As part of activities marking its mid-term in the 10th National Assembly, the Nigerian Senate has outlined its legislative accomplishments and future focus, notably the prioritization of electoral reforms in preparation for the 2027 general elections.
In a statement released in Abuja, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central) reflected on the Senate’s performance from June 13, 2023, to June 12, 2025, describing the two-year period as one of robust legislative activity and strategic governance. According to Bamidele, the upper chamber introduced a total of 983 bills—both executive-sponsored and private member bills—during the period under review, with 108 successfully passed into law.
Bamidele emphasized the Senate’s use of “strategic engagement” in shaping Nigeria’s legislative landscape, saying it had delivered key laws that contributed to the stability of the nation’s political, fiscal, and monetary systems.
“In the 2024/2025 legislative year, for instance, 506 bills were initiated in the Senate alone compared to 477 in 2023/2024. This represents a 6.07 percent increase,” Bamidele stated. “Also, in the 2024/2025 legislative year, the upper chamber passed 83 bills into law compared to 25 in the previous legislative year.”
He described this jump in productivity as “a great feat” and noted the 232 percent rise in the number of bills passed between the two years. “Against 13 in the 2023/2024 legislative year, the Senate dwelt with 26 executive bills in 2024/2025, invariably indicating a 100 percent upsurge,” he added.
The Senate, inaugurated on June 13, 2023, following the emergence of Senator Godswill Akpabio as Senate President and Tajudeen Abbas as House Speaker, has also seen progress in addressing other legislative matters. The Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, and Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu have also played key roles in the assembly’s direction.
Bamidele further provided insights into pending legislative activity: “By 2024/2025 legislative year, 89 bills are awaiting first reading in the upper chamber as against 135 in 2023/2024; 45 awaiting second reading in 2023/2024 contrary to 230 in 2024/2025. 215 appointments were confirmed in 2023/2024 compared to 116 in 2024/2025 and 50 different petitions successfully resolved in 2023/2024 with 80 duly addressed in 2024/2025.”
With the second half of its term underway, the Senate says it is prepared to deepen its legislative reforms, especially in advancing constitutional amendments and improving the country’s democratic framework ahead of the next general elections.
