Nigerian House of Reps Order Paper 18 December 2025 Explained
On Thursday, 18 December 2025, the Nigerian House of Representatives sat to consider a major three-year spending and economic framework for 2026 to 2028, alongside a proposed new Electoral Act and several bills to establish Federal Medical Centres across Nigeria. These items have direct implications for how government money will be spent, how future elections will be conducted, and what healthcare infrastructure Nigerians in six states can expect.
The House of Representatives held its 73rd sitting of the Third Session on 18 December 2025, with several significant agenda items.
The most substantial business was the consideration of a report by the Committees on Finance and National Planning on Nigeria's 2026–2028 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper. The framework projects total 2026 federal spending at N54.46 trillion, with a fiscal deficit of N22.63 trillion and new borrowings of N20.38 trillion. Oil benchmark prices were set between $64.30 and $65.50 per barrel, and the naira exchange rate was projected at N1,512 per dollar in 2026, improving to N1,383.18 by 2028. Inflation is expected to fall from 16.5% in 2026 to 9% by 2028, while GDP growth is projected to rise from 4.68% to 7.9% over the same period.
Lawmakers also planned to resume consideration of a bill to repeal and replace the Electoral Act 2022 with an entirely new electoral law.
Additionally, six bills originating from the Senate were listed for consideration, each seeking to establish a new Federal Medical Centre in Jigawa, Ondo, Cross River, Zamfara, Borno, and Gombe states.
