Nigerian Senate Order Paper: Key Bills and Motions, 27 Oct 2026

On Tuesday, 27th October 2026, the Nigerian Senate lined up a busy schedule covering legislation, committee reports, and an urgent motion on aviation safety.

Three bills were presented for first reading: a bill to establish the Institute of Actuarial Professionals of Nigeria, and two amendment bills relating to a Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences and a Federal College of Education, both in Bende, Abia State.

For second reading, senators considered a bill to amend the National Postgraduate Medical College Act, which seeks to expand the college's mandate to include PhD degrees in clinical medicine and dentistry. A second bill proposed repositioning the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau as an independent multimodal safety investigation authority.

Two bills from the House of Representatives were brought forward for Senate concurrence: one to establish a State Security Service Research and Development Bureau, and another to amend the National Sugar Development Council Act.

A joint committee report urged the Senate to act on the urgent need to protect Nigerians from trafficking, slavery, and human rights abuses in Libya. A separate committee report addressed amendments to the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency Act.

The Senate also debated a motion calling for comprehensive aircraft safety inspections and stronger aviation oversight, referencing three recent incidents including the October 5th Nigerian Air Force crash in Ondo State that killed 25 people.