President Bola Tinubu seeks Senate approval for a new NDLEA bill to replace existing drug control laws in Nigeria.
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to repeal existing drug control laws and enact a new legal framework to strengthen the fight against drug-related offences in Nigeria.
The President transmitted the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Bill, 2026, to the Senate for consideration and passage into law.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio read Tinubu’s letter during plenary and referred the proposed legislation to the Senate Committee on Rules and Business for further legislative action.
The bill seeks to repeal the existing National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act and the Indian Hemp Act, both contained in the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and replace them with a consolidated legal framework for controlling illicit drugs.
The proposed legislation covers the cultivation, processing, sale, trafficking and use of prohibited drugs. It also seeks to empower the NDLEA to investigate individuals suspected of involvement in drug-related activities.
Tinubu transmitted the bill in accordance with Section 58(2) of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, which provides for the presentation of bills to the National Assembly.
The Senate will consider the proposed legislation before deciding whether to pass it into law.
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