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Welcome to a new Legislative Day in the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria!
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Senate President @DrAhmadLawan leads the Principal Officers into the Chamber, takes the official prayers and begin the day's proceedings at 11:11am.
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Senator Francis Fadahunsi moves for the adoption of the Votes and Proceedings of Wednesday, 13th April, 2022.

Senator Ifeanyi Ubah seconds.

Votes and Proceedings of Wednesday, 13th April, 2022 is hereby approved!
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Senate President @DrAhmadLawan reads a letter from President @MBuhari on the transmission of the Money Laundering Prohibition Bill, 2022 and Terrorism Prevention Bill, 2022 for consideration.
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Senator Ifeanyi Ubah cites Order 42 to bring to the notice of the Senate, death of 42-year-old gospel singer, Mrs. Osinachi Nwachukwu, who died as a result of complications from domestic violence.

“Let me say that the authorities should investigate the death of this citizen and the lives of every citizen must matter as this is one death too many.” – Senate President @DrAhmadLawan

Senate observes a minute silence in honour of the deceased.
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Senate moves into Presentation of a Bill for First Reading.
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1. National Senior Secondary Education Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2022 (SB. 996) by Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi

National Senior Secondary Education Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2022 (SB. 996) is read the First Time.
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Senate now moves into Presentation and Consideration of Reports.
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1. Report of the Committee on Finance
Revised 2022 Fiscal Framework by Senator Adeola Solomon

Senator Adeola Solomon moves that the Senate do receive and consider the report of the Committee on Finance on the Revised 2022 Fiscal Framework.

Senator Isah Jibrin seconds.

Senator Adeola Solomon lays and present the report.
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“The security challenges facing our country are the greatest bane for the development of our country. This Senate should have insisted that this negative trend should to be addressed by the Executive Arm of Government." – Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi

"From the way things are going, people are just taking this challenges very lightly. We have to take what is happening to the Nigerian economy very seriously.” – Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi

“My prayer is that we set up a Committee to investigate this oil sector.” – Senator Kabiru Gaya

“From the presentation of the Chairman here, what we have here will be financed from the Capital Market. When you have a deficit as high as over N7 trillion and we are at the threshold of N3.99 trillion, it means the budget cannot be implemented.” – Senator Gabriel Suswam

“The report is very short but very concise. Looking at the issue of oil production and the losses, as a nation and as a parliament, this is the time to really look into what is happening in the oil industry." – Senator Chukwuka Utazi

"This continuous bleeding cannot be allowed to continue. I am of the strong opinion that maybe after the break, there is need that we need that we invite the people in the oil industry for us to have an interface.” – Senator Chukwuka Utazi

“I believe firmly that we should not approved this Revised 2022 Fiscal Framework as it spells doom for the Nigerian economy. We need to do more work and we need to ask questions." – Senator Betty Apiafi

"The question we need to ask is what have we been doing to reduce oil theft? I don’t think it is something we slip over and move on to approve.” – Senator Betty Apiafi

“Let me assure the Senate that this report was arrived at after series of meetings with the Executive that was based on the realities that was before us that necessitated the putting together of this Revised 2022 Fiscal Framework." - Senator Adeola Solomon

"Extensive discussion went into this before arriving at this document. On the issue of borrowing, I am very much aware that it was in this Senate that President @MBuhari presented his borrowing plan and we all approved it." - Senator Adeola Solomon

"This so called debt we referred to are from previous administration and we want to commend President @MBuhari for at least doing everything to ensure that every time we are to pay back this debt, we are doing that on point." - Senator Adeola Solomon

"For him to be servicing this debt, I believe he deserves some commendation. We commend the president and I believe everybody should commend the President.” – Senator Adeola Solomon

“Let me thank all our colleagues who have contributed in this debate and in the course of this debate, very germane and critical issues have been raised especially in the area of how the economy is affected because of loss in revenue as a result of oil theft." - @DrAhmadLawan

"And on the other micro economy, the issues are genuine and concerning. For me, I think we shouldn’t play politics with this. The truth is we need to find answers and I don’t think the answers are going to be easy to find." - Senate President @DrAhmadLawan

"Before we find answers, we have to look into this and we have to be fast as possible in looking for answers." - Senate President @DrAhmadLawan

"Our security agencies are doing their best but we have people who are sabotaging the oil industry because the oil theft is perpetrated by people who are citizens. So we need to support the security agencies in every way possible so that they can deal with this." - @DrAhmadLawan

"I also believe that until we stop the importation of refined product in Nigeria, we will never get the best out of the oil and gas industry. We should work to ensure that we produce our refined product locally." - Senate President @DrAhmadLawan

"I also think that diversification of our economy is key because we depend so much on oil and gas and the slightest issue that affects the global economy affects us seriously in our country here." - Senate President @DrAhmadLawan

"We need to take immediate action and we are going to set up another Committee on this oil theft matter because we need to address it as a Chamber. With this let’s go into the recommendations.” – Senate President Ahmad Lawan

The Committee recommends as follows;

1. Oil price benchmark of US$73 per barrel be approved;

2. Oil production volume of 1.600 million per day be approved;

3. Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) subsidy of N4.00 trillion be approved;

4. A cut in the provision for Federally Funded upstream projects being implemented by N200 billion from N352.80 be approved;

5. An increase in the Federal Government Independent Revenue of N400 billion be approved;

6. An additional provision of N182.45 billion to cater for the needs of the Nigeria Police Force be approved;

7. Domestic debt service provision of N76.13 billion, and net reductions in Statutory Transfers by N66.07 billion, as follows:

a. NDDC, by N13.46 billion from N102.78 billion to N89.32 billion;

b. NEDC, by N6.30 billion from N48.08 billion to N41.78 billion;

c. UBEC, by N23.16 billion from N112.29 billion to N89.13 billion;

d. Basic Health Care Fund, by N11.58 billion from N56.14 billion to N44.56 billion; and

e. NASENI, by N11.58 billion from N56.14 billion to N44.56 billion.

8. The Fiscal Deficit of N7.35 trillion be approved.
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2. Conference Committee Report
Federal University of Agriculture, Kabba (Establishment) Bill, 2022 (SB. 282) by Senator Ahmad, Babba Kaita

Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi representing the Committee Chairman moves that the Senate do receive and consider the Conference Committee Report on the Federal University of Agriculture, Kabba (Establishment) Bill, 2022 (SB. 282).

Senator Kabiru Gaya seconds.
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Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi lays and presents the report.
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Senate approves the recommendations of the Conference Committee Report on the Federal University of Agriculture, Kabba (Establishment) Bill, 2022 (SB. 282).
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3. Conference Committee Report
Federal Medical Centres (Establishment) Bill, 2022 (SB. 636) by Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe.

Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe moves that the Senate do receive and consider the Conference Committee Report on the Federal Medical Centres (Establishment) Bill, 2022 (SB. 636).

Senator Sadiq Umar seconds.

Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe lays and presents the report.

Senate approves the recommendations of the Conference Committee Report on the Federal Medical Centres (Establishment) Bill, 2022 (SB. 636).
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Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi, cites Order 1b to suspend plenary until 3:00pm to consider the Report of the Committee on Appropriations on the 2022 Appropriation Act (Amendment) Bill, 2022 (SB. 950 & SB. 994).
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Senate resumes Plenary at 3:19pm.
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Senate now moves into Presentation and Consideration of a report.
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1. Report of the Committee on Appropriations
2022 Appropriation Act (Amendment) Bill, 2022 (SB. 950 & SB. 994) by Senator Barau Jibrin.

Senator Barau Jibrin moves that the Senate do receive and consider the report of the Committee on Appropriations on the 2022 Appropriation Act (Amendment) Bill, 2022 (SB. 950 & SB. 994).

Senator Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir seconds.
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Senator Barau Jibrin lays and presents the report.
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Senate resolves into Committee of Supply to consider the report.
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Senate reverts to Plenary to report progress.
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2022 Appropriation Act (Amendment) Bill, 2022 (SB. 950 & SB. 994) is read the Third Time and PASSED!
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“Congratulations for working so hard to ensure that we pass the 2022 Appropriation Act. The entire country is waiting for this Bill to be passed because this is the only way the government will provide services to the people of this country." - Senate President @DrAhmadLawan

"We expect compliance with this Act when it is signed by President @MBuhari. Ministries, Departments and Agencies should only carry out expenditures that has been approved in the Budget." - Senate President @DrAhmadLawan

"We are in total support of deployment of resources to all those area that we have provided resources particularly the security sector that we have so much challenges. We must ensure that funds that are deployed are utilized prudently.” – Senate President @DrAhmadLawan

Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi moves that Senate adjourn Plenary until 5:00pm to capture the Votes and Proceedings for the day.
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Senate President @DrAhmadLawan leads the Principal Officers into the Chamber, takes the official prayers and begin the day's proceedings at 5:01pm.
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Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed moves for the adoption of the Votes and Proceedings (1) of Thursday, 14th April, 2022.

Senator Ayo Akinyelure seconds.

Votes and Proceedings (1) of Thursday, 14th April, 2022 is hereby approved!
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Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi moves that Plenary be adjourned till another legislative day.

Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe seconds.

Plenary is adjourned for Easter Break till Tuesday, 26th April, 2022.

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