and set what he described as an “unsustainable precedent.” In a communication read at the resumed plenary of the House of Representatives by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen on Tuesday, the president acknowledged the noble intentions behind the proposed amendment but highlighted specific provisions that...