Tinubu Seeks Drug Law Overhaul As Senate Moves To Strengthen NAFDAC

President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to repeal the Indian Hemp Act and the existing National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act as part of efforts to overhaul Nigeria’s legal framework for combating illicit drugs.
In a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary on Tuesday, Tinubu said the proposed NDLEA Bill, 2026, sought to repeal the NDLEA Act, Cap. N30, and the Indian Hemp Act, Cap. I6, both contained in the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
The proposed legislation seeks to establish a consolidated legal framework for enforcing laws against the cultivation, processing, trafficking and use of illicit drugs.
It would also empower the agency t...