The legal team was preparing to file a no-case submission in the federal corruption trial.
Mr. Maina was recently retrieved from Niger Republic where he was hiding by Nigerian security agencies with the help of Interpol.
The bill, which had undergone public hearing in October, was passed by the House after scaling third reading on Tuesday.
Oluwatimilehin Oladimeji bagged four months for receiving an eBay gift card worth $30 from a woman he met on the Internet.
President Buhari is given to sectional inclinations in naming federal appointments, but the law appears strongly behind Moses Jitoboh.
Hadiza Bala Usman did not play an open role in the 2015 campaign, but her share of the election spoils has been rapid and significant.
The anti-graft office said its detectives are investigating a corruption case involving a staff member of the newspaper.
He allegedly failed to deliver a job which he collected N25,000 for.
Ocean Trust existed for nearly 20 years without a traceable operation base, but its banking records leave a trail of curious cash handlings.
The panel set up in July was initially given 45 days to turn in its report.
