Nigeria’s House of Representatives says it introduced 2,747 bills and passed 363 during the first three years of the 10th National Assembly, describing the record as evidence of its commitment to legislative reforms and governance.
Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business, Francis Waive, made this known on Monday during a media briefing to mark the end of the third legislative session.
Waive explained that the bills introduced since June 2023 comprise 57 Executive bills, 95 Senate concurrence bills and 2,595 private members’ bills.
Out of these figure, the House passed 363 bills over the three sessions, comprising 89 in the first session, 148 in the second and 126 in the just-concluded third session.
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Giving a breakdown of activities during the third session, Waive said the House introduced 484 bills, including 31 Executive bills, 391 private members’ bills and 62 Senate concurrence bills, adding that lawmakers considered 220 motions of which 192 were referred to standing committees and 28 to adhoc committees, while 121 were admitted as matters of urgent public importance.
Fourty-eight public petitions were considered by the House during the period
On key legislation passed by the House, Waive listed the 2026 Appropriation Bill, the Electoral Act 2026, constitutional amendment proposals providing for the establishment of state police, tax reform bills that introduced a new tax regime and the Minimum Wage Act.
(Editor: Anoyoyo Ogiagboviogie)
