Nigerian SenateTuesday, 31 March 2026

Nigerian Senate Agenda for March 31, 2026: Budget Extension, New Committees & Key Appointments

The Nigerian Senate was set to consider an amendment to extend the 2025 budget's capital spending deadline, overhaul its internal rules to accommodate new regional development committees, and confirm top appointments to the country's upstream oil regulator. The session also included a report on a new government borrowing programme to fund port rehabilitation and fiscal liquidity.

Key Agenda Items

The 2025 Appropriation Act Amendment Bill (SB. 1027) was introduced and read for the second time, proposing to extend the capital spending deadline to June 30, 2026.
A motion was tabled to amend the Senate Standing Orders 2023 to create seven new standing committees, including ones for five regional development commissions.
A committee report recommended confirming Senator Magnus Abe as Non-Executive Chairman of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).
The Senate's debt committee presented a borrowing proposal to fund rehabilitation of the Lagos Port Complex and Tin-Can Island Port Complex.
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill (HB. 481) was listed for First Reading.

Official Order Paper

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