Last week, Caritas Nigeria, in collaboration with the CSO Accountability and Transparency Initiative (CATI) and the Ethics and Good Leadership Awareness Initiative (EGLAI), convened a Legislative Bootcamp to review the Foreign Aid Regulatory Commission (FARC) Bill, 2026, clause by clause. The Bootcamp brought together selected experts, legal practitioners, policy analysts and civil society organisations to examine the Bill and identify areas that could be strengthened.
Participants examined the Bill from legal, policy, institutional and technical perspectives, with a focus on improving the regulation, coordination, transparency, accountability and disclosure of foreign aid, grants and development assistance in Nigeria. Resource persons from the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (SCUML), Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning (FMBEP), and National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) also shared technical insights on the discussions.
The Foreign Aid Regulatory Commission (FARC) Bill, sponsored by Senator Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo (Gombe North), was passed by the Senate for Second Reading on 22 July 2026. The Bill seeks to provide a legal framework for regulating, coordinating, monitoring and disclosing foreign aid, grants and donations received in Nigeria.
With support from International IDEA and CAFOD, the Bootcamp provided an important opportunity for stakeholders to contribute practical recommendations towards a stronger and more transparent framework for managing foreign assistance in Nigeria.
Building a Transparent Foreign Aid System: Stakeholders Review FARC Bill 2026
