Senate releases midterm scorecard, passes 108 bills in 2 years
The Senate has released its midterm scorecard, announcing that 983 Bills were introduced, 108 passed in two years, a milestone that underscores the legislative strides made since the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly on June 13, 2023.
This is as the Senate marked its two-year anniversary on June 12, with legislative data reflecting steady progress.
According to the Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, 108 of the bills introduced have been passed into law as Acts of the National Assembly.
Records indicate that more bills were introduced and passed during the 2024/2025 legislative session than in the 2023/2024 session.
A statement from the Senate Leader’s office in Abuja on Sunday explained that the upper chamber “leveraged the instrument of strategic engagement” to drive key legislation that helped stabilise Nigeria’s political and economic environment.
Bamidele stated ” In the 2024/2025 legislative year, 506 bills were initiated in the Senate compared to 477 in 2023/2024 —a 6.07% increase. The Senate also fully passed 83 bills into law this session, compared to just 25 in the previous year.
“This represents a 232% increase in fully enacted legislation. We also considered 26 executive bills in 2024/2025, up from 13 in 2023/2024. Private member bills rose from 464 to 480 over the same period.”
Additional data shows:
- Bills awaiting first reading: 89 in 2024/2025, compared to 135 in 2023/2024
- Bills awaiting second reading: 230 in 2024/2025, compared to 45 previously
- Appointments confirmed: 116 in 2024/2025, down from 215
- Petitions resolved: 80 in 2024/2025, up from 50
Key bills passed into law include the National Social Investment Programmes Act, 2023; Student Loan (Access to Higher Education) Act, 2024; National Minimum Wage Amendment Act, 2024; Investments and Securities Act, 2025; Regional Development Commission (Establishment) Acts, 2025; and the Tax Reform Bills, 2025.
