Nigerian National Heroes Register Act, 1979 🇳🇬

Nigeria

Nigerian National Heroes Register Act, 1979

Published in Official Gazette supplement
Commenced on 10 August 1979
[This is the version of this document at 31 December 2002.]

An Act to provide for the establishment of the Nigerian National Heroes Register in which shall be permanently inscribed the names of Nigerians, both living and dead, who deserve a place of honour in our national history.

1. Nigerian National Heroes Register

(1)There is hereby established a register to be known as the Nigerian National Heroes Register (in this Act referred to as "the Register") in which shall be inscribed in a permanent form, the names of citizens of Nigeria (whether alive or dead) deserving a place of honour in Nigeria's history.

(2)The Register shall be kept within the premises of the National Hall and shall, subject to such conditions necessary for the securing of its safety and preservation as may be prescribed by the President, be open to inspection by members of the public.

2. Chief Registrar, etc.

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