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The proposed constitutional amendment by Southwest Governors is the real deal for gender inclusion
To be able to say, “Something good is coming from the stable of Nigeria’s political class,” and mean it is not something most Nigerians, myself included, would have thought possible.…
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House of Reps will revisit power devolution – Deputy Speaker
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yusuf Lasun has said the lower chamber will debate on power devolution again. Both the upper and lower chambers of the National Assembly…
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Sagay should contest in 2019 or remain silent – Senate
The Senate has asked the chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Itse Sagay to go back to the classroom if he is overwhelmed by the National assignment…
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[The Legislative Blog]: Senate clarifies status of #NotTooYoungToRun bill
The Nigerian Senate has risen to the occasion and has followed the footsteps of the lower chamber in offering an explanation for the status of the Not too Young to…
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Constitution amendment: GEJ, NASS kisses and make up
by Ranti Joseph Now, they can move on as President Goodluck Jonathan and the National Assembly have finally settled their dispute over the ongoing constitution amendment process. This followed a…
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Supreme Court re-lists constitution amendment case for Monday
by Ranti Joseph It seems the National assembly have found a way around it and President Goodluck Jonathan is not winning the battle as in a surprise U-turn, the Supreme…
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Today’s Daily Brief: Reps move to override Jonathan’s veto, Jibrin says Lawmakers’ Acceptance, Not Endorsement ‘ll Determine Speaker, and more
Barely five days left to pass out of NYSC camp, 25 corp members got the shocker of their lives as they were dismissed from the camp. Thirty corp members of…
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Senate: Supreme Court can’t stop constitution amendment
by Ranti Joseph The Senate has argued that the Supreme Court lacked the powers to stop the National Assembly from performing its legislative duties as far as the process of…
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With the constitution’s help, PDP hopes to produce new Speaker of House of Reps
by Kolapo Olapoju While the All Progressives Congress delays in agreeing on candidates for National Assembly leadership, the Peoples Democratic Party is reportedly planning to field a candidate on June 6…
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Debo Adejugbe: Much ado about constitution amendment (Y! Politico)
by Debo Adejugbe Rather than wasting our collective time on a process that the next regime will seek to amend, just like the regimes before it, we should embark on…
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Opinion: Constitution review and the challenge of nation-building – The path not taken
by Taye Gaskia If the reason for demand for new states is genuinely about development and improving the lives of citizens; and not about creating a treasury pool that can…
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Constitution amendment: Senate recommends 6-year single term for president, governors
by Isi Esene The Senate Committee on Constitution Amendment has submitted its report recommending six-year single tenure for president and governors. The committee headed by Senator Ike Ekweremadu, however, excluded serving president…
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Opinion: Constitutional amendment – A case of the ruling class and the rest of us
by Theophilus Ilevbare The cancerous plague of the hydra-headed nature of sleaze that has brought the nation to its sorry state requires a more decisive and deft approach to solve…
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