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Highlights of @NGRSenate plenary for today, Thursday 11 June 2026
1. @NGRSenate referred the State Police (Constitution Alteration) Bill to its Committee on Constitution Review and resolved to vote on it when the chamber resumes from its end of session break, unlike @HouseNGR which passed it today.
2. Four (4) bills were presented for First Reading.
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Highlights of @HouseNGR plenary for today, Thursday 11 June 2026
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1. @HouseNGR passed the State Police (Constitution Alteration) Bill.
2. @HouseNGR rescinded its earlier decision on the presentation of the Constitution Review Committee's report presented last year.
3. @HouseNGR then received the report on the first batch of "prioritized" Constitution Amendment Bills.
4. @Speaker_Abbas announced Hon. Fredrick Y. Agbedi (@HonAgbedi), Hon. Abdulsamad Dasuki (@abdussamadd) and Hon. Manu Mansur Soro (@RepManuSoro) as Minority Leader, Deputy Minority Leader and Minority Whip, respectively.
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Highlights of @HouseNGR plenary for today, Wednesday 10 June 2026
1. Six (6) bills were introduced for First Reading.
2. @HouseNGR considered and approved a motion to clarify Order Seven, Rule 15 of its Standing Orders, which reserves appointment as Principal Officers for members possessing "cognate legislative experience." The House resolved to define the term as members who have completed at least one full four-year term.
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Highlights of @NGRSenate plenary for today, Wednesday 10 June 2026
1. Four (4) bills were presented for First Reading.
2. Two (2) bills were considered for Second Reading.
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Highlights of @NGRSenate plenary for today, Tuesday 9 June 2026
1. Four (4) bills were presented for First Reading.
2. @NGRSenate considered three bills for Second Reading.
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Highlights of @NGRSenate plenary for today, Thursday 4 June 2026
1. Three (3) bills scaled First Reading.
2. @NGRSenate resolved to constitute an Ad-Hoc Committee to review the Bills transmitted by the House of Representatives for concurrence.
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Highlights of @NGRSenate plenary for yesterday, Wednesday 3 June 2026
1. Four (4) bills scaled First Reading.
2. Two (2) bills were read for the Second Time and referred to the relevant committees for further legislative action.
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Highlights of @NGRSenate plenary for yesterday, Wednesday 3 June 2026
3. Three (3) Reports on Bills were considered, approved and passed for Third Reading.
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Yesterday, Wednesday 3 June 2026, @PLACNG welcomed Dr. Fatima Tajudeen Abbas, wife of the Speaker of @HouseNGR, @Speaker_Abbas; Hon. @ToluSadipe, Chairperson of the @HouseNGR Committee on Humanitarian Affairs; Hon. @KafilatOgbara, Chairperson of the @HouseNGR Committee on Women Affairs; and members of the House of Representatives Spouses Association (HORSA) on a courtesy visit to the PLAC office.
Discussions focused on women's participation in national development, inclusive governance, and the passage of the #SpecialSeatsBill to boost women's representation in politics and decision-making.
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Chairperson of the House Committee on Women Affairs, Hon. @KafilatOgbara, emphasized the need for more strategic advocacy around the bill.
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Mrs. Ann Osawaru, wife of Hon. Billy Osawaru, described the bill as an important step towards ensuring that women have a stronger voice in governance, while Mrs. Hadiza Alao-Akala, wife of Hon. @lamijuakala, emphasized that increasing women's representation would strengthen democracy and ensure that more voices are included in shaping Nigeria's future.
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