The bills, known as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Bill 2026 and the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau Amendment Bill 2026, were forwarded in separate letters addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday, October 13.
The proposed NDLEA legislation seeks to repeal the existing NDLEA Act and the Indian Hemp Act, replacing them with a consolidated legal framework for tackling the cultivation, processing, sale, trafficking and use of illicit drugs. It also aims to strengthen the agency’s enforcement and investigative powers.
In a separate proposal, Tinubu seeks to amend the NSIB Establishment Act of 2022 to broaden the bureau’s responsibilities beyond aviation accidents. Under the proposed changes, the agency would investigate incidents involving rail, maritime and other forms of transportation.
The NSIB bill also seeks to strengthen the bureau’s independence and transfer its supervisory oversight to the Presidency.
Akpabio referred both bills to the Senate Committee on Rules and Business for further legislative consideration.
The proposals will undergo further scrutiny before any new legal provisions can take effect. Their passage would reshape drug law enforcement and transport safety investigations in Nigeria.
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President Bola Tinubu has submitted two bills to the Senate to strengthen Nigeria’s drug enforcement laws and expand the NSIB’s investigative mandate to cover multiple modes of transport. President Bola Tinubu has transmitted two bills to the Senate seeking to reform Nigeria’s drug enforcement laws and expand the investigative powers of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB).The bills,...
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- President Bola Tinubu has submitted two bills to the Senate to strengthen Nigeria’s drug enforcement laws and expand the NSIB’s investigative mandate to cover multiple modes of transport.
- President Bola Tinubu has transmitted two bills to the Senate seeking to reform Nigeria’s drug enforcement laws and expand the investigative powers of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB).The bills, known as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Bill 2026 and the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau Amendment Bill 2026, were forwarded in separate letters addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday, October 13.The proposed NDLEA legislation seeks to repeal the existing NDLEA Act and the Indian Hemp Act, replacing them with a consolidated legal framework for tackling the cultivation, processing, sale, trafficking and use of illicit drugs.
- It also aims to strengthen the agency’s enforcement and investigative powers.In a separate proposal, Tinubu seeks to amend the NSIB Establishment Act of 2022 to broaden the bureau’s responsibilities beyond aviation accidents.
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President Bola Tinubu has submitted two bills to the Senate to strengthen Nigeria’s drug enforcement laws and expand the NSIB’s investigative mandate to cover multiple modes of transport. President Bola Tinubu has transmitted two bills to the Senate seeking to reform Nigeria’s drug enforcement laws and expand the investigative powers of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB).The bills,...
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October 13, 2026
