The House of Representatives, at Thursday’s plenary presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, PhD, GCON, undertook the consideration of key constitutional and legislative reforms. Members advanced significant measures on economic governance and national security, approved Committee reports, received new legislative proposals, considered Matters of Urgent Public Importance and public petitions, and took decisions on matters relating to…
The House of Representatives received 21 new bills in this Legislative week, covering healthcare, fiscal governance, financial services, agriculture, energy research, investment promotion, national resilience, education, artificial intelligence, public administration, and economic regulation. Key Bills Introduced: 1. National Systems Resilience Bill, 2026 (HB.2806) 2. Fiscal Responsibility Act Bill, 2026 (HB.2798) 3. Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act Bill, 2026 (HB.2799)…
As part of its legislative business on Thursday, the House of Representatives advanced six Bills to the Committee Stage following debate on their general principles. Collectively, the Bills seek to strengthen regional development, modernise financial governance, enhance national institutional resilience, expand nursing education, and improve access to tertiary healthcare services. The Bills include: Regional Development: A Bill to amend the…
As part of its legislative business on Thursday, the House of Representatives passed 19 Bills at Third Reading, including a Constitution Alteration Bill to establish State Police Services. The State Police bill is a landmark Bill to reform Nigeria’s human rights framework, and several other legislative measures aimed at strengthening national security, tackling financial crimes, expanding healthcare infrastructure, advancing fisheries…
The House of Representatives, through the Committee on Rules and Business, has released the Order Paper for today’s plenary, outlining a robust legislative agenda featuring the presentation of new bills, committee reports, the consideration of key legislative proposals, and other parliamentary business. The full Order Paper, detailing the legislative business scheduled for consideration during today’s sitting, is attached.
The House of Representatives, during plenary on Wednesday, adopted one Matter of Urgent Public Importance and five motions addressing disaster response, defence industrialisation, mining governance, parliamentary reform, national security, and critical infrastructure. The resolutions include: Disaster Response: House seeks urgent relief and humanitarian intervention for communities affected by flooding in Akwa Ibom State. Defence Manufacturing: House tasks the Federal Government…
The House of Representatives, at its plenary on Wednesday, advanced seven Bills to the Committee Stage following debate on their general principles, paving the way for further legislative scrutiny of reforms in aviation governance, national security, healthcare delivery, industrial training, and rural development. Collectively, the Bills seek to strengthen public institutions, enhance inter-agency collaboration on national security, expand access to…
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.
