Judiciary & Legal Reform
9 bills tracked under this topic.
- HB.1558·House of Representatives·last action 24 May 2026Federal Capital Territory Abuja Area Courts Bill, 2018Introducedmatch confidence 67%
- SB.198·Senate·last action 22 Apr 2026A Bill for an Act to Establish a National Agency for the Protection of Persons Living with Disabilities, and for Related Matters
Creates an enforcement agency with prosecutorial powers to ensure compliance with the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act 2018.
- SB.164·Senate·last action 7 Mar 2026A Bill for an Act to Amend the National Security Agencies Act to Expand Lawful Interception Powers, and for Related Matters
Expands powers of security agencies to intercept electronic communications under warrant from a designated Federal High Court judge.
- HB.0509·House of Representatives·last action 5 Mar 2026A Bill for an Act to Provide for Open Government Data and Mandatory Publication of Federal Procurement Records, and for Related Matters
Mandates publication of federal procurement contracts above N5m to a single public portal in machine-readable format within 14 days of award.
- HB.0476·House of Representatives·last action 2 Mar 2026A Bill for an Act to Provide for Statutory Protection of Whistleblowers in the Federal Public Service and Federal Contracting, and for Related Matters
Creates statutory protection against retaliation for federal employees and contractors who report fraud, corruption or safety violations through approved channels.
- HB.0234·House of Representatives·last action 27 Feb 2026A Bill for an Act to Amend the Companies and Allied Matters Act to Require Beneficial Ownership Disclosure for All Federal Contractors, and for Related Matters
Requires every company bidding on or holding a federal contract to disclose its ultimate beneficial owners to the Corporate Affairs Commission, with the register made public.
- SB.077·Senate·last action 15 Feb 2026A Bill for an Act to Amend the Electoral Act 2022 to Mandate Real-Time Electronic Transmission of Polling Unit Results, and for Related Matters
Makes electronic transmission of polling unit results from BVAS devices to a public INEC portal mandatory and non-discretionary.
- SB.052·Senate·last action 13 Feb 2026A Bill for an Act to Provide for Mandatory Paternity Leave for Federal Public Servants, and for Related Matters
Guarantees male federal public servants 14 calendar days of paid leave on the birth or adoption of a child.
- SB.115·Senate·last action 5 Feb 2026A Bill for an Act to Repeal the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention etc.) Act 2015 Section 24 and Enact New Provisions for Online Speech, and for Related Matters
Repeals the cyberstalking provision long used against journalists, and replaces it with narrower offences requiring proof of incitement to violence.