Nigerian House of Reps Order Paper 16 December 2025
On Tuesday, 16 December 2025, the Nigerian House of Representatives had a packed agenda including seven new bills introduced for first reading, thirteen bills at various reading stages, and a motion calling for an investigation into the alleged sale of military barracks land to private developers. The sitting also included committee reports on new Federal Medical Centres and a range of health and education-related bills nearing final passage.
The House of Representatives sat on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, with business spanning new legislation, committee reports, and a significant motion on national security.
Seven bills were introduced for first reading, including a proposed Sixth Alteration to the 1999 Constitution, a bill to prohibit unbranded and unfortified edible oils, a Public Entities Transparency Bill, and a bill to establish a Parliamentary Security Service.
Nine bills were listed for third reading — meaning they were close to final passage — covering the establishment of Federal Medical Centres in Damasak (Borno), Alkaleri (Bauchi), Ido (Oyo), and Fagge (Kano), as well as Federal Colleges of Nursing and Midwifery in Eket (Akwa Ibom) and Mashi (Katsina).
Four bills were scheduled for second reading, including one to establish a National Decarbonisation Authority with green financing mechanisms, and another to set up an FCT Scholarship Board for indigenes and residents of Abuja.
A notable motion by Hon. O.K. Chinda called on the House to investigate reports that barrack lands belonging to security agencies and the Nigeria Police Force have been converted into private commercial estates without proper approval, raising concerns about national security and public asset management.
The Committee on Health Institutions also presented reports on bills to establish Federal Medical Centres in Gwadabawa and Wurno, both in Sokoto State.
