A Bill for an Act to Establish the Drivers' Welfare and Social Security Board to Provide Social Security, Healthcare, and Workplace Protections for Drivers in Nigeria; to Create a Fund for the Implementation of Welfare Schemes; and for Related Matters, 2025

Abstract

This Bill seeks to establish the Drivers' Welfare and Social Security Board to promote the welfare of drivers in Nigeria by providing social security, healthcare, pension schemes, and workplace protections. It also establishes a fund to finance welfare schemes and mandates registration of drivers for access to benefits. The Bill aims to address challenges faced by drivers, particularly in the informal sector, such as lack of health care, financial insecurity, and unsafe working conditions-thereby contributing to national social and economic development.