The House of Representatives has released the Order Paper for its plenary session scheduled for Thursday, March 13, 2025. The session will feature key legislative activities, including the presentation of bills, motions, committee reports, and considerations of critical national issues.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ORDER PAPER
PRESENTATION OF BILLS (FIRST READING)
1. Criminal Code Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (HB.2149) – Sponsored by Rep. Abiola Peter Makinde
2. Orthopaedic Hospitals Management Board Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (HB.2127) – Sponsored by Rep. Ahmad Abdullahi Kalambaina
3. Penal Code Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (HB.2151) – Sponsored by Rep. Abiola Peter Makinde
4. Federal University Okigwe (Establishment, Etc.) Bill, 2025 (SB.396) – Sponsored by the Senate
5. Federal Medical Centres Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (HB.2186) – Sponsored by Rep. Daniel Asama Ago
6. Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Alteration) Bill, 2025 (HB.2187) – Sponsored by Rep. Adefiranye Ayodele Festus
7. Body-Worn Cameras by Law Enforcement Officers Bill, 2025 (HB.2188) – Sponsored by Rep. Mohammed Danjuma Hassan
8. Federal College of Fisheries Technology and Marine Engineering, Ngo, Rivers State (Establishment) Bill, 2025 (HB.2189) – Sponsored by Rep. Awaji-Inombek D. Abiante
9. Paramedical Practitioners’ Institute of Nigeria Bill, 2025 (HB.2190) – Sponsored by Rep. Abdulmalik Zubairu
10. Federal College of Nursing, Midwifery, and Health Science, Ihebinowerre, Imo State (Establishment) Bill, 2025 (HB.2191) – Sponsored by Rep. Harrison Anozie Nwadike
11. Chartered Institute of Business Development of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill, 2025 (HB.2192) – Sponsored by Rep. Billy F. Osawaru
12. Orthopaedic Hospitals Management Board Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (HB.2193) – Sponsored by Rep. Garba Umar Uba
13. Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Alteration) Bill, 2025 (HB.2194) – Sponsored by Rep. Chinedu Ogah
14. Chartered Institute of Entrepreneurs and Investors of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill, 2025 (HB.1231) – Sponsored by Rep. Abdulmalik Zubairu
15. Halal Food Processing Council of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill, 2025 (HB.1249) – Sponsored by Rep. Abdulmalik Zubairu
PRESENTATION OF REPORTS
– Report of the Ad-hoc Committee on the Petition by Comrade Igbini Odafe Emmanuel (Engr) against Total Energies E & P Nigeria Limited on Unethical Conduct – Presented by Rep. Kwamoti Bitrus Laori
BILLS FOR THIRD READING
1. Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (HB.1593) – Presented by Rep. Julius Ihonvbere
2. Federal University of Agriculture and Entrepreneurship, Bama, Borno State (Establishment) Bill, 2025 (SB.186) – Presented by Rep. Julius Ihonvbere
3. Federal University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bida, Niger State (Establishment) Bill, 2025 (HB.411) – Presented by Rep. Julius Ihonvbere
4. National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (HBs.1788 & 1846) – Presented by Rep. Julius Ihonvbere
5. National Agency for Technology Incubation (Establishment) Bill, 2025 (HB.1055) – Presented by Rep. Julius Ihonvbere
CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS
1. House Committee on Finance (Presented by Rep. James Abiodun Faleke):
– Bill for an Act to Provide for the Assessment, Collection of, and Accounting for Revenue Accruing to the Federation, Federal, States, and Local Governments; Prescribe the Powers and Functions of Tax Authorities, and for Related Matters (HB.1756)
– Bill for an Act to Repeal the Federal Inland Revenue Service (Establishment) Act, No.13, 2007, and Enact the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill to Establish Nigeria Revenue Service, Charged with Powers of Assessment, Collection of, and Accounting for Revenue Accruable to the Government of the Federation, and for Related Matters (HB.1757)
– Bill for an Act to Establish Joint Revenue Board, the Tax Appeal Tribunal, and the Office of the Tax Ombud, for the Harmonisation, Coordination, and Settlement of Disputes Arising from Revenue Administration in Nigeria, and for Related Matters (HB.1758)
– Bill for an Act to Repeal Certain Acts on Taxation and Consolidate the Legal Frameworks Relating to Taxation and Enact the Nigeria Tax Act to Provide for Taxation of Income, Transactions, and Instruments, and for Related Matters (HB.1759)
The House of Representatives remains committed to enacting laws that promote good governance, economic development, and the well-being of the Nigerian people.
Signed:
Rep. Akin Rotimi, Jr.
Spokesman, House of Representatives
