The House of Representatives on Wednesday, allowed for the First Reading of three bills to amend the 1999 Constitution to transition from a presidential to a parliamentary system of government. The bills, sponsored by 60 lawmakers across party lines, are expected to be gazette for the Second Reading and will be referred to the Ad-hoc Committee on Constitution Review, chaired by Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, for further legislative action.
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The Nigerian Senate has received the National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu and the nation’s Service Chiefs for a closed-Door meeting over issues of insecurity in the country.
The Federal High Court, sitting at Ikoyi, Lagos on Wednesday, ordered the federal government to fix the prices of goods and petroleum products within seven days.
The Sokoto State House of Assembly has passed the ₦53 billion 2024 Appropriation Bill for the 23 local government areas.
The Supreme Court has affirmed Ahmadu Fintiri as governor of Adamawa state.
Recall that the Adamawa state governorship election tribunal had earlier thrown out the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Aishatu Dahiru’s suit seeking to sack Governor Ahmadu Fintiri.
The Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja has sentenced a cleric, Bishop Oluwafeyiropo Daniels, to life in prison for the offence of raping a Church member in his “I Reign Christian Ministry” in June 2020.
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed against the judgments of the Federal High Court Abuja, and the Appeal…
Ondo State House of Assembly has confirmed Olayide Adelami as the Deputy Governor of Ondo state.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the victory of Agbu Kefas as the validly elected governor of Taraba state.