Tag: 1999 Constitution

Reps revisits three gender bills for constitution amendment
Reps revisits three gender bills for constitution amendment

Members of the House of Representatives have agreed to reverse their decisions on three gender-based bills for amendment of the 1999 Constitution that were rejected. The gender-based bills include citizenship for foreign husbands of Nigerian women and thirty-five percent affirmative action for women. Following the development, the bills would be reintroduced before the House for another round…

Senate approves independent candidacy and local government autonomy among other constitutional amendments
Senate approves independent candidacy and local government autonomy among other constitutional amendments

The National Assembly has concluded voting on sixty-eight bills for amendments of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Both the Senate and the House of Representatives approved an amendment to provide for the independence of the local government as the third tier of government. The Senate also approved the recognition of independent candidacy in…

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