Executive proposals seeking major institutional restructuring across anti-narcotics enforcement, transport safety investigation, and civil service training have been officially presented to the National Assembly.Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas presented the legislative requests, submitted under Section 58(2) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), during plenary proceedings in Abuja.
The proposed National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Bill, 2026, aims to replace the current NDLEA Act (Cap. N30) and the Indian Hemp Act (Cap. I16), creating an updated legal framework to enhance operations against drug trafficking and update statutory penalties.
Additionally, the proposed amendments to the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau Act, 2026, plan to reorganize the bureau into an autonomous, multimodal safety body under direct presidential supervision to strengthen operational independence.
The third submission, titled the National School of Government Bill, 2026, seeks to repeal the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria Act to establish a modern public sector training center focused on public administration and leadership development.In his accompanying letter, President Tinubu urged federal lawmakers to accord the bills swift passage to improve institutional capacity and governance across the country.
The proposed bills have been assigned to appropriate legislative committees for preliminary review ahead of their second reading.
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