Oga Presido Buhari don appoint seven new ministers. Presido Buhari write letter to the Senate say make dem confirm the ministers wey him nominate. Senate Presido Ahmad Lawan na him read Presido Buhari letter at Senate sit today. Them be Henry Ikechukwu, Umana Umana, Ekuma Joseph plus Goodluck Obia. Others na Umar Yakub, Ademola Adegorioye plus Odo…
The controversy over Section 84, subsection 12 of the new Electoral Act 2022 is not yet over, despite a court judgment nullifying it. This is because the two chambers of the National Assembly have said they will appeal the judgement by a Federal High Court in Umuahia, nullifying the controversial section. Justice Evelyn Anyadike had ordered the…
Some women have staged a protest in front of the National Assembly complex in Abuja over the rejection of some gender-based bills for amendment of the 1999 Constitution. These include bills that were intended to provide for affirmative action for women, special legislative seats for women, and citizenship for husbands of Nigerian women who are from other…
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…
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a Bill for Amendment of the 2022 Appropriation Act to the National Assembly. The proposed amendment includes a provision for two-point-five-five trillion naira for the payment of petrol subsidy this year. President Buhari’s proposal was accompanied in a letter to the Principal Officers of the National. The Speaker of the House of…
Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has revealed that the National Assembly is considering about fifty-five amendments to the 1999 constitution. The Deputy Senate President spoke at a two- day retreat for the Joint Senate and House of Representatives adhoc committee on the constitution review. He said the amendments being considered were drawn from the numerous positions…