•Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, has pledged to work closely with the National Assembly to deliver a credible, fair, and transparent electoral process for Nigeria. According to a statement by INEC yesterday, Prof. Amupitan made the commitment while address...
•National Assembly Complex, Abuja Six new states have been proposed by the Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on Constitution Review, it was learnt yesterday. The proposal was one of the key resolutions of the two-day retreat, co-chaired by Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin and House of Representatives Deputy Speaker...
•Nigerian Senate The Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on Constitution Review has unanimously approved the creation of an additional state in the South-East geopolitical zone, increasing the region’s total to six. The decision was reached during a two-day retreat in Lagos, where the committee reviewed 55 proposals for ...
•National Assembly, Abuja The National Assembly has commenced deliberations on far-reaching constitutional amendments that could see the creation of 55 new states and 278 additional local government areas across the country. Deputy Senate President Senator Barau Jibrin (APC, Kano North) stated this yesterday at the two-day joint retreat of the...
•Wole Olanipekun, SAN A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), has urged the National Assembly to suspend further amendments to the 1999 Constitution of the country. The legal luminary said the country required a new homegrown constitution that would genuinely reflect the collective will of Nigerians and...
•The protesters gather at National Assembly gate with placards A group of Nigerians today staged a protest in Abuja, decrying the spate of insecurity in the South-East region. The protesters gathered at the gate of the National Assembly with placards, reports Channels TV. Some of the placards bore the images of victims of attacks by […]...
•Governor Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and the Nigeria Senate The Lagos State Government has accused the National Assembly of attempting to subvert the Nigerian Constitution and a binding Supreme Court judgment through the proposed Central Gaming Bill, warning that the move could plunge the country into a fresh constitutional crisis. Speaking at a...
•Senator Opeyemi Bamidele The Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, yesterday disclosed that the ongoing amendment of the Electoral Act, 2022 would be concluded in or before December 2025, assuring Nigerians that the amendment would be used for the 2027 general elections. Bamidele, also representing Ekiti Central in the Senate, expla...
•Yusuf Olaolu Ali, SAN Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Yusuf Olaolu Ali, has called on the National Assembly to remove the powers of courts to declare winners in election petitions. He said such powers erode the essence of democracy and undermine the sovereignty of the electorate, reports Daily Trust. The senior lawyer disclosed this in Ilorin [&h...
•National Assembly Complex, Abuja A fresh bid by the National Assembly to shift the 2027 presidential and governorship elections to November 2026 has divided opposition parties. While some described it as an attempt to extend President Bola Tinubu’s stay in office, others agreed it could strengthen Nigeria’s electoral system if properly implem...
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