The House of Representatives, at Wednesday’s plenary session presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, PhD, CFR, took swift action to address critical public health emergencies, protect national infrastructure, and strengthen oversight across key economic sectors.
Demonstrating its commitment to public accountability and citizen representation, the House received two new public petitions.
On the Matters of Urgent Public Importance, the House mandated the immediate mobilization of all relevant federal health agencies in response to an Ebola case confirmed in the FCT on October 20, 2026. Lawmakers emphasized the urgent necessity of rapid case identification, rigorous contact tracing, strict isolation protocols, and laboratory investigations to contain potential transmission and safeguard national health security.
Citing public safety hazards and victim welfare, the House ordered a full-scale investigation into the recent fatal tanker explosion in Oluku, Edo State. The resolution called for immediate road repairs along the corridor and emergency relief support for affected families and businesses.
To protect Nigeria’s maritime interests and ensure economic accountability, the House mandated an investigation into foreign and domestic shipping operators regarding their compliance with cabotage regulations, local content mandates, and statutory tax obligations.
Expressing concern over proposed deviations from original technical plans, the House urged authorities to retain the approved alignment of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, highlighting the far-reaching economic and structural implications of altering the established route.
Addressing severe power outages across Edo, Delta, Ondo, and Ekiti States, the House called for immediate federal intervention in the ongoing dispute between the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) and the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) to restore power supply to the region.
Lawmakers demanded urgent federal relief, road rehabilitation, and long-term flood mitigation measures across devastated communities in Imo State.
The House urged immediate rehabilitation of the Abeokuta-Rounda-Olorunda-Imeko Road in Ogun State to enhance road safety and facilitate regional trade.
The House passed legislation designed to modernize film and media technology education, establishing structured capacity-building and technical training frameworks for Nigeria’s creative and digital media industries.
Furthermore, four key bills advanced to Second Reading and were committed for detailed committee scrutiny, covering Drone industrialization(HB.2823) by Hon. Benjamin Okezie and twelve others, Organ Donation and Transplantation(HB.2824) by Hon. Benjamin Okezie and six others, Research and Innovation(HB.2821) by Hon. Julius Ihonvbere, and Chartered Compliance Institute(HB.2788) by Hon. Daniel Asama Ago.
The House received ten reports from the Committee on Public Petitions addressing grave allegations of abuse of office, administrative injustice, equipment fraud, and oppression. Five committee reports, including the legislative report on the Electronic Civil Registration System Bill.
