AHEAD of 2023 general elections, a Civil Society Organisation, CSO, We Are All One Foundation, WAAOF, Sunday, called for inclusion of independent candidacy in the ongoing constitution amendment process.

By Soni Daniel Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, says the National Assembly is very serious about amending the Nigerian constitution in line with the yearnings and aspirations of Nigerians. Lawan gave the assurance at a media briefing on Friday to mark the second anniversary of the 9th Senate under his leadership. He however pleaded with […]

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, has described as false and fictitious, a report alleging that he sent a secret memo to President Muhammadu Buhari, urging him to suspend the 1999 Constitution and declare martial law in the country.

…Urges Mass Participation for a new constitution By Tordue Salem, Abuja The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, Tuesday said the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has fallen short of the expectations of Nigerians, needing a drastic overhaul. The Green Chamber helmsman, noted that “a nation’s constitution is not […]

The National Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, on Thursday, threatened to storm the House of Representatives in protest against the proposed bill to delist the local government from the constitution, moving minimum age from Exclusive List to Concurrent List, among others.

Algeria’s president Friday signed the country’s new constitution into law, his office said, after the document was approved in a November referendum on record low turnout as its leader received treatment abroad for Covid-19. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who returned to Algeria this week after two months in Germany, had promoted the new constitution as the […]

…Petition UN, EU, AU, US, UK …Say ‘99 Constitution symbolises impunity By Dapo Akinrefon EMINENT Nigerians, including former Governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang; Second Republic Senator, Professor Banji Akintoye; President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo; former Vice-Chairman of Arik Air, Senator Anietie Okon; Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe (retd), Commodore Idongegist Nkanga, (retd); of PANDEF,  […]

By Henry Umoru – Abuja Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo Agege, All Progressives Congress, APC, Delta Central, has given an insight into why the National Assembly cannot offer a brand new constitution, saying the National Assembly lacks the power to do so. According to him, the National Assembly has no powers to […]

Algerians approved a revised version of the North African country’s constitution with two-thirds of votes cast, the electoral commission said Monday, after record low turnout in the previous day’s referendum. The vote had widely been seen as a regime manoeuvre to neutralise the Hirak protest movement, which at its peak had swept long-time president Abdelaziz […]

Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, has said Nigeria needed to be rescued from the 1999 Constitution, as it created a leadership that benefits only the elite and, ironically, facilitates insecurity, poverty and insurgency.

By Uche Anichukwu Rightly sensing that the constitution amendment exercise will take the front seat as the National Assembly, NASS, returns from annual vacation, the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has queried the value of past efforts at amending the 1999 Constitution and cautioned northern groups against “being railroaded into making submissions” to NASS for an […]

National Coordinator of Niger Delta Emerging Youths Initiative, IDEYI, Comrade Felix Akpoyibo, has said the National Assembly is the only legal channel empowered by law to make and review the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

No fewer than 283 women and youth groups have appealed to the Senate to extend deadline for the call for memoranda ahead of the proposed constitution review to between 30 and 60 days from date of publication of the memo.

….Implement Report of the 2014 National Conference. ….Decree 24 which transmuted into 1999 Constitution has not guaranteed national unity By Sam Eyoboka NATIONAL Christian Elders Forum (NCEF) made up of eminent Nigerian citizens worried by another attempt by the National Assembly to amend the 1999 Nigerian Constitution has described fifth attempt in 20 years as […]

…Yoruba Summit Group agrees with NEF on wastefulness of NASS constitution review …2023 election’ll be a farce without restructuring —PANDEF …Insists on implementation of 2014 National Conference recommendations …Nationwide consensus’ll make more impact —Igbo group By Chioma Onuegbu Pan-Yoruba Summit Group, YSG has joined forces with the Northern Elders Forum, NEF to decry the constitution […]