The National Assembly is set to deepen the digitisation of parliamentary records by translating Nigerian laws into Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba and other local languages to improve public access to legislative information.
Executive Secretary of the National Assembly Library Trust Fund, Henry Nwawuba, disclosed this while declaring open the 2026 National Assembly Library Week in Abuja.
The event, themed “Parliamentary Memory: Connecting Records, Legislation and the People,” is designed to promote legislative research, access to information and effective use of the resources of the National Assembly Library.
Nwawuba also announced plans to introduce a Bills Tracker that will enable Nigerians to follow bills and monitor their progress through the legislative process.
He said the library was also developing infographics, audiovisual materials and video explainers to simplify bills, Acts and legislative procedures for the public.
According to him, the initiatives are intended to make legislative information easier for Nigerians to understand and access.
Nwawuba said translating laws into local languages would broaden access to legislative information and enable more citizens to understand laws that affect their daily lives.
He added that the National Assembly Library would organise public policy dialogues to encourage greater citizen participation in public hearings.
The dialogues are also expected to provide opportunities for interaction among legislators, citizens, researchers and other stakeholders.
Nwawuba said the initiatives would also help address inconsistencies in official parliamentary documents and the circulation of fake or unauthorised copies of National Assembly records.
He emphasised the importance of providing the public with reliable legislative information through accessible and authoritative channels.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio urged lawmakers to make greater use of the National Assembly Library, particularly amid increasing misinformation, disinformation and the rapid development of artificial intelligence.
Akpabio, represented at the event by Senator Osita Ngwu, described the library as a critical link between evidence, knowledge and legislative decision-making.
He also called for continued support for the development of the library.
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, represented by the House Leader, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, said legislative records were essential for understanding Nigeria’s legislative history and strengthening democratic governance.
Tajudeen said the strength of a legislature should not only be measured by the laws it enacts, but also by how effectively it documents its activities, preserves institutional knowledge and makes such information available to future generations.
The planned translation of Nigerian laws into local languages, alongside digital tools such as the Bills Tracker and simplified legislative explainers, is expected to make parliamentary information more accessible to a wider section of the public.
