By Opeyemi Adelakun
The Senate has passed two amendment bills aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s local manufacturing and processing industries and aligning procurement practices with international standards.
The bills, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, are the Raw Materials Research and Development Council Act (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Management of Nigeria (Establishment) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
Their passage followed a reconsideration by the Senate after President Bola Tinubu returned the bills to the National Assembly with observations for further legislative action.
Moving the motion for reconsideration, Bamidele said the National Assembly had earlier passed the bills and transmitted them to the President for assent, but the Federal Ministry of Justice subsequently identified issues requiring further legislative consideration.
“The National Assembly had previously passed the bills and transmitted them to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for assent. However, the Federal Ministry of Justice subsequently identified fundamental issues that required further legislative consideration and clarification,” he said.
According to Bamidele, the President returned the bills to the legislature for reconsideration and necessary amendments.
The Raw Materials Research and Development Council amendment seeks to strengthen the legal framework for developing local raw materials and protecting Nigeria’s manufacturing and processing industries.
The second bill seeks to update the law establishing the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Management of Nigeria to reflect developments in international procurement practice.
Both bills were considered by the Senate Committee of the Whole, which approved their provisions before they passed the third-reading stage.
For the raw materials council amendment, lawmakers approved Clauses 1 to 5, alongside the short title, explanatory memorandum and long title.
The Senate also approved the clauses and long title of the procurement institute amendment in line with the committee’s recommendations.
Following the consideration, Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the passage of the two bills after senators confirmed that the decisions reflected the proceedings of the Committee of the Whole.
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