7TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FIRST SESSION NO. 136 326 THE SENATE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ORDER PAPER Friday, 24th February, 2012 Tuesday, 28th February, 2012 1. Confirmation of Nominations: Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba SAN, OFR (Senate Leader) “That the Senate do Consider the request of Mr. President, Commander-In-Chief, for the confirmations of the following Nominees for appointment as Members of the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation And Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) in accordance with Section 153(1) and Provision of Part 1, Paragraph 31 of the Third Schedule to the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (As Amended)”. 2. Request of Mr. President, C-IN-C for the approval of US$7,905,690,000.00 for Pipeline Projects under the Medium Term (2012–2014) External Borrowing Plan. Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba, OFR, SAN, (Senate Leader) 3. The Dwindling State of Nigerian Football - The Need for Decisive Action to Reclaim Its LOST Glory Senator Adamu Ibrahim Gumba (Bauchi South) 4. A Bill for an Act to Establish the Office of the Nigerian Financial Ombudsman, an Independent Body, Charged with the Responsibility for resolving Financial and Related Disputes in the Nigerian Financial Services Sector and for Related Matters 2012 (HB. 14) – Second Reading Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba, OFR, SAN, (Senate Leader) 5. A Bill for an Act to Provide for the Establishment, Preservation and Control of National Grazing Reserves and Stock Routes and the Creation of National Grazing Reserve Commission and for Purposes Connected Therewith 2012 (SB. 60) – Second Reading Sen. Zainab Kure (Niger South) 6. A Bill for an Act to Establish the Erosion Control and Prevention Commission and vest it with the Responsibility for the Prevention, Control, Management and Redress of Erosion and for other Related Purposes, 2012 (SB. 54) – Second Reading Sen. Hope Uzodinma (Imo West) 7. Report of the Committee on Interior, on the Prisons Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2011 (SB. 42) (To be laid) Sen. Atiku B. Abubakar (Kebbi Central) 8. Report of the Joint Committee on Employment, Labour and Productivity, Health and Establishment on the Institute of Safety Professionals and Occupational Safety and Health Bills 2012 (SB. 2 and 4) (To be laid) Sen. Wilson A. Ake (Rivers West) Sen. Gyang D. Dantong (Plateau North) Sen. Aloysius Etok (Akwa Ibom North West) Wednesday, 29th February, 2012 1. A Bill for an Act to amend the Energy Commission of Nigeria Act to Grant priority to the Development and Promotion of New and Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Conservation, and provide for other matters relating thereto. (SB. 65) Second Reading Sen. Dahiru Awaisu Kuta(Niger East) * PRINTED BY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PRESS, ABUJA 327 Friday, 24th February, 2012 136 Wednesday, 29th February, 2012 2. A Bill for an Act to establish the Desertification Control Commission and to Vest it with the responsibility for the Control and Management of Desertification: and for related matters.(SB 36) Second Reading Sen. Ahmad Lawan. (Yobe North) 3. A Bill for act to establish the National Food and Agriculture Development Trust Fund which shall be responsible for developing, Promoting and Sustaining Commercial Agriculture through private sector participating and market development; to ensure sustainable access, availability and affordability of quality food to all Nigerians and to be a significant net provider of food to the global community and for other related matters. (SB 67) Second Reading Sen. Abu Ibrahim (Katsina South) .4. A Bill for an Act to Establish the National Alternative Dispute Resolution Regulatory Commission and for Other Matters Thereto 2012 (HB16) – Second Reading Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba, OFR, SAN, (Senate Leader) 5. A Bill for an Act to provide for regular and routine maintenance of public infrastructures and for other matters connected therewith. (SB. 71) Second Reading Sen. Gilbert Nnaji (Enugu East) 6. A Bill for an Act to establish the Nigerian Academy of Science to promote the Growth, Acquisition and Dissemination of Scientific Knowledge and to facilitate the use of Science in the solution to problems of National Interest and for other Matters Connected Therewith. (SB 68) Second Reading Sen. Alloysius A. Etok (Akwa Ibom North West) Thursday, 1st March, 2012 1. Environmental Managers Registration Council of Nigeria( Establishment, etc) (SB 119) First Reading Sen. Ita Enang (Akwa Ibom North East) 2. Equipment Leasing (Establishment, etc) Bill 2012 (SB 118) First Reading Sen. Ita Enang (Akwa Ibom North East) 3. Franchise Bill 2012 (SB 109) First Reading Sen. Olubunmi Adetunbi (Ekiti North) 4. Denial of funds to National Institute for Nigerian Languages by Federal Ministry of Education. Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South) 5. Motion: Making the Venue of Ahiara Declaration during the Civil War a National Monument: Sen. Chris Anyanwu (Imo East) 9. Report of the Committee on Communications on the 2012 Budget Proposal of the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) (To laid) Sen. Gilbert Nnaji (Enugu East) 10. A Bill for an Act to Alter the Provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to provide for Financial Autonomy for Local Government Councils in Nigeria and for Matters Connected Thereto, 2012 (SB. 77) - Second Reading Sen. Nurudeen A. Usman (Kogi Central) 11. A Bill for an Act to Alter the Provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 for other matters connected therewith (SB 107) Second Reading Sen. Paulinus Igwe Nwagu (Ebonyi Central) PRINTED BY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PRESS, ABUJA .