Nigerian Senate Order Paper July 9 2026: Key Bills & Reports
On Thursday, July 9, 2026, the Nigerian Senate sat to consider several committee reports and bills affecting law, security, media, and the economy. Items ranged from a controversial report on the sale of Lafarge Cement Plc to Chinese investors to reforms of the Legal Practitioners Act and the Nigeria Police Trust Fund's 2026 budget. Two bills passed by the House of Representatives were also brought to the Senate for concurrence.
Nigeria's Senate met on July 9, 2026, with a packed agenda covering law reform, policing, the billboard advertising industry, and a major cement company transaction.
On committee reports, the Senate was set to receive and consider findings on two legal bills: one seeking to repeal and re-enact the Legal Practitioners Act, which governs how lawyers are licensed and regulated in Nigeria, and another proposing amendments to the Proceeds of Crime Act, which deals with how authorities handle assets linked to criminal activity.
Senators were also scheduled to consider a bill to establish a Chartered Out-of-Home Media Practitioners body — a professional association for the billboard and outdoor advertising industry — and a report on the Nigeria Police Trust Fund's 2026 budget proposal.
A notable item was the report of an ad-hoc committee investigating the sale of Lafarge Cement Plc to Chinese investors, a transaction that drew legislative scrutiny.
Two bills sent from the House of Representatives were listed for Senate concurrence: an amendment to the Federal Road Safety Corps Act and a bill to establish a Federal University of Medical Laboratory Science and Technology in Jos.
Several Senate committees, including Health, Foreign Affairs, and Downstream Petroleum, also held separate meetings the same afternoon.
