The Chairman of the Senate Committee on ICT and Cybersecurity, Senator Shuaibu Afolabi Salisu, has disclosed that the Senate is in the process of repealing and reenacting Nigeria’s National Cybercrime Law to address rising insecurity and the rapidly evolving landscape of technology-driven crimes.
Salisu, who represents Ogun Central Senatorial District, revealed this while speaking with journalists in Abeokuta shortly after the induction of new members, vice patrons, and the investiture of the new executive committee of the Abeokuta Sports Club 1904, led by its President, Alhaji Taoheed Awodele.
According to the lawmaker, Nigeria’s cybercrime framework must be completely updated to reflect global realities.
“As I speak with you, we are reworking a new National Cybersecurity Law. We are going to repeal the existing law and promulgate a new one,” Senator Salisu stated. He explained that since the last legislation was enacted, the world has witnessed major shifts — including the advancement of Artificial Intelligence, new forms of cybercrime, and the emergence of a new UN Convention on Cybercrime, all of which demand a fresh legal response.
The Senator further revealed that the National Assembly had recently convened a regional engagement in the South West to brainstorm on insecurity and would expand similar consultations to all geopolitical zones.
He emphasised that no crime today occurs without some technological input:
“From phone calls to digital fraud, technology is at the center of modern crime.”
Salisu added that the government is pushing to ensure Nigeria’s digital infrastructure — especially broadband penetration — reaches every part of the country. Only then, he said, can the nation fully deploy technological tools to “govern the currently ungoverned spaces.”
The event also provided a moment for civic reflection. Senator Salisu urged clubs and social institutions like the Abeokuta Sports Club to deepen their involvement in leadership development and public policy conversation.
“Groups like this must help provide clarity — distinguishing what is beneficial in the long term and what is merely political,” he said, noting that such associations serve as important “repositories of knowledge.”
Earlier, the Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Engr. Noimot Salako Oyedele, charged the club’s new leadership to pursue progress, unity, and meaningful impact. “Leadership is about leaving things better than you met them,” she said.
In his acceptance remarks, the newly inducted President, Alhaji Taoheed Awodele, pledged to lead the club with integrity, transparency, and dedication. He announced ambitious plans for the next two years, including constructing new swimming pools, completing the tennis house, upgrading the five-a-side soccer pitch and gallery, and embarking on additional infrastructure projects.
Culled: Barrister.ng