The senate has passed the Chartered Out-of-Home Media Practitioners of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill 2026, which seeks to establish a regulatory body for practitioners in the country’s out-of-home media industry.
The bill, sponsored by Enyinnaya Abaribe, senator representing Abia south, was passed on Thursday after lawmakers considered and adopted the report of the joint committee on establishment and public service matters, information and national orientation, and media and public affairs.
The proposed legislation intends to regulate the practice, promote professionalism, and provide a legal framework for the out-of-home advertising industry.
The bill scaled second reading before it was referred to the joint committees for further legislative scrutiny.
Presenting the committee’s report, Cyril Fasuyi, chairman of the senate committee on establishment and public service matters, said the bill was well conceived and in national interest.
Fasuyi said the committees examined the bill and consulted relevant stakeholders before arriving at their recommendation.
“The bill sponsored by our Most Distinguished
