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Tuesday, 21St May, 2019 8TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 269 FOURTH SESSION NO. 117 SENATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ORDER PAPER Tuesday, 21st May, 2019 1. Prayers 2. Approval of the Votes and Proceedings 3. Oaths 4. Announcements (if any) 5. Petitions PRESENTATION OF BILLS 1. University of Maiduguri Act (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (HB. 1107) – First Reading Sen. Ahmad Lawan (Yobe North-Senate Leader). 2. Obafemi Awolowo University (Transitional Provisions) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (HB. 1111) – First Reading Sen. Ahmad Lawan (Yobe North-Senate Leader). 3. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi Act (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (HB. 1113) – First Reading Sen. Ahmad Lawan (Yobe North-Senate Leader). 4. Nigeria Road Safety Commission Bill, 2019 (HB.1328) – First Reading Sen. Ahmad Lawan (Yobe North-Senate Leader). ORDERS OF THE DAY PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS 1. Conference Committee Report Conditions of Service for National Assembly Staff Sen. Emmanuel Paulker (Bayelsa Central) -That the Senate do receive and consider the Conference Committee Report on the Conditions of Service for National Assembly Staff 2. `Report of the Ad-hoc Committee on Promissory Note Programme Promissory Note Programme and a Bond Issuance to settle Inherited Local Debts and Contractual Obligations Sen. Francis Alimikhena (Edo North) -That the Senate do consider the report of the Ad-hoc Committee on Promissory Note Programme on the Promissory Note Programme and a Bond Issuance to settle Inherited Local Debts and Contractual Obligations. ST 270 Tuesday, 21 May, 2019 117 3. Report of the Committee on Establishment and Public Service Theatre Arts Professionals Regulatory Council (Establishment, etc) Bill, 2019 (SB. 681) Sen. Emmanuel Paulker (Bayelsa Central) -That the Senate do consider the report of the Committee on Establishment and Public Service on the Theatre Arts Professionals Regulatory Council (Establishment, etc) Bill, 2019 (SB. 681). 4. Conference Committee Report Nigeria Postal Services Act Cap N127 LFN 2004 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2019 (SB. 437) Sen. Gilbert Nnaji (Enugu East) -That the Senate do consider the Conference Committee report on the Nigeria Postal Services Act Cap N127 LFN 2004 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2019 (SB. 437). 5. Report of the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND City University of Technology Kaduna, Bill 2019 (SB. 360) Sen. Barau I. Jibrin (Kano North) -That the Senate do receive and consider the report of the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND on the City University of Technology Kaduna, Bill 2019 (SB. 360). EXECUTIVE BRIEFING 1. Executive Briefing Current State of Facilities and Health Care Services in Nigerian Teaching Hospitals Sen. Ahmad Lawan (Yobe North-Senate Leader) -That the Senate do receive the Honourable Minister of Health to brief this Distinguished Senate on the Current State of Facilities and Health Care Services in Nigerian Teaching Hospitals. BILLS FOR CONCURRENCE 1. Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria Bill, 2019 (HB. 623) – Concurrence Sen. Ahmad Lawan (Yobe North-Senate Leader). 2. Chartered Institute of Social Work Practitioners (Est, etc) Bill, 2019 (HB. 1258) – Concurrence Sen. Ahmad Lawan (Yobe North-Senate Leader). 3. Suppression of Piracy and other Maritime Offences Bill, 2019 (HB. 1571) – Concurrence Sen. Ahmad Lawan (Yobe North-Senate Leader). 4. Corporate Bodies (Members Emolument) Act (Repeal) Bill, 2019 (HB. 669) – Concurrence Sen. Ahmad Lawan (Yobe North-Senate Leader). 5. National Institute for Brackish Water Fisheries Research, Ngo-Andoni (Est, etc) Bill, 2019 (HB. 1310) – Concurrence Sen. Ahmad Lawan (Yobe North-Senate Leader). 6. Nigeria Council for Management Development Bill, 2019 (HB. 461) – Concurrence Sen. Ahmad Lawan (Yobe North-Senate Leader). 7. Traffic Warden Service Bill, 2019 (HB. 596) – Concurrence Sen. Ahmad Lawan (Yobe North-Senate Leader). COMMITTEE MEETINGS No. Committee Date Time Venue 1. Joint Committee on Finance, Tuesday 21st May, 2019 2.00pm Conference Room 231 Culture and Tourism (Public Hearing) Senate New Building ST 117 Tuesday, 21 May, 2019 271 2. Joint Committee on States & Tuesday 21st May, 2019 1.00pm Conference Room 221 Local Government Administration Senate New Building and Petroleum Resources (Upstream) 3. Ethics, Privileges and Tuesday 21st May, 2019 3.00pm Committee Room 120 Public Petitions Senate New Building 4. Tertiary Institutions and Tuesday 21st May, 2019 2.00pm Conference Room 022 TETFUND (Public Hearing) Senate New Building 5. Joint Conference Committee Tuesday 21st May, 2019 1.30pm Committee Room 324 on Special Duties (Conference Meeting) Senate New Building 6. Public Procurement Tue. 21st – Wed. 22nd May 2019 1.00pm Committee Room 211 Senate New Building 7. Power, Steel Development Thursday 23rd May, 2019 1.00pm Committee Room 224 and Metallurgy Senate New Building PRINTED BY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PRESS, ABUJA .
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