RismadarVoice Reporters
September 29, 2026
The National Assembly is planning to translate Nigerian laws into major indigenous languages, including Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa, as part of efforts to make legislative information more accessible to citizens.
Executive Secretary of the National Assembly Library Trust Fund, Henry Nwawuba, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja while declaring open the 2026 National Assembly Library Week.
The event, themed “Parliamentary Memory: Connecting Records, Legislation and the People,” focuses on improving legislative research, preservation of parliamentary records and public access to information.
Nwawuba said the planned translations would help more Nigerians understand laws affecting their daily lives and strengthen public participation in the legislative process.
He disclosed that the library was also upgrading its E-Library and developing a mobile application to provide lawmakers, researchers, staff and the public with easier access to legislative information.
A Bills Tracker is also being developed to enable users to monitor proposed legislation as it progresses through the National Assembly.
According to Nwawuba, infographics, audiovisual materials and video explainers will be introduced to simplify Bills, Acts and legislative procedures for the public.
He said the library would also organise public policy dialogues to encourage greater participation in public hearings and strengthen engagement between citizens and lawmakers.
The initiatives are expected to improve access to authoritative parliamentary records and reduce the circulation of fake, outdated or unauthorised legislative documents.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, represented by Senator Osita Ngwu, urged lawmakers to make greater use of the National Assembly Library amid growing concerns over misinformation, disinformation and the rapid development of artificial intelligence.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, represented by House Leader Julius Ihonvbere, said preserving legislative records was essential to Nigeria’s democratic history and effective governance.
Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, also stressed the importance of maintaining authentic parliamentary records, including Order Papers, Votes and Proceedings and Hansard.
Ogunlana called for stronger cybersecurity, digital preservation, authentication and backup systems as parliamentary records become increasingly digitised.
He said improved technology should make legislative information more accessible while ensuring official records remain secure, authentic and traceable.
