President Bola Tinubu has transmitted three bills to the House of Representatives, seeking reforms to the legal frameworks governing drug enforcement, transport safety investigations and public-sector training.
In the letters accompanying the bills, Tinubu invoked Section 58(2) of the 1999 Constitution and requested their “expeditious consideration” by lawmakers.
One of the proposals, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Bill, 2026, seeks to repeal the existing NDLEA Act and the Indian Hemp Act and replace them with a consolidated legal framework for drug control and enforcement.
Tinubu said the proposed legislation would “enact a consolidated framework to enforce the law against the cultivation, processing, sale, trafficking and use of hard drugs”.
He added that the bill would empower the agency to investigate individuals suspected of involvement in drug-related activities.
The proposal is expected to bring provisions currently spread across separate laws into a single statutory framework governing the NDLEA’s operations.
The second proposal, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau Bill, 2026, seeks to amend the law establishing the bureau and transfer its supervisory oversight to the Presidency.
According to Tinubu, the amendment would reposition the bureau as an independent, multimodal safety investigation authority, expanding its mandate beyond aviation to include rail, maritime and other transport-related incidents.
The proposed changes would also strengthen the bureau’s institutional, operational and administrative capacity, enabling it to investigate accidents across different transport sectors and recommend measures to prevent similar occurrences.
The third bill, the National School of Government Bill, 2026, seeks to repeal the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria Act and establish a new institution dedicated to leadership development and public-sector capacity building.
Tinubu said the proposed legislation would establish the National School of Government, Nigeria, as a national institution focused on leadership development, policy delivery and executive capacity building.
The institution would be tasked with improving the leadership skills of public officials, strengthening governance capacity and enhancing policy implementation across government institutions.
The Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) currently provides management training, research and consultancy services to public- and private-sector organisations.
All three bills will undergo legislative scrutiny, including consideration by relevant committees of the House of Representatives. The proposed reforms will become law only after completing the constitutionally prescribed legislative process.
