The House of Representatives has released its Order Paper for Tuesday, October 28, 2025, outlining a robust legislative agenda covering bills, reports, and motions of national importance.
According to the Office of the House Spokesman, Rep. Akin Rotimi, the publication of the Order Paper reaffirms the House’s commitment to openness and transparency in line with parliamentary tradition.
At today’s sitting, the Green Chamber will receive a delegation from the Parliament of Ghana’s Committees on Defence, Interior, and Security and Intelligence, who are expected to observe plenary proceedings as part of inter-parliamentary cooperation and legislative diplomacy.
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Three bills are scheduled for first reading, including two separate Constitution amendment bills sponsored by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen and Rep. Princess Miriam Onuoha, as well as a bill to establish the Federal Forestry Guards Training Institute in Ankpa, Kogi State, sponsored by Rep. Abdullahi Ibrahim Ali Halims.
The House will also consider several committee reports, including one from the Committee on Aids, Loans and Debts Management on external borrowing and Eurobond refinancing under the 2025 Appropriations Act, and a joint report on amending the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau Act, 2022.
Six bills are listed for second reading, including proposals to establish the Federal College of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Isoko, the Nigerian Fintech Regulatory Commission, and the Chartered Institute of Human Resources Management. Other bills seek to amend the Constitution to create additional Local Government Areas in Benue State and establish new federal institutions in Ogun and Rivers States.
Lawmakers will also debate motions on key infrastructure and development issues such as the completion of the Kajola Dam Project in Osun State, rehabilitation of the Kano–Kari Highway, sustainable green practices in the Three Arms Zone, and the connection of Ode-Itsekiri Town in Delta State to the national grid.
Reports scheduled for consideration include bills to establish the Federal Oil and Gas Hospital in Delta State, the Project Development Agency (PRODA) in Enugu, and to repeal and re-enact the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology Act.
Committee sessions will also hold later today, including those on Rules and Business, Pensions, and Public Petitions, all scheduled for the afternoon.
The House reiterated that the Order Paper serves as the principal guide for legislative proceedings, ensuring transparency, order, and adherence to parliamentary procedure.
