Nigeria, March 20 -- President Muhammadu Buhari has conveyed to the National Assembly his decision to decline assent to five bills.

Stating several reasons, Mr Buhari said he would not assent to the Nigerian Film Commission bill, Immigration Amendment bill, Climate Change bill, Chartered Institute of Pension Practitioners bill and the Digital Rights and Freedom bill.

His letters of decline was read by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday.

Mr Buhari said he decided not to sign the Digital Rights and Freedom bill because it "seeks to cover too many technical subjects and fails to address any of them extensively."

"These areas include surveillance and digital protection, lawful interception of communication, digital protecti...