Nigerian Senate Order Paper March 12 2026: Key Bills and Reports
On Thursday, March 12, 2026, the Nigerian Senate had a packed agenda that included the first reading of four health-related bills and a security bill, second readings on environmental and geospatial legislation, and committee reports on ambassador and INEC commissioner confirmations. The sitting also featured an unusual motion to recall and redo two bills that had already been passed and sent to the President, after the Ministry of Justice flagged fundamental problems with them.
The Nigerian Senate's agenda for March 12, 2026 opened with five new bills introduced for first reading, all sponsored by Senate Leader Michael Opeyemi Bamidele except one. These covered amendments to the National Eye Centre Act, the establishment of a National Ear Care Centre, a new National Hospital for Women and Obstetric Fistula, amendments to the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria Act, and a National Security Enhancement Bill sponsored by Sen. Anthony Okorie Ani of Ebonyi South.
For second reading, senators were set to consider a bill strengthening the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency's power to impose fines and prosecute offenders in the petroleum sector, as well as a bill to formally establish the Office of the Surveyor General for the Federation.
A notable motion on the agenda sought to rescind and re-commit two previously passed bills — the Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency Bill and the National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration Bill — after the Ministry of Justice identified fundamental issues in both.
Committee reports scheduled for consideration included confirmation of two ambassador nominees, the nomination of Rear Admiral Jamila Abubakar-Sadiq as an INEC National Electoral Commissioner, and a report on amendments to the Universal Basic Education Act. A Nigerian Content Development Bill from the House of Representatives was also listed for Senate concurrence.
