The National Assembly will resume plenary sessions today, with special attention on President Bola Tinubu‘s ₦58.47 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill and amendments to Nigeria’s electoral laws. Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele announced that both chambers will prioritise the review of the 1999 Constitution, assuring that it will be ready for transmission to state legislatures by the first quarter of 2026.

According to him, committees have begun assessing the budget estimates presented by President Tinubu on December 18, 2025.
“Now that we have resumed plenary, we will devote quality time to the scrutiny and passage of the 2026 Appropriation Bill valued at ₦58.47 trillion. In both chambers, our committees are already looking deeply into the estimates of revenues and expenditures that President Bola Tinubu laid before the joint session of the National Assembly on December 18, 2025
“The proposal is crucial to the growth, prosperity, and stability of our economy this year and even beyond, given its emphasis on consolidating the gains of the previous years,” he said.

Bamidele stated that the budget will enhance macroeconomic stability and improve living standards while restoring the January-to-December budget cycle.

“The budget, when it finally becomes effective, will further reinforce our collective resolve to guarantee our nation’s macroeconomic stability, deepen her global competitiveness and translate economic growth to decent jobs, rising incomes and a better quality of life across the federation.

“This will help us restore and maintain a budget cycle that annually starts from January and ends in December. Achieving these ends might be tough, perhaps unattainable, given the bottlenecks we have experienced before now,” the lawmaker stated.
He linked the budget’s funding prospects to the 2025 Tax Reform Act, which reduces the tax burden on low-income earners.

Additionally, the National Assembly is focusing on amendments to the Electoral Act ahead of the 2027 elections, aiming for credible and transparent polls. The proposed Electoral Bill of 2025 includes innovations such as voting rights for inmates, early disbursement of funds to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and real-time result transmission.

“Apart from the 2025 Appropriation Bill, we are prioritising the delivery of an electoral governance framework that will guarantee a credible and transparent process in the 2027 general elections. We have started the review of the Electoral Act, 2022, clause by clause, to achieve this end.

“The Bill introduces a system of consequences to our nation’s electoral regime. This provision forecloses the possibility of impunity when electoral offences are established,” he noted. Bamidele also noted that technical sessions and public hearings on constitutional amendments have been completed, with a report expected before the end of the first quarter. Final approval will require support from at least two-thirds of the 36 state Houses of Assembly. He concluded by stating that the 10th National Assembly has 16 months left in its term, and lawmakers will intensify reforms in governance, elections, and economic diversification.