Tinubu Transmits Five Bills to Senate on NDLEA Reform, Transport Safety, War Crimes
President Bola Tinubu has transmitted five bills to the Senate for consideration, seeking reforms in drug law enforcement, transport safety investigation, public sector training and the domestic implementation of international laws on armed conflict and criminal justice.
The bills were conveyed in separate executive communications read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary on Tuesday.
One of the proposals, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (Amendment) Bill, 2026, seeks to amend the existing 2022 Act to strengthen the bureau’s independence and expand its mandate beyond aviation to cover maritime and other transport-related incidents.
The proposed legislation also seeks to transfer the bureau’s supervisory oversight to the Presidency and strengthen its institutional, operational and administrative framework.
Another proposal, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Bill, 2026, seeks to repeal the existing NDLEA Act and the Indian Hemp Act, both contained in the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
According to the President’s communication, the bill is designed to establish a consolidated legal framework for combating the cultivation, processing, trafficking and use of illicit drugs.
It also seeks to strengthen the agency’s investigative powers, including its authority to investigate individuals suspected of involvement in drug-related activities.
Tinubu also transmitted the National School of Government Bill, 2026, which proposes the repeal of the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria Act and the establishment of a National School of Government.
The proposed institution is intended to serve as a national centre for leadership development, governance training, public sector capacity building, policy implementation and institutional strengthening.
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In the area of international humanitarian law, the President forwarded a bill seeking to repeal the existing Geneva Conventions Act and give domestic effect to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their two Additional Protocols of 1977.
The conventions and protocols provide legal protections for victims of armed conflicts and establish rules governing the conduct of hostilities.
The fifth proposal, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (Enforcement) Bill, seeks to domesticate the Rome Statute and establish a framework for enforcing penalties for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and related offences.
The proposed legislation also provides for Nigeria’s cooperation with the International Criminal Court in the performance of its functions.
Following the presentation of the executive communications, Akpabio referred the bills to the Senate Committee on Rules and Business for further legislative action.
Meanwhile, the Senate received notification that Tinubu had assented to two amendment bills concerning federal universities of technology and vocational studies in Lagos and Kaduna.
The Federal University of Technology Amendment No. 2 Bill, 2026, provides for the inclusion of the Federal University of Technology and Vocational Studies, Yaba, Lagos, in the relevant legislation governing federal universities of technology.
The second legislation, the Federal University of Technology Amendment Bill, 2026, seeks to amend the Federal Universities of Technology Act to include the Federal University of Technology and Vocational Studies in Kaduna.
Akpabio subsequently referred the documents to the Clerk to the National Assembly for further action.
He commended the President for assenting to the two university-related bills, describing the development as an important step towards promoting education in the country.
By PRNigeria
