The House of Representatives has made public the Order Paper for today’s plenary session, outlining the key legislative activities set for deliberation. The agenda reflects the House’s ongoing commitment to enacting laws and addressing matters of national importance.
Today’s session will feature the presentation of petitions, discussions on matters of urgent public importance, and personal explanations before proceeding to the introduction and consideration of bills.
Highlights of the Legislative Agenda for Today:
1. Presentation of Bills – Several bills will undergo their First Reading, including:
– Association of Researchers and Inventors of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill, 2025
– Federal University Teaching Hospital, Gusau (Establishment) Bill, 2025
– National Child Protection and Enforcement Agency (Establishment) Bill, 2025
– Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2025 (Direct Transfers of Statutory Allocations)
– Harmful Waste (Special Criminal Provisions) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025
– Mandatory Installation of Surveillance Cameras in Public Places in the FCT Bill, 2025
– Fiscal Responsibility Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025
– Federal Medical Centres Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025
– Labour Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025
2. Second Reading of Key Bills
– A Bill to Repeal the Federal Polytechnic, Kaduna and Establish the Federal University of Technology, Kaduna
– A Bill to Establish the Federal University of Mining and Geosciences, Jos
– A Bill to Amend the Federal Medical Centres Act, 2022, to Establish Federal Medical Centre, Isanlu, Yagba East, Kogi State
– A Bill to Establish the National Vocational Training Centre in All 774 Local Government Areas in Nigeria
– A Bill to Amend the National Agricultural Development Fund Act, 2022
3. Motions on Notice
– Investigating Accrued Revenue Savings and Disbursement from the Distributable Pool Account of the Federation
– Investigating the Oil and Gas Park Construction Project in Odukpani LGA, Cross River State
– Funding the Construction of the Ogrute–Umuida–Unadu–Akpanya–Odolu Federal Road
– Addressing the Deplorable State of the Oba–Nnewi–Okigwe Road (Nnewi Axis)
– Proliferation of Fake Vehicle Number Plates and the Need to Curb Their Production and Use
4. Committee Reports
– Committee on Health Institutions: Report on the Amendment of the Federal Medical Centres Act, 2022
– Committee on Pensions: Reports on the Administration of Nigeria’s Pension Fund Assets and the Plight of Retirees Under the Contributory Pension Scheme
The Order Paper for today’s proceedings is attached for reference. The House remains unwavering in its commitment to its core legislative duties – lawmaking, oversight, and representation – ensuring that its decisions reflect the priorities and expectations of the Nigerian people.
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Signed:
Rep. Akin Rotimi, Jr.
Spokesman, House of Representatives
