The House of Representatives, at Wednesday’s plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, CFR, considered a wide range of legislative business, adopting key resolutions on defence industrialisation, national security, solid minerals oversight, disaster response, road infrastructure, and parliamentary reform, while advancing strategic Bills, receiving and adopting Committee reports, and considering public petitions. MOTIONS AND MATTERS…

As part of its legislative business, the House of Representatives passed four Bills at Third Reading aimed at expanding access to agricultural education, healthcare, and specialised professional training across the country. The Bills include: Agricultural Education: A Bill to amend the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria Act to establish the Federal College of Agriculture, Ovwor-Olomu, Ughelli South, Delta State. Animal…

The House of Representatives, through its Committee on Rules and Business, has released the Order Paper for today’s plenary sitting. The Order Paper outlines the bills, reports, motions and other legislative business scheduled for consideration by the House. See the attached Order Paper for details.

The House of Representatives, during plenary on Tuesday, adopted three Matters of Urgent Public Importance and three motions addressing public health, environmental protection, healthcare, accountability, foreign affairs, and disaster response. The Matters of Urgent Public Importance include: 1. Food Safety: House seeks stronger nationwide food safety regulation through enhanced surveillance and enforcement, improved sanitation infrastructure, and sustained public awareness to…

The House of Representatives, at its plenary on Tuesday, advanced three Bills to the Committee Stage following debate on their general principles, paving the way for further legislative scrutiny of reforms in aviation, healthcare, and security capacity development. Collectively, the Bills are designed to strengthen aviation governance, expand access to specialist healthcare, and enhance the education and professional development of…

The House of Representatives, at Tuesday’s plenary presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, PhD, GCON, resumed legislative business following the successful conclusion of the National Assembly Open Week 2026. During the sitting, the House considered a broad range of legislative business, adopting key resolutions on food safety, public accountability, healthcare, environmental protection, foreign affairs, and disaster response,…

As part of its legislative business, the House of Representatives passed six strategic Bills at Third Reading to advance reforms in national cohesion, energy, regional development, education, and public sector governance. The Bills include: National Cohesion: A Bill to amend the National Orientation Agency Act to establish an operational framework for the Global Initiative for Harmony Corps, promoting inter-ethnic integration,…

The House of Representatives, through the Committee on Rules and Business, has released the Order Paper for today’s plenary, as Members resume legislative business following the successful conclusion of the National Assembly Open Week 2026 held last week. The Order Paper outlines key items scheduled for consideration, including bills, motions, committee reports, and other matters of national importance. The full…

Day Three of National Assembly Open Week 2026 featured a Youth Dialogue on democratic participation and electoral integrity, advancing the House of Representatives’ commitment to youth inclusion, civic participation and democratic reform. The session culminated in a panel discussion themed “2027 Elections – Your Voice, Your Vote, Your Truth.” Opening the programme, Rep. Esin Martins Etim, Chairman of the House…