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From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
The National Assembly has set it is set to digitise its records, as well as translate the the Nigerian laws into Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba and other indigenous languages as part of efforts to preserve the country’s democratic memory.
The Executive Secretary ( ES) of the National Assembly Library Trust Fund, Henry Nwawuba, stated this while declaring open the 2026 National Assembly Library Week, themed, “Parliamentary Memory: Connecting Records, Legislation and the People,” on Monday, in Abuja.
The planned translation of laws into indigenous languages, according to him, is also intended to broaden access to legislative information and enable more citizens to understand laws that affect their daily lives.
Nwawuba explained that the three-day programme was designed as an annual platform to promote legislative research, access to information and effective utilisation of the resources of the National Assembly Library.
According to him, the library as more than a collection of books, saying it serves as the knowledge infrastructure of the legislature and a repository of parliamentary records, legislative information, research materials and the institutional memory of Nigeria’s democratic journey.
The ES noted that the Library was working to ensure that lawmakers, legislative aides, researchers and other stakeholders have access to authoritative parliamentary records, including Order Papers, Votes and Proceedings, committee reports, Acts passed by the National Assembly, gazetted laws and oversight manuals.
He stated that this is in addition to the development of a National Assembly Library mobile application to make legislative information more accessible to lawmakers, staff, researchers and members of the public.
Furthermore, Nwawuba stated that the library is developing infographics, audiovisual materials and video explainers to simplify Bills, Acts and legislative procedures for Nigerians.
