1999 constitution
1 day ago
Keeping that in mind, and being familiar with President Tinubu’s leadership style of always prioritising matters that need urgent solutions and not tackling all issues in one fell swoop, one is quite optimistic that in due course of time
2 days ago
This topic is worth an audacious and ambitious statement of legislative vision. It is very timely given the unprecedented incidence of human rights abuses that have become commonplace and a daily Golgotha experience in our national life.
4 days ago
The debate over the desirability or otherwise of replacing the presidential system of government with parliamentary mode has been reignited by reactions elicited by the proposals before the House of Representatives for amending the 1999 Constitution..
17 Mar
The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 general election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, recently spoke with select journalists on the state of affairs in the country where he advised the organised labour to engage the Federal Government more meaningfully towards enhancing productivity in the country rather than pushing for wage increment always.
11 Mar
Recently, the National Assembly set up two separate Committees to undertake a review of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (As Amended).
11 Mar
The National Assembly appears upbeat, as lawmakers begin another amendment of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
3 Mar
As the National Assembly embarks on another round of constitution review, legislators from the southern part of Nigeria, the Southern Governors Forum (SGF) and other critical stakeholders are expected to push through some amendments ...
21 Feb
A bill seeking to alter the 1999 Constitution to provide for state police, yesterday, passed second reading in the House of Representatives.
18 Feb
On-going legal tussle over the formation of a law society to co-exist with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is first a reflection of possible unsatisfactory performance of the NBA to some of its members...
15 Feb
Sixty members of the House of Representatives have sponsored bills proposing alterations of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) to transit from the current presidential system to parliamentary system by 2031
15 Feb
Akin to a runaway chemical reaction whose kinetics and results are uncontrollable, Nigeria is contending, metaphorically, with a runaway economy, in topsy-turvy, characterised by foreign exchange volatility and attendant inflationary pressure on costs of goods and services.
25 Jan
The National Assembly is set for a fresh amendment to the constitution – an exercise that has routinely cost the country an average of N1 billion yearly.