After over 20 years of failed attempts, the senate is to pass the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), the Constitution Amendment Bill and other key bills before it this month. The Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, made the announcement at a news conference to mark the two-year anniversary of the Ninth Senate in Abuja on Thursday. […]
An All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart in Adamawa State, Alhaji Abdulrahaman Buba Kwacham in his own opinion said there can’t be better constitution that the one which seeks to unite Nigerians and to have an inclusion of all people irrespective of religion, tribe or place of origin. Buba stressed that a constitution with a deliberate […]
*Says 1999 Constitution most criticised Tunde Opalana, Abuja Senators in the upper legislative chamber are going to vote on the 16 thematic areas highlighted in the 1999 Constitution amendment process before the National Assembly go on recess in July. Deputy President of the Senate and Chairman, Constitution Review Committee, Sen. Ovie Omo – Agege gave […]
By Tunde Opalana Burning national issues of power devolution, local government autonomy, reformation of the electoral process, and state creation have been listed in the 13 point agenda proposed by the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, according to Daily Times findings. To commence the process of further alteration to the […]
On May 31, 2018, history was purportedly made in Nigeria as President Muhammadu Buhari reportedly granted assent to the Constitution (Alteration) Bill 2016 which is now more popularly known as “Not-Too-Young-To-Run”. It has obviously taken months of agitation by young people across the country (and possibly, the globe) to effect this change and it is […]
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has expressed satisfaction with the passing of the constitution amendment bill by 25 States Houses of Assembly and praised lawmakers in the states for the epoch-making legislative success. Saraki, on Monday, took to his social media accounts to express his excitement over the passage of the Constitution […]
The Conference of Speakers of Nigeria at the weekend met in Enugu and acknowledged receipt of the transmission of the National Assembly resolution on the proposed constitution amendments. The speakers also pledged to expedite action on it. Chairman of the conference and Speaker of Kebbi State House of Assembly, Hon. Abulmumin Kamba, who asked the […]
The Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke, has given a word of advice to the National Assembly whose members appear set to override President Goodluck Jonathan’s veto of the planned fourth amendment to the 1999 constitution: Don’t. However, the House of Representatives has given assurance that the controversy would be fully resolved before the […]
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