1999 constitution
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.
23 Jan
The recent position of the Senate urging the Federal Government to withhold statutory allocation to local councils without democratically elected leaders is yet another pointer to the lingering constitutional abnormality afflicting most local governments in the country.
22 Jan
Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, in an interview with newsmen in his Lagos office, blamed insecurity and lack of development in Nigeria on the flawed 1999 Constitution, which he said lacked legitimacy and validity.
19 Jan
The last has not been heard of the electoral tribunal system that at the Appeal Court sacked all elected officers in Plateau State yet availed a leeway for only Governor Caleb Mutfwang to be reinstated at the Supreme Court.
7 Jan
The unrelenting massacre of Nigerians in the Middle-Belt States, particularly the most recent that took place on 23rd to 25th December 2023, has shown without any doubt that the government and security forces have failed in their responsibility as stated in Section 14(b) of the 1999 Constitution...
7 Jan
Recently, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu directed the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to evolve ways to improve remuneration of judges.
4 Dec
The Nigerian president is listed to be among the most powerful across the world. What is obvious is that the enormous and sometimes monstrous powers are not derived from the constitutions of the Federal Republic at any time, including that of 1999, with amendments.
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