Summary of Plenary proceedings of the House of Representatives for Wednesday, October 25th, 2023

Summary of Plenary proceedings of the House of Representatives for Wednesday, October 25th, 2023.

 The Speaker of the House Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen presided.

PRESENTATION OF BILLS:

1. National Institute for Criminology and Criminal Justice Research (Establishment) Bill, 2023 (HB.740) (Hon. Julius Ihonvbere) – First Reading.
2. Anti–Dumping and Countervailing Bill, 2023 (HB.741) (Hon. Julius Ihonvbere) – First Reading.
3. Nigerian Marine Coast Guard Corps (Establishment) Bill, 2023 (HB.742) (Hon. Francis Waive and Hon. Aliyu Wakili Boya) – First Reading.
4. Nigerian Civil Defence Academy (Establishment) Bill, 2023 (HB.743) (Hon. Ahmad Sani Muhammad and Nine others) – First Reading.
5. Federal College of Nursing and Midwifery, Oke- Igbo, Ondo State (Establishment) Bill, 2023 (HB.744) (Hon. Adefiranye Ayodele Festus) – First Reading.
6. African Aviation and Aerospace University, Abuja (Establishment) Bill, 2023 (HB.745) (Hon. Saidu Musa Abdullahi) – First Reading.
7. Federal Medical Centres Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (HB.746) (Hon. Dabo Ismaila Haruna) – First Reading.
8. Librarians (Registration, etc.) Council of Nigeria Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (HB.747) (Hon. Dennis Idahosa) – First Reading.
9. National Inland Waterways Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (HB.748) (Hon. Dennis Idahosa) – First Reading.
10. Nigerian Airspace Management Agency Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (HB.749) (Hon. Dennis Idahosa) – First Reading.
11. National Water Resources Institute Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (HB.750) (Hon. Dennis Idahosa) – First Reading.

12. Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (HB.751) (Hon. Gaza Jonathan Gbefwi) – First Reading.
13. Nigerian Solid Minerals Company (Establishment) Bill, 2023 (HB.752) (Hon. Gaza Jonathan Gbefwi) – First Reading.
14. Chartered Institute of Mentoring and Life Coaching of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill, 2023 (HB.753) (Hon. Alex Egbona) – First Reading.
15. Maritime Security Agency (Establishment) Bill, 2023 (HB.754) (Hon. Pascal Agbodike) – First Reading.
16. Immigration Service Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2023 (HB.755) (Hon. Pascal Agbodike) – First Reading.
17. Chartered Institute of Paramedic Studies (Establishment) Bill, 2023 (HB.756) (Hon. Pascal Agbodike) – First Reading.
18. Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (HB.757) (Hon. Emmanuel Ukpong –Udo) – First Reading.
19. Labour Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (HB.758) (Hon. Whingan Sesi Oluwaseun) – First Reading.
20. Pension Reform Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (HB. 759) (Hon. Whingan Sesi Oluwaseun) – First Reading.
21. National Water Resources Institute (Establishment) Bill, 2023 (HB.760) (Hon. Sadiq Ango Abdullahi) – First Reading.
22. Standards Organisation of Nigeria Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (HB.761) (Hon. Mohammed Bello E-Rufai) – First Reading.
23. Criminal Code Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (HB.762) (Hon. Mohammed Bello E-Rufai) – First Reading.
24. Centre for Rainforest Agriculture, Ugwogo-Nike, Enugu State (Establishment) Bill, 2023 (HB.763) (Hon. Paul Sunday Nnamchi) – First Reading.
25. National Institute for Technical and Vocational Education, Fagge, Kano State (Establishment) Bill, 2023 (HB.764) (Hon. Muhammad Bello Shehu) – First Reading.

PRESENTATION OF REPORT:

Ad-hoc Committee to Conduct a Comprehensive Investigation into the Consistent Failure of the Contractor to fulfil the Contract Obligations: Hon. Kwamoti B. Laori: The report was laid.

ORDERS OF THE DAY: MOTIONS:

1. Need to Investigate Financial Interventions in the Power Sector Amounting to Trillions of Naira: Hon. Ademorin A. Kuye: The motion was voted on, adopted as amended and referred to the relevant Committees of the House.
2. Need to Receive the 2021 Oil and Gas Industry Report of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) in line with Section 4(3) of the NEITI Act: Hon. Ikeagwuonu Onyinye Ugochinyere​​​ Hon. Alhassan Doguwa. The motion was voted on, adopted as amended and referred to the House Committee on Gas, Petroleum Resources (Upstream, Midstream as well as Downstream).
3. Reactivation of Nsulu Games Village for Athletes Camping and Training in Isialangwa, North, Abia State: Hon. Ginger Obinna Onwusibe: The motion was voted on, adopted and referred to the House Committee on Sports.
4. Need to Address the Delay, Cancellations and ill Treatment Meted out to Passengers by Airlines in the Nigerian Aviation Industry: Hon. Kelechi Nwogu: The motion was voted on, adopted as amended and referred to the House Committee on Aviation, as well as that on Legislative Compliance.
5. Non–Non-Compliance with Extant Laws in Implementing Presidential Palliative and the National Social Investment Programmes: Hon. Midala Usman Balami: The motion was then stepped down by leave of the House.
6. Need to Compel JAMB, WAEC and NECO Examination Bodies Register Students for free in the 2023-2024 Examination Exercise: Hon. Anamero Dekeri: The motion was then stepped down by leave of the House.
7. Need to Establish a Peacekeeping Military Post Between Isu Community of Arochukwu Local Government Area, Abia State and Utuma Community in Biase Local Government Area, of Cross River State: Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa ​​​​​Hon. Inyang Emil Lemke: The motion was voted on, adopted as amended and referred to the House Committee on Police as well as that on Interior.

Adjournment The House at 16:03 pm adjourned plenary to Thursday, October 26th 2023