NGO bill and state overreach

The Non-Governmental Organisation Bill, formally titled the ‘Foreign Aid (Regulation, Transparency and Disclosure) Bill, 2026,’ was introduced in the Senate by Senator Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo of Gombe North. First read on May 6, 2026, and passed through its second reading on July 22, 2026, the Bill seeks to establish a Foreign Aid Regulatory Commission (FARC). […]