Top Bills that were PASSED or REJECTED on Tuesday 1st March, 2022 in Nigeria

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Below are the top bills that were PASSED or REJECTED by the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday 1st March, 2022.

 

The Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday, passed the Bill granting full autonomy to the local government and council areas in Nigeria.

 

Ninety-Two members of the red chambers voted overwhelmingly in support of the Bill, after a clause-by-clause consideration at the Committee on the Whole.

 

Here are the bills below and what was agreed upon:

***A Bill for An Act to alter the Constitution of the FRN, 1999 to abrogate State Joint LG Acct & provide for a special account into which shall be paid all allocations due to LG Councils from the Federation Account & from the Govt of d State & for related matters

Yes – 92
No – 2
Abstain – 0
Total: 94

The Bill is passed

 

*** A Bill For An Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to establish Local Government Councils as tier of government and guarantee their democratic existence, tenure; and for related matters.

Yes – 88
No – 4
Abstain – 0
Total – 94

This Bill is passed



*** Act to alter the Constitution of the Fed Rep.of Nigeria, 1999 to provide for the Financial Independence of State Houses of Assembly and State Judiciary; & for related matters.

Yes – 83
No – 1
Abstain – 0
Total – 84

The Bill is Passed!

 

*** Act to alter the Constitution of the Fed Rep.of Nigeria, 1999 to provide for the Financial Independence of State Houses of Assembly and State Judiciary; & for related matters.

Yes – 83
No – 1
Abstain – 0
Total – 84

The Bill is Passed!

 

*** A Bill For An Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to compel persons to obey or comply with legislative summon; and for related matters.

Yes – 89
No – 5
Abstain – 0
Total – 94

The Bill is Passed!

 

*** A Bill for An Act to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to ensure uniformity in the retirement age & pension rights of judicial officers of superior courts of record…

Yes – 90
No – 3
Abstain – 0
Total: 93

The Bill is Passed!

 

*** A Bill for an Act to Alter the Provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Exclude the Period of Intervening Events in the Computation of Time for Determining Pre-election Petitions, Election Petitions & Appeals therefrom; & for Related Matters

Yes – 89
No – 4
Abstain – 0
Total: 93

The Bill is Passed!

 

*** A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to allow Court or Tribunal Proceedings to be Conducted remotely, Virtually, Online or through any Media Platform or Technological Innovation; and for Related Matters.

Yes – 62
No – 24
Abstain – 3
Total: 79

The Bill failed to Passed!



*** Constitution Alteration Voting

Bill No. 29 – for an Act to Move Airports from Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent Legislative List; and for Related Matters.

84 senators voted in favour

STATUS: APPROVED

 

*** Bill No. 30 – for an Act to move Fingerprints, Identification and Criminal Records from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent Legislative List; and for Related Matters.

86 senators voted in favour.

STATUS: APPROVED

 

*** Bill No. 31 – for an Act to Delete prisons in the Exclusive Legislative List and Redesignate it as Correctional Services in the Concurrent Legislative List; and for Related Matters.

86 senators voted in favour

STATUS: APPROVED

 

*** Bill No. 32 – for an Act to move Railway from the Exclusive Legislative List to Concurrent Legislative List; and for Related Matters.

92 senators voted in favour

STATUS: APPROVED

 

*** Bill No. 33 – for an Act to allow States Generate, Transmit and Distribute Electricity in Area covered by the National Grid; and for Related Matters.

90 senators voted in favour

STATUS: APPROVED

 

*** Bill No. 34 – for an Act to include Value Added Tax on the Exclusive Legislative List; and for Related Matters.

41 senators voted in favour

STATUS: NOT APPROVED

 

*** Bill No. 35 – for an Act to Provide for Special Seats for Women in the National and State Houses of Assembly; and for Related Matters.

30 senators voted in favour
58 senators voted against

STATUS: NOT APPROVED

 

*** Bill No. 36 – for an Act to Expand the Scope of Citizenship by Registration; and for Related Matters.

83 senators voted in favour

STATUS: APPROVED



*** Bill No. 37 – for an Act to Provide for Affirmative Action for Women in Political Party Administration; and for Related Matters.

34 senators voted in favour
53 senators voted against

STATUS: NOT APPROVED

 

*** Bill No. 38 – for an Act to provide Criteria for Qualification to become an Indigene of a State in Nigeria; and for Related Matters.

90 senators voted in favour

STATUS: APPROVED

 

*** Bill No. 39 – for an Act to Empower the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission to Enforce Compliance with Remittance of Accruals into and Disbursement of Revenue from the Federation Account and Streamline the Procedure for Reviewing the Revenue Allocation Formula; and for Related Matters.

94 senators voted in favour

STATUS: APPROVED

 

*** Bill No. 40 – for an Act to Enhance the Independence of Certain Bodies; and for Related Matters.

93 senators voted in favour

STATUS: APPROVED

 

,*** Bill No 41 – for an Act to Remove Transitional Lawmaking Powers from the Executive Arms of Government; and for Related Matters.

88 senators voted in favour

STATUS: APPROVED

 

*** Bill No. 42 – for an Act to Expand Immunity to the Legislative and Judicial Arms of Government; and for Related Matters.

29 senators voted in favour
50 senators voted against

STATUS: NOT APPROVED

 

*** Bill No. 43 – for an Act to Specify the Time within which the Executive shall present to the National Assembly any Treaty between the Federation and any other Country for Enactment; and for Related Matters.

81 senators voted in favour

STATUS: APPROVED

 

*** Bill No. 44 – for an Act to Specify the period within which the President or the Governor of State shall present the Appropriation Bill before the National Assembly or House of Assembly; and for Related Matters.

92 senators voted in favour

STATUS: APPROVED

 

*** Bill No. 45 – for an Act to Require the President or Governors to submit the Names of Persons Nominated as Ministers or Commissioners within thirty days of taking the Oath of Office for Confirmation by the Senate or State House of Assembly,; and for Related Matters.

93 senators voted in favour

STATUS: APPROVED



*** Bill No. 46 – for an Act to include Presiding Officers of the National Assembly in the Membership of the National Security Council; and for Related Matters.

73 senators voted in favour

STATUS: APPROVED

 

*** Bill No. 47 – for an Act to Establish State Security Council; and for Related Matters.

92 senators voted in favour

STATUS: APPROVED

 

*** Bill No. 48 – for an Act to Empower the National Assembly and State Houses of Assembly Powers to summon the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Governors of States to answer Questions on issues on which the National and State Houses of Assembly have the Power to make Law; and for Related Matters.

77 senators voted in favour

STATUS: APPROVED

 

*** Bill No. 49 – for an Act to reduce the Period within which the President or the Governor of a State may authorize the withdrawal of Monies from the Consolidated Revenue Fund in the absence of an Appropriations Act from six months to three months; and for Related Matters.

83 senators voted in favour

STATUS: APPROVED

 

*** Bill No. 50 – for an Act to Replace the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation with the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federal Government; and for Related Matters.

93 senators voted in favour

STATUS: APPROVED

 

*** Bill No. 51 – for an Act to Establish the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federal Government separate from the Office of the Accountant–General of the Federation; and for Related Matters.

88 senators voted in favour

STATUS: APPROVED

 

*** Bill No. 52 – for an Act to Specify the Timeframe for the Conduct of Population Census; and for Related Matters.

91 senators voted in favour

STATUS: APPROVED



*** Bill No. 53 – for an Act to Establish the Office of the Attorney–General of the Federation and of States separate from the Office of the Minister of Justice or Commissioners for Justice of States in order to make the Offices Attorneys–General Independent and Insulated from Partisanship; and for Related Matters.

86 senators voted in favour

STATUS: APPROVED

 

*** Bill No. 54 – for an Act to provide for a State of the Nation and State of the State Address by the President and Governor; and for Related Matters.

89 senators voted in favour

STATUS: APPROVED

 

*** Bill No. 55 – for an Act to include former Heads of the National Assembly in the Council of State; and for Related Matters.

73 senators voted in favour

STATUS: APPROVED

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