Tinubu seeks Reps’ approval to expand transfer of convicted offenders agreements

President Bola Tinubu has sent the House of Representatives a bill to amend Nigeria’s law on the transfer of convicted offenders and extend it to countries outside the Commonwealth. In a letter dated October 20, 2026, he asked House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas to consider the bill expeditiously. The amendment would empower the president to extend the law, through an order published in the Federal Gazette, to any country with which Nigeria has a transfer agreement. The letter did not identify countries that might be covered by future agreements or detail implementation arrangements.