Senate Committees on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Security and Intelligence, and Interior : Public Hearing on Bills

THE SENATE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LEGAL MATTERS, SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE, AND INTERIOR
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY COMPLEX

THE Senate Committees On Judiciary, Human Rights And Legal Matters, Security And Intelligence, And Interior WISHES TO NOTIFY/INVITE STAKEHOLDERS AND MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF ITS PUBLIC HEARING ON:

A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE TERRORISM (PREVENTION AND PROHIBITION) ACT (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2025 (SB. 969) AND LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ACT, CAP L11, LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, 2004 (REPEAL & ENACTMENT) BILL, 2025 (SB. 965)

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED TO HOLD AS FOLLOWS:

Date:Thursday 18 December, 2025
Venue: Senate Conference Hall 022, Ground Floor, New Building, National Assembly Complex, Abuja
Time: 2pm

SPECIAL GUEST OF HONOUR:
HIS EXCELLENCY, DIST. SENATOR GODSWILL OBOT AKPABIO, CON
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

STAKEHOLDERS AND INTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT THIRTY (30) HARD COPIES, EACH AND A SOFTCOPY OF MEMORANDA TO THE COMMITTEE SECRETARIAT IN ROOM 2.4, 2ND FLOOR, SENATE WING, (WHITE HOUSE), NATIONAL ASSEMBLY COMPLEX, ABUJA TO REACH US, ON OR BEFORE TUESDAY 16TH DECEMBER, 2025 OR AN ADVANCE COPY TO BE FORWARDED TO senatecommitteeonjudiciary@gmail.com. FOR SOFTCOPY OF THE BILL, PLEASE VISIT https://p.placbillstrack.org/senatecommitteejhrlm-publichearingbills

THE UNDERLISTED INSTITUTIONS ARE PLEASE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT MEMORANDA AND BE PRESENT AT THE PUBLIC HEARING:

• The Chief Justice of Nigeria, and Chairman, National Judicial Council;
• The Hon. Attorney General of the Federation & Minister of Justice;
• The Hon. Minister of Defence;
• The Hon. Minister of Interior;
• The Nigerian Law Reform Commission;
• The Nigerian Army;
• The Nigerian Navy;
• The Nigerian Airforce;
• The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU);
• The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC);
• The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC);
• The Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA);
• The National Intelligence Agency (NIA);
• The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC);
• The National Human Rights Commission;
• The National Agency for the Trafficking in Persons and Other Related Offences;
• The Nigerian Police;
• Ministry of Interior and Its Agencies;
• The Department of State Service;
• The Nigerian Bar Association;
• FIDA;
• Body of Benchers;
• Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre; and
• The General Public.

FOR FURTHER INQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE’S SECRETARIAT ON: 08039349406 AND 08146414354

Download the Bills

Legal Practitioners Bill, 2025

Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act (Amendment) Bill 2025

SIGNED
DIST. SENATOR ADEGBONMIRE ADENIYI AYODELE, SAN
Chairman