President Bola Tinubu has transmitted the Transfer of Convicted Offenders Enactment and Enforcement Amendment Bill, 2026, to the Senate for consideration.
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In a letter read during plenary on Tuesday, the President explained that the proposed legislation seeks to amend the existing law to facilitate the transfer of convicted offenders between Nigeria and other countries under international agreements.
The bill also seeks to empower the President, through an order published in the Federal Gazette, to extend the application of the law to countries with which Nigeria has entered into such agreements, including non-Commonwealth nations.
President Tinubu urged the Senate to give the proposal expeditious consideration.
The bill was subsequently referred to the Senate Committee on Rules and Business for further legislative action.
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