The Senate has passed through second reading the National emergency toll service (NETS) establishment bill 2025.
The bill, sponsored by Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’adua (Katsina Central), seeks to create a uniform, accessible, and rapid emergency response system through a dedicated three-digit, toll-free number available nationwide.
The proposed legislation, which received overwhelming backing, also empowers the Nigerian Communications Commission to serve as the regulatory authority for the service, with the aim of strengthening coordination in emergency response across the country.
Amid renewed national security challenges, the upper chamber has announced a major shake-up of several standing committees, fulfilling its earlier pledge to reconstitute the Committee on National Security and Intelligence.
Under the new arrangement, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi of Kebbi State is now named Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence.
