The Bauchi State Chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on Thursday, demanded the creation of Ecclesiastical court for Christians in the State like the Sharia...
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of plotting to use the ongoing constitutional amendment to vest powers on...
Elder Statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai on Thursday, opposed the establishment of State Police with a view that it would only destroy the nation’s democracy. Yakasai disclosed...
Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) on Wednesday demanded the creation of a new state from the present Kaduna State in order to stop the bloody violence...
Borno and Yobe States have rejected calls for the creation of additional states, local councils and state police in the country. The two neighbouring states made...
The Senate Committee on Review of the 1999 Constitution, has received over 250 memoranda for consideration. This was made known on Monday by chairman of the...
The House of Representatives will begin the public hearing on the ongoing amendments to the 1999 Constitution in the six geopolitical zones in the country on...
The Senate on Wednesday suspended plenary for one week to enable its members participate in the zonal public hearing across the country. The President of the...
The Senate has announced that zonal hearings for a constitutional review are scheduled to commence on May 26. This was contained in a statement issued by...
The deputy president of the Nigerian Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege has promised that the constitution review panel would not kill any bill sent to it for constitution...
The Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution has extended the deadline for submission of memoranda by two weeks. The Special Adviser on...
The speakers of the state houses of assembly have thrown their weight behind devolution of powers, asking that it be reintroduced in the next round of...
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Monday, took to his social media accounts to express excitement that 25 out of 36 states assemblies...
The Jigawa State House of Assembly has passed nine out of the fifteen constitutional bills, including the Not Too Young to Run Bill, transmitted to it...
Governors are mounting pressure on House speakers over the planned review of the constitution, The Nation has learnt. Some of the speakers have been threatened with...
Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has argued that restructuring Nigeria was inevitable, pointing to signs from the different regions showing increasing gravitation towards the concept. Ekweremadu...
As the National Assembly continues to receive knocks over its rejection of the Devolution of Power Bill in the on-going amendment of the 1999 Constitution, some...
A youth-focused civil society group, The League of Progressive Ambassadors of Nigeria (LEPAN), which is one of the leading groups behind the Not Too Young To...
On Thursday, it was the turn of the House of Representatives to undertake the clause-by-clause debate of proposed amendments to the 1999 Constitution. The House fared...
Expectations by the people of Niger Delta that the on-going constitution review would address their demands for total resource control may have been dashed. Indications to...
The Upper Legislative Chamber, on Thursday, received the status report of its Constitution Review Committee, chaired by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu....
The current economic recession and delay in the release of funds, may have stalled the constitution review exercise in the Senate, checks by Ripples Nigeria have...
Members of the Nigerian Senate, have decided to follow the footsteps of their counterparts in the House of Representatives going against the position of President Muhammadu...
The House of Representatives may have found a way around the protracted constitution review exercise being carried out by the National Assembly. It has adopted a...
