President Bola Tinubu has transmitted a series of bills to the Senate for consideration, seeking to reform the legal framework governing the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), amend the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau Act and establish a National School of Government, among other proposals.
The bills were conveyed to the Senate through Senate President Godswill Akpabio in accordance with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.
Among the proposals is the NDLEA Bill 2026, which seeks to establish a consolidated legal framework for the agency’s operations and strengthen its enforcement powers, including its capacity to investigate individuals suspected of involvement in illicit drug-related activities.
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau Amendment Bill 2026 seeks to amend the existing 2022 Act to reposition the bureau as an independent authority and expand its mandate. The proposed legislation also seeks to transfer supervisory oversight of the bureau to the Presidency and restructure its administration.
Tinubu also transmitted the National School of Government Bill (ASCON) 2026, which seeks to repeal the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria Act and establish a National School of Government.
The proposed institution is expected to serve as a national centre for governance training, public sector capacity development and institutional strengthening.
Another bill seeks to domesticate the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their two Additional Protocols of 1977, which provide protections for victims of armed conflict, as well as the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which establishes a framework for prosecuting individuals accused of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression.
