Nigerian SenateThursday, 29 January 2026

Nigerian Senate Agenda: Electoral Act Overhaul, Health & Court Bills — Jan 29, 2026

On Thursday, 29th January 2026, the Nigerian Senate sat to consider five new bills at First Reading and two major committee reports, including a proposal to repeal and re-enact the Electoral Act 2022. The session also included three citizen petitions against federal agencies, meaning ordinary Nigerians seeking redress from government bodies had their cases scheduled for Senate attention.

Key Agenda Items

Five bills sponsored by Senate Leader Bamidele were listed for First Reading, covering federal medical centres, courts, teaching hospitals, and a women and children's hospital in Abuja.
A committee report on a bill to repeal and replace the Electoral Act 2022 was scheduled for consideration, sponsored by Senator Simon Bako Lalong of Plateau South.
Three citizen petitions against the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Nigeria Customs Service, and Nigeria Police Force were listed for Senate review under the Ethics and Public Petitions Committee report.

Official Order Paper

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