Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Shares Full List of 200 Bills The Senate Has Passed Since 2015
Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki, who congratulated his colleagues for a job well done via his Twitter page and also expressed optimism that in the next 15 months left, the senate would pass more bills that will affect the lives of Nigerians, disclosed that the 8th Senate had passed a total of 200 bills.
While the 7th senate passed only 128 bills in four years, the 6th passed 82 and the 5th senate passed 129 bills, the 8th senate, 33 months after its inauguration has passed 200 bills including Senate Bills, concurrence bills and constitution amendment bills.
As of today, the Senate has passed 201 Bills. We still have 15 months to go, yet, we have reached this milestone.
I would like to thank my Distinguished Colleagues for their hard work and cooperation over the last 33 months.
Here’s a full list of the bills as shared by Senate President Bukola Saraki;
As of today, the Senate has passed 201 Bills. We still have 15 months to go, yet, we have reached this milestone.
I would like to thank my Distinguished Colleagues for their hard work and cooperation over the last 33 months.
See the full list here: https://t.co/kKIXQYrseb pic.twitter.com/FDXmWSodbM
— Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki) March 29, 2018
SENATE BILLS PASSED SINCE JUNE 9TH 2015
National Railway Corporation Act 1955 N129 LFN 2004 (Repeal & Re-enactment Bill 2015
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act CAP B2 LFN 2011 (Repeal and Re-enactment) 2015
National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (est,etc) Bill 2015
Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (est., etc) Bill 2015
Electronic Transaction Bill 2015
Agriculture Credit Guarantee Scheme Act (Amendment) Bill 2015
Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (Est,etc) Bill, 2015
Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Bill 2015
National Poverty Eradication Commission (Est,etc)Bill 2015
North East Development Commission (NEDC) (Est,etc) Bill 2015
Erosion Control and Prevention Commission (Est, etc) Bill, 2015
Counterfeit and Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods (Miscellaneous provision) Amendment Bill 2015
Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effuru (Est, etc) Bill 2015
Food Security Bill 2015
Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (Establishment, etc) Bill 2015
Environmental Managers Registration Council of Nigeria (Establishment, etc) Bill 2015
Nigeria Institute of Soil Science (Establishment, etc) Bill 2015
Nigeria Football Federation (Establishment, etc) Bill 2015
National Sports Commission (Establishment, etc) Bill 2015
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2015
Witness Protection Programme Bill 2015
Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2015
Defence Space Agency (Establishment, etc) Bill 2015
High Court of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja (Amendment) Bill 2015
Air Force Institute of Technology (Establishment, etc) Bill 2015
Credit Bureau Reporting Bill 2015
2015 Appropriation Act (Amendment) Bill 2015
2016 Appropriation Bill
Federal Roads Authority (Establishment, etc) Bill 2016
National Assembly Budget and Research Office (Establishment, etc) Bill 2016
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Bill 2016
Federal Capital Territory Statutory Appropriation Act (Amendment) Bill 2016
Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun Bill 2016
National Lottery Act 2005 (Amendment) Bill 2016
Electoral Act ?6 2010 (Amendment) Bill 2016
Public Procurement Act (Amendment) Bill 2016
Petroleum Industry Governance Bill 2016
National Inland Waterways Act Cap N47 LFN 2004 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2016
Nigerian Ports and Harbours Authority Act (Amendment) Bill 2016
JAMB Act (Amendment) Bill 2016
Nigerian Customs Service Bill 2016 and Nigerian Customs Service Act (Repeal and Re-enacment) Bill 2016
Warehouse Receipts Bill 2016
Secured Transactions in Movable Assets Bill 2016
Sexual Harassment in Tertiary Educational Institution Bill 2016
Federal University of Wukari (Establishment, etc) Bill 2016
Maritime University of Nigeria, Okerenkoko (Establishment, etc) Bill 2016
2016 FCT Appropriation Bill
Appropriation Bill, 2017
Nigerian Peace Corps (Establishment, etc) Bill 2015 and the National Unity and Peace Corps (Establishment, etc) Bill 2015
National Open University of Nigeria Act (Amendment) Bill 2017
Federal University of Maritime Studies, Oron Bill, 2017
National Institute for Legislative Studies Act (Amendment) Bill 2017
National Research and Innovation (Est, etc.) Bill, 2017
Compulsory, Free Universal Basic Education Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill 2016 and Universal Basic Education Act 2003 (Amendment) Bill 2016
Nigeria Financial Intelligence Agency (Est, Etc.) Bill, 2017
Institute of Chartered Biochemist and Molecular Biologist Bill, 2016
Whistle Blowers Protection Bill 2015
Abduction, wrongful restraints and wrongful confinement for ransom bill 2017
Prohibition and Protection of persons from lynching, mob action and Extra Judicial Executions Bill, 2017
Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2017
Hydroelectric Power Producing Area Development Commission (Amendment) Bill 2015
Chartered Institute of Entrepreneurs (est., etc.) Bill 2015
Chartered Institute of Capital Market Registrars Bill 2017
Presidential Inauguration Bill 2016
National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (Establishment, etc) Bill 2016
FCT Statutory Appropriation Bill 2017
Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2017
Federal University of Agriculture Kaaba (Establishment, etc) Bill 2016
Federal Colleges of Education Act (Amendment) Bill 2017
Niger Delta Development Commission (Amendment) Bill 2017
Nigeria Arabic Language Village, Ngala (Establishment, etc.) Bill, 2017
Nigeria French Language Village, Badagry (est., etc.) Bill, 2017
Demutualization Bill, 2017
The Revised Edition (Laws of the Federation of Nigeria) Bill, 2018
2017 FCT Appropriation Act (Amendment) Bill, 2018
Arbitration and Conciliation act cap A18 LFN 2004(Repeal and re-enactment) Bill 2018
Emergency Powers (Repeal and re-enactment) Bill, 2018
Federal University Gashua (establishment, etc.) Bill, 2018 (SB459)
National Transport Commission (Est., etc.) Bill, 2018 (SB. 242)
Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2018 (SB. 216)
River Basin Development Act CAP R9 LFN 2004 (Amendment) Bill, 2018 (SB. 358)
National Centre for Disease Control Prevention (Establishment, etc) Bill, 2018 (SB. 256)
CONCURRENCE BILLS PASSED BY THE SENATE SINCE JUNE 9TH 2015
Environmental Health Officers (Registration, etc.) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun Bill, 2016
National Judicial Institute Act (Amendment) Bill 2016
Prevention of Crimes Act (Amendment) Bill 2016
Water Resources Act (Amendment) Bill 2016
Endangered Species (Control of International Trade and Traffic) Act (Amendment) Bill 2016
Agricultural and Rural Management Training (Amendment) Bill 2016
Telecommunications and Postal Offences Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Treaty to Establish African Economic Community Relating to the Pan-African Parliament (Accession and Jurisdiction) Act (Amendment) Bill 2016
Utilities Charges Commission Act (Amendment) Bill 2016
Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Petroleum Training Institute Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Quantity Surveyors (Registration, etc.) Act (Amendment) Bill 2016
Bees (Import Control and Management) Act (Amendment) Bill 2016
Advertising Practitioners (Registrations, etc.) Act (Amendment) Bill 2016
World Meteorological Organization (Protection) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Currency Conversion (Freezing Orders) (Amendment) Bill 2016
Builders (Registration, etc.) Act (Amendment) Bill 2016
Town Planners (Registration, etc.) Act (Amendment) Bill 2016
University of Abuja Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Corrupt Practice and other Related Offences Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Small and Medium Scale Enterprises Development Agency (Amendment) Bill 2016
National Agricultural Land Development Authority Act (Amendment) Bill 2016
Produce (Enforcement of Export Standards) (Amendment) Bill 2016
National Crop Varieties and Livestock Breeds (Registration etc.) Act (Amendment) Bill 2016
National Archives Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Value Added Tax Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Chartered Institute of Human Capital Development of Nigeria Bill 2016
Dangerous Drugs Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Chartered Institute of Loan and Risk Management of Nigeria Bill 2016
Veterinary Surgeons Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Federal Capital Territory Civil Service Commission Bill 2016
Chartered Institute of Public Management Bill 2016
Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (Establishment) Bill 2016
Oaths Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Institute of Local Government and Public Administration Bill 2016
Chartered Institute of Project Management of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill 2016
Nigerian Council for Social Work (Establishment, etc.) Bill 2016
Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Mortgage Institutions Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016
National Film and Video Censors Board Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Official Secrets Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Federal Capital Territory Districts Courts Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Pensions Rights of Judges Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Anti-Torture Bill, 2016
Federal Capital Territory Hospitals Management Board (Establishment, etc.) Bill, 2016
National Child Protection and Enforcement 2016
Police Procurement Fund Bill, 2016
Federal Capital Territory Water Board Bill 2016
Senior Citizen Centre Bill, 2016
Animal Health and Husbandry Technologist (Registration, etc.) Bill 2016
Compulsory Treatment and Care of Victims of Gunshots, Bill 2016
Corporate Manslaughter Bill 2016
Railway Loan (International Bank) (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Legislative Houses (Powers and Privileges) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Chartered Institute of Export and Commodity Brokers of Nigeria Bill, 2017
Avoidance of Double Taxation Between the Federal Republic of Nigerian and the Kingdom of Spain Bill, 2017
Avoidance of Double Taxation Between the Federal Republic of Nigerian and the Republic of South Korea Bill, 2017
National Postgraduate College of Medicine Laboratory Science Bill, 2017
Avoidance of Double Taxation Between the Federal Republic of Nigerian and the Kingdom of Sweden Bill, 2017
National intelligence Agency Pension Bill 2017
Nigeria Academy of Science (establishment etc.)
Chartered Institute of Treasury Management (Est, Etc.) Bill 2017
Federal School of Medical Laboratory Technology Science (Est, Etc.) Bill 2017
Franchise Bill
Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy Bill, 2017 (HB1,018)
Federal Capital Territory Transport Authority (Establishment) Bill HB. 91
Nigerian Automotive Industry Development Plan (Fiscal Incentives Assurances and Guarantees) Bill, 2017 HB. 896
Chartered Institute of Customer Relationship Management Bill, 2017 HB. 69
Dishonoured Cheques (Offences) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2017
Vigilante Group of Nigeria (Est., etc.) Bill, 2017 HB718
Subsidiary Legislation (Legislative Scrutiny) Bill, 2017 HB13
Courts and Tribunal Fines and Financial Penalties Bill, 2017 HB 642
Radiographers (Registration, etc.) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2017 HB 676
Medical Residency Training Bill, 2017 (HB.982)
National Road Funds (Est, etc.) Bill, 2018
National Climate Change Bill (HB1020)
National Agricultural Seeds Council Bill, 2018 (HB. 472)
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport of Nigeria Bill, 2018 (HB. 973)
National Security Agencies Protection of Officers Identity Bill, 2018 (HB. 830)
Institute of Environmental Practitioners of Nigeria (HB. 1022)
National Biotechnology Development Agency (Est., etc.) Bill, (HB. 33)
Nigeria Aeronautical Search and Rescue Bill, 2018 (HB. 139)
Federal Audit Service Commission Bill (HB. 107)
Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (est., etc.) Bill, 2018 (HB 364 & 656)
Digital rights and freedom bill, 2018(HB490)
Energy Commission Act (Amendment) Bill, 2018(HB72 & 446)
CONSTITUTIONAL ALTERATION BILLS PASSED
Alteration of the Constitution to provide for time passage of laws (assent)
Alteration of the Constitution to provide for funding of the State Houses of Assembly directly from the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
Alteration of the Constitution to include former heads of the NASS in the council of state.
Alteration of the Constitution to reduce the period within which the President or Governor may authorise withdrawal from the CRF in absence of an appropriation act from 6 to 3 months.
Alteration of the Constitution to provide for immunity of legislature in respect of words spoken or written at plenary…
Alteration of the Constitution to abrogate the State Joint Local Govt Accounts and empower each local govt council to maintain its own special account.
Alteration of the Constitution to strengthen local govt administration in Nigeria
Alteration of the Constitution to provide the INEC with sufficient time to conduct bye-elections and grounds for de-registration of political parties.
Alteration of the Constitution to delete the public complaints commission Act from the constitution.
Alteration of the Constitution to delete the National Securities Agencies Act from the constitution.
Alteration of the Constitution to delete the National Youth Service Decree from the Constitution.
Alteration of the Constitution to delete state independent electoral commission from the constitution.
Alteration of the Constitution to specify the period within which the President or Governor shall present the Appropriation Bill before NASS or SHA
Alteration of the Constitution to reduce the age for the qualification for the offices of president, house of reps and state house of assembly.
Alteration of the Constitution to reflect the establishment of the ISA in the constitution.
Alteration of the Constitution to remove law making powers from the Executive Arm of Govt.
Alteration of the Constitution to provide for the procedure for passing a constitution alteration bill, where the president withholds assent.
Alteration of the Constitution to reflect the establishment and core functions of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
Alteration of the Constitution to provide time for the determination of pre-election matters.
Alteration of the Constitution to further strengthen the judiciary for speedy dispensation of justice.
Alteration of the Constitution to establish the AGF and separate the office from that of the minister for justice (likewise in the states).
Alteration of the Constitution to establish the office of the accountant general of the federal govt separate from the office of the accountant general of the federation
Alteration of the Constitution to make the office of the auditor general of the federation and states financially independent by placing them on the CRF (states).
Alteration of the Constitution to disqualify a person sworn-in as president or governor to complete the term of the elected person from being elected to the same office for more than a single term.
Alteration of the Constitution to change the name of the police from the Nigerian Police Force to the Nigerian Police
Alteration of the Constitution to provide for independent candidature in elections.
Alteration of the Constitution to provide for a change in the names of some local govt councils.
Alteration of the Constitution to provide for the appointment of a minister from the FCT to ensure FCT is represented in the FEC.
Alteration of the Constitution to require the President and Governor to submit names of nominated ministers or commissioners within thirty days of taking the oath of office for confirmation.
