As Tinubu Signs IDP Protection Law

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed into law a bill domesticating the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons, aimed at strengthening the protection and assistance of internally displaced persons, IDPs, in Nigeria. The legislation, sponsored by Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Benjamin Okezie Kalu and co-sponsored by six lawmakers, received a presidential assent in February 2026. The law provides a legal and […]