The Foreign Aid (Regulation, Coordination, Transparency and Disclosure) Bill, 2026 (SB. 1034), sponsored by Senator Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, seeks to establish a comprehensive legal framework for regulating foreign aid in Nigeria. The bill proposes creating a Foreign Aid Regulatory Commission to register, monitor, audit, and oversee all foreign grants, donations, and technical assistance. “The pending bills represent an increasingly coordinated legislative effort to expand executive control over civil society, independent media and digital spaces while curtailing civic participation, public scrutiny and democratic accountability.” According to him, the bill proposes the establishment of a Foreign Aid Regulatory Commission with powers to register aid recipients, conduct inspections and audits, demand information, impose sanctions and enforce compliance with government policies.