After months of waiting, the National Assembly had so far received responses from state houses of assemblies  who were were expected to vote on the 44 constitution amendments bills before the nation’s parliament could transmit them to President Buhari for assent. However, the state assemblies rejected nine of the constitutional amendment bills including the one ...

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “direct the Minister of Power, Goddy Jedy-Agba and the Chairman/CEO, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Professor James Momoh to immediately reverse the unlawful, unjust and unreasonable increase in electricity tariff, which reportedly occurred in December 2022.” SERAP also urged him to “ensure the ...

President of Nigeria, Muhamma­du Buhari has described the Dr. Nabo Graham-Douglas Campus of the Nigerian Law School, built, furnished and handed over by the Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike’s administration as a grand wonder, structured to be self-sustaining. The president noted that the project, among several others, is no doubt an abiding testament to the commitment ...

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday fixed January 30 2022  for judgment in a suit seeking to remove President Muhammadu Buhari from office. The suit also seeks to stop the conduct of the 2023 Presidential election. Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo fixed the judgment date following the adoption of final addresses by President Buhari, the ...

The Federal Government has bowed to pressure from critical stakeholders of the Niger Delta and rescinded its plans to wind down the ongoing Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) for former agitators in the region. PAP’s interim administrator, Major General Barry Ndiomu (retd.), confirmed the government’s decision in a statement issued on Saturday by the media consultant ...

A law firm of Rotimi Akomolafe & Co has accused the federal government of copyright infringements of the health care premium generating strategy, developed by a Nigerian youth, Rotimi Olayiwola Inyang. In a letter dated June 27, 2022, written to President Muhammed Buhari, signed by M.O Abass titled ‘Unlawful Infringement of Copyright to The Tune ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has implored the judiciary to further sustain rule of law in Nigeria and ensure the integrity of participatory democracy by remaining honest arbiters in pre and post-election matters. The President gave the advise at the inauguration of the Body of Benchers Complex in Abuja on Thursday. He said that the judiciary has ...

Yesterday would be remembered for long in history even by generations yet unborn, as a historic moment in the 21stcentury, the day, Elizabeth II, embarked on a journey to the Eternal Realm, after 70 years of reign as Monarch of Great Britain and leader of the Commonwealth, the grandmother of many across the world and ...

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to compromise the 2023 general elections with his controversial list of nominees to serve as INEC members and commissioners. He accused Mr Buhari of circumventing the constitution by failing to consult the Council of State before submitting a list of nominees to the senate. ...

This day, July 19 should go down as a special moment in the economic history of Nigeria – the day when the country’s main vehicle for economic survival, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is officially unveiled by the incumbent President as a commercial venture. The transition took effect on July 1, in line with ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Anamekwe Nwabuoku as the acting Accountant General of the Federation. Nwabuoku’s appointment is coming in the wake of an investigation into the Former Accountant-General, Ahmed Idris over N80 billion fraud. Idris is currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC. Announcing the appointment on Social media, ...

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has slated May 19, 2022 to hear the suit filed by President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) over Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act. The matter has been slated on the course list of the court for ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that all members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) with the ambition of contesting for elective offices in the 2023 elections should submit their letters of resignation on or before Monday, May 16, 2022. This new directive was disclosed by the Minister of information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, after the ...

A Lagos-based legal practitioner, Festus Ogun on Monday filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari at the Federal High Court in Lagos over the excessive pain, hardship and agony Nigerians went through as a result of the fuel scarcity experienced earlier this year. The legal practitioner said he solemnly believed that the gross inefficiency and ...

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to use his “good offices to urgently review and withdraw the pardon granted to former governors of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye, and Taraba State, Rev Jolly Nyame who are serving jail terms for corruption.” SERAP is also urging him to “propose constitutional ...

Retirement age for teachers throughout Nigeria is now 65, as President Muhammadu Buhari assented to Harmonised Retirement Age for Teachers in Nigeria Act, 2022. The bill was one of the four bills recently passed by the National Assembly which Buhari signed on Friday. The Harmonised Retirement Age for Teachers in Nigeria Act provides for the ...