President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to amend Nigeria’s prisoner-transfer law to allow eligible Nigerians convicted abroad to serve their sentences at home under agreements with foreign governments.
The Transfer of Convicted Offenders Enactment and Enforcement Amendment Bill 2026 seeks to amend the existing law, Cap 216, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Tinubu’s letter was read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday.
The proposed amendment would enable Nigeria to establish transfer agreements with other countries, including those outside the Commonwealth.
Our correspondent gathered that Akpabio referred the bill to the Senate Committee on Rules and Business.
The proposal comes amid high-profile cases involving Nigerians jailed abroad, including former Delta Governor James Ibori, former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, and Abidemi Rufai, a former aide to Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun.
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👉 JOIN GISTSMATE WHATSAPP CHANNELNigeria already has a prisoner-transfer arrangement with the UK. However, the proposed amendment would not guarantee automatic repatriation, as transfers would depend on eligibility, legal requirements and agreements between governments.
In another development, GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the house of representatives ad hoc committee investigating poor telecom services has threatened to issue arrest warrants for chief executive officers (CEOs) of major telecommunications companies operating in Nigeria over their failure to appear before it.
The committee had summoned the heads of MTN Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria, Globacom (Glo), Mafab Communications Limited, and other service providers to appear before it on October 28.
The panel also directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to ensure that the CEOs comply with the summons.
During the committee’s sitting on Wednesday, Gbenga Adebayo, chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), attempted to represent the telecom companies’ executives but was rejected by the lawmakers. READ MORE
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