The Deputy Speaker of the House Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu presided.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Membership Constitution of Ad-Hoc Committees:
1. Membership of The Ad-Hoc Committee on non-remittance to NHS for up to 5 years now was announced and it is to be chaired by Hon. Dachung Bagos.
11. Membership of the Ad-Hoc Committee to investigate the continuous clashes between farmers and herdsmen was announced and it is to be chaired by Hon. Aliyu Bappa.
III. Membership of The Ad-Hoc Committee to investigate the illegality of excess crude accounts, projected tax, deposited funds from 2015 was announced, and it is to be chaired by Hon. Victor Nwokolo.
- Membership of The Ad-Hoc Committee on Tax Waiver and its abuse was announced.
- Membership of The Ad-Hoc Committee to handle gas flaring and its non-conversion to usable resources was announced and it is to be chaired by Hon. Ahmed Jaha.
- Membership of The Ad-Hoc Committee on JAMB was announced and it is to be chaired by Hon. Regina Akume.
VII. Membership of The Ad-Hoc Committee to investigate the proceeds and funds from peace keeping missions was announced and it is to be chaired by Hon. Shehu Raju.
VIII. Membership of The Ad-Hoc Committee to investigate the failure of Federal Mass Transit Schemes in the past and find lasting solutions for the future was announced and it is to be chaired by Hon. Oghene Victor.
- Membership of The Ad-Hoc Committee to investigate CBN for non-disclosure of funds was announced and it is to be chaired by Hon. Nnoli Nnaji.
2. Membership of The Ad-Hoc Committee on the Medical and Dental Council and the concerns of their study in Ukraine was announced and it is to be chaired by Hon. Inyan.
 ​​PRESENTATION OF BILLS:
- Federal Cooperative College, Kaduna (Establishment) Bill, 2023 (HB.245) (Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu) – First Reading.
2. Federal Cooperative College, Oji River (Establishment) Bill, 2023 (HB.246) (Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu) – First Reading.
3.Broadcasting Practitioners’ Council of Nigeria Bill, 2023(HB.247) (Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu) – First Reading.
4. Epidemiologist – General of the Federation of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill, 2023 (HB.248) (Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu) – First Reading.
5. Federal University of Dental Technology and Therapy (Establishment) Bill, 2023(HB.249) (Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu) – First Reading.
6. Currency Change (Procedure) Bill, 2023 (HB.250) (Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu) – First Reading.
7. Nigeria Railway Corporation Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (HB.251) (Hon. Dachung Bagos) – First Reading.
8. Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023(HB.252) (Hon. Dachung Bagos) – First Reading.
9. National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (HB.253) (Hon. Dachung Bagos) – First Reading.
10. Federal Polytechnic, Zandi, Plateau State (Establishment) Bill, 2023(HB.254) (Hon. Dachung Bagos) – First Reading.
11. Federal College of Education (Technical) Ikom, Cross River State (Establishment) Bill, 2023(HB.255) (Hon. Victor Abang) – First Reading.
12. Freight Forwarding Bill, 2023(HB.256) (Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa) – First Reading.
13. Federal Medical Centre, Ohafia (Establishment) Bill, 2023(HB.257) (Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa) – First Reading.
14. National Population Commission Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023(HB.258) (Hon. Dominic Ifeanyi Okafor) – First Reading.
15. Federal College of Education (Special), Patani, (Establishment) Bill, 2023(HB.259) (Hon. Mutu Nicholas Ebomo) – First Reading
16. Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999(Alteration) Bill, 2023(HB.260) (Hon. Mutu Nicholas Ebomo) – First Reading.
17. Federal Polytechnic, Akugbene, Delta State (Establishment) Bill, 2023(HB.261) (Hon. Mutu Nicholas Ebomo) – First Reading.
18. National Rice Development Council Bill, 2023(HB.262) Hon. Saidu Musa Abdullahi) – First Reading.
19. Public Procurement Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023(HB.263) (Hon. Oluwole Oke) – First Reading.
20. Niger Delta Development Commission Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023(HB.264) (Hon. Mutu Nicholas Ebomo and thirty-two others) – First Reading.
21. Corporate Bodies (Members Emolument) Act (Repeal) Bill, 2023(HB.265) (Hon. Kama Nkemkanma) – First Reading.
22. Environmental Restoration Agency (Establishment) Bill, 2023(HB.266) (Hon. Kama Nkemkanma) – First Reading.
23. Minerals and Mining Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023(HB.267) (Hon. Kama Nkemkanma) – First Reading.
24. National Youth Service Corps Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023(HB.268) (Hon. Kama Nkemkanma) – First Reading.
25. National Institute of Vocational and Technical Education, Okurikang Okoyong, Odukpani, Cross River State (Establishment) Bill, 2023(HB.269) (Hon. Akiba Bassey) – First Reading.
26. Weights and Measures Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023(HB.270) (Hon. Kama Nkemkanma) – First Reading.
27. African Union Development Agency Bill, 2023(HB.271) (Hon. Dachung Bagos) – First Reading.
28. African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria Bill, 2023(HB.272) (Hon. Dachung Bagos) – First Reading.
29. Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Alteration) Bill, 2023(HB.273) (Hon. Dachung Bagos) – First Reading.
30. National Commission for Museum and Monuments (Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2023(HB.274) (Hon. Dachung Bagos) – First Reading.
31. Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023(HB.275) (Hon. Akintunde Rotimi) – First Reading.
32. South East Development Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2023(HB.276) (Hon. Matthew Nwogu) – First Reading.
33. Chartered Institute of Peace Practitioners (Establishment) Bill, 2023(HB.277) (Hon. Matthew Nwogu) – First Reading.
34. Federal Medical Centre, Takai (Establishment) Bill, 2023(HB.278) (Hon. Rabiu Yusuf) – First Reading.
35. Federal College of Science and Health Technology, Asira – Uba Borno State (Establishment) Bill, 2023(HB.279) (Hon. Midala Usman Balami) – First Reading.
36. Federal College of Nursing and Midwifery, Hawul, Borno State (Establishment) Bill, 2023(HB.280)  (Hon. Midala Usman Balami) – First Reading.
37. Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki (Establishment) Bill, 2023(HB.281) (Hon. Chinedu Ogah) – First Reading.
38. Federal Medical Centre, (Establishment) Amagu Ikwo, Ebonyi State Bill, 2023(HB.282) (Hon. Chinedu Ogah) – First Reading.
39. South West Development Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2023(HB.283) (Hon. Ademorin Kuye) – First Reading.
40. Federal University of Environmental Science, Ohaukwu, Ebonyi State (Establishment) Bill, 2023(HB.284) (Hon. Eze Nwachukwu Eze) – First Reading.
41. Federal Institute of Fisheries Research, Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi State. (Establishment) Bill, 2023(HB.285) (Hon. Jafaru Gambe Leko) – First Reading.
42. National Institute for Technical and Vocational Education, Bogoro, Bauchi State (Establishment) Bill, 2023(HB.286) (Hon. Jafaru Gambe Leko) – First Reading.
43. Federal University of Health Science, Dass, Bauchi State (Establishment) Bill, 2023(HB.287) (Hon. Jafaru Gambe Leko) – First Reading.
44. Mining Public – Private Partnership (Establishment) Bill, 2023(HB.289) (Hon. Lanre Okunlola) – First Reading.
45. Satellite Towns Development Agency Bill, 2023(HB.290) (Hon. Lanre Okunlola) – First Reading.
46. Federal Medical Centre, Orile, Lagos State Bill, 2023(HB.291) (Hon. Lanre Okunlola) – First Reading.
47. National Flood Insurance (Establishment) Bill, 2023(HB.292) (Hon. Lanre Okunlola) – First Reading.
48. Administration of Jury Trials Criminal Justice Bill, 2023(HB.293) (Hon. Pascal Agbodike) – First Reading.
49. Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023(HB.294) (Hon. Pascal Agbodike) – First Reading.
50. Armed Forces Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023(HB.295) (Hon. Kabiru Alhassan Usman Rurum) – First Reading.
51. Civil Aviation Act Amendment Bill, 2023(HB.296) (Hon. Obi Aguocha and Two Others) – First Reading.
52. Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023(HB.297) (Hon. Obi Aguocha and Two Others) – First Reading.
53. Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023(HB.298) (Hon. Obi Aguocha and Two Others) – First Reading.
54 . National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023(HB.299) (Hon. Obi Aguocha and Two Others) – First Reading.
55. Federal College of Education, Amaigbo (Establishment) Bill, 2023(HB.300) (Hon. Ugonna Ozurigbo) – First Reading.
56. Compulsory, Free Universal Basic Education Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (HB.301) (Hon. Ugonna Ozurigbo) – First Reading.
57. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023(HB.302) (Hon. Ugonna Ozurigbo) – First Reading.
58. Companies and Allied Matters Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023(HB.303) (Hon. Ugonna Ozurigbo) – First Reading.
59. Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023(HB.304) (Hon. Ugonna Ozurigbo) – First Reading.
ORDERS OF THE DAY:-BILL:
1. A Bill For an Act to Amend the Niger-Delta Development Commission (Establishment etc) Act 2000, and for Related Matters (HB.264) (Hon. O. K. Chinda & Thirty Others – Second Reading. The Bill was voted on, passed for second reading, and referred to the committee of the Whole.
MOTIONS:
 2. Reconsideration of Outstanding Bills from the Preceding Assembly. Hon. Julius Ihonvere:
(i) Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons Bill, 2023 (HB. 207).
(ii) Federal Fire and Rescue Service Bill, 2023 (HB. 211).
(iii) Abuja Environmental Protection Board (Establishment) Bill, 2023 (HB. 212).
(iii) Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2023 (HB. 213).
(v) Administration of Criminal Justice Act (Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2023 (HB. 214).
(vi) Federal Medical Centre, Ovwian Delta State Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (HB. 222).
(vii) Nigerian Minerals and Mining Bill, 2023 (HB. 230).
(viii) Federal College of Health Technology, Benisheikh, Borno State (Establishment) Bill, 2023 (HB. 234). Commit the Bills to the Committee of the Whole for consideration. The motion was voted on, adopted and the Bills were referred to the committee of the Whole.
3. Need to Commend Mr President on his Election as the Chairman of Authority of the Heads of States and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Hon. Julius O. Ihonvbere: The motion was stepped down by leave of the House.
4. Need to Stabilise Nigeria’s Foreign Exchange Rate. Hon. Beni Lar: The motion was voted on, but not adopted.
5. Need to Compel the International Oil Companies Operating in the Niger Delta Region to Comply with the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Act. Hon. Donald Kimikanboh Ojogo: . The motion was voted on, adopted as amended, and referred to the House Committee on NDDC when constituted.
6. Need to Speed up Rehabilitation of Gbongon–Iwo–Oyo Road of Osun State.Hon. Mudashiru Lukman:. The motion was voted on, adopted, and referred to the House Committee on Works and that on FERMA when constituted.
7. Need to Address the Menace of Gully Erosion in Oron and Ekeya Community in Okobo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Hon. Martins Esin: The motion was voted on and adopted.
8. Collapse of River Benue: Call for Government Intervention. Hon. Ojotu Ojema: The motion was voted on, adopted, and referred to the House Committee on Environment, Ecology as well as that on Special Duties when constituted.
9. Call to Investigate the Closure of some Microfinance Banks across the nation. Hon. James Shuaibu Barka: The motion was voted on, adopted as amended, and referred to the House Committee on Banking and Currency when constituted.
10. Need to Activate the Basic Healthcare Provisions for Primary Healthcare Services (PHC) in Dass/Bogoro/Tafawa Balewa Federal Constituency of Bauchi State. Hon. Jafaru Gambo Leko:
The motion was voted on, adopted as amended, and referred to the House Committee on Healthcare Services when constituted.
11. Need to Reconstruct the Amukpe/Eku/Agbor Federal Road, Delta State. Hon. Etanabene Benedict:. The motion was voted on, adopted, and referred to the House Committee on Works when constituted.
12. Call to Establish a Naval Base in Oloibiri Court Beach to Curb Incessant Sea Piracy and Kidnapping Attacks. Hon. Obordor Mitema: The motion was voted on, adopted, and referred to the House Committee on Navy when constituted.
13. Need for Intervention on the Gully Erosion in Aba North Local Government Area of Abia State. Hon Emeka Nnamani: The motion was voted on, adopted, and referred to the House Committee on Ecology when constituted.
14. Call for Intervention on the Perennial Flooding in the Federal Capital Territory. Hon. Joshua Chinedu Obika: The motion was voted on, adopted, and referred to the House Committee on Federal Capital Territory when constituted.
15. Need to Investigate the Recent Oil Spillage in Ogale, Eteo, Aleto, Akpajo, Agbonchia, Okpaku, and Alesa Communities in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State. Hon. Felix Uche Nwaeke: The motion was voted on, adopted, and referred to the House Committee on Host Communities once constituted.
16. Need Relocate Gara and Bajuwa Communities from Flood-Prone Areas and the Construction of a Dam in Galmara, Zaki Federal Constituency, Bauchi State. Hon. Mohammed Dan Abba Shehu. The motion was voted on, adopted as amended, and referred to the House Committee on Environment, Emergency and Disaster Preparedness, Ecological Fund, as well as that on Legislative Compliance when constituted.
17. Call on the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) to give Special Quota Allocations to Nigerian Universities to Accommodate Admission of Interested Nigerian Medical Sudanese Students. Hon. Aliyu Iiyasu Abubakar:. The motion was voted, adopted, and referred to the House Committee on Tertiary Institutions, Health Institutions, as well as Legislative Compliance when constituted. Continuation:
18. Need to Investigate Abuse of Peace Keeping Operations in Nigeria and Mismanagement of its Proceeds/Funds: Hon. Zakaria Dauda Nyampa. The motion was voted on, adopted, and referred to the proposed Ad-Hoc committee when constituted.
CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS (HOUSE IN THE COMMITTEE OF THR WHOLE).
Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu chaired:
19. A Bill for an Act to an Act to Amend the Electricity Act, 2023 to Address the Concern of Host Communities ad for Related Matters (HB. 38) – Committee of the Whole:20/7/2023.
In light of this, further consideration of the report was stepped down by leave of the House for further legislative action.
20. A Bill for an Act to Amend the Federal Medical Centres Act and Establish Federal Medical Center, Ibeju
Lekki, Lagos State and for Related Matters (HB. 160) – Committee of the Whole: 25/7/2023.
Synopsis of the report: Hon. Julius Ihonvbere stated that the Bill simply seeks to ensure the proposed institution is included in the list of established medical centers.
Summary of voting:Â Clauses voted in and approved: 1-3
Adjournment:
The House at 15:12 PM adjourned plenary to Thursday, July 27th, 2023
