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26 Oct
There is an ill wind blowing through the fabric of our judicial system that may affect all of us ultimately, if not arrested urgently.
9 Oct 2023
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued Senate President Godswill Akpabio and nine other former governors in the 10th National Assembly over collection of salaries and pensions as lawmakers.
27 Sep 2023
Yesterday, the National Assembly, the truest custodian and guardian of Nigeria’s democracy, resumed plenary after a 49-day annual recess.
26 Sep 2023
Revenue refers to all receipts the government gets, including taxes, custom duties, revenue from state-owned enterprises, capital revenues and foreign aid. Nigeria operates a Federal Political structure and has three tiers of Government; Federal Government....
18 Sep 2023
The collapse of local government administration into that of the state governments by many governors is a disregard for constitutional provisions giving vent to local government.
24 Jul 2023
Reactions have continued to trail President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s assent to the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria, (Fifth Alteration Act, No.37) 2023, that raised the retirement age of lower court judges by five years.
18 Jul 2023
Sections 143 and 188 of the 1999 Constitution rendered lawmakers powerless in the removal of President and governors, former Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said.
29 Jun 2023
Despite its laudable objectives when it came into effect in 1978, there are certain aspects of the Land Use Act that professionals in land administration can no longer stomach.
14 Jun 2023
Furthermore, education has to be within safe physical reach either by attendance at some reasonably convenient location or via modern technology e.g. online learning programme. (iii) Acceptable form and substance of education including curricu.....
12 Jun 2023
In the preamble to the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) (‘the 1999 CFRN’) the foundation of the existence of the entity called ‘Federal Republic Nigeria’ is captured as follows:
5 Jun 2023
As I was saying last Monday, misgovernment at sub-national levels poses more threat to our democracy than we are programmed to admit. Our minds are always fixed on the Federal Government.
31 May 2023
The race by elected representatives of the people, to occupy top positions in the 10th National Assembly, has been fierce and riotous. But the dissonance, if not checked, could hurt the legislature’s capacity to make laws for the good governance of the Federation, and to fulfill its obligations to the people as established in the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
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