constitution
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Opinion
No Need For Constitutional Amendment- Nigeria Due For A New People-Driven Constitution By Mbang Confidence, Esq.
INTRODUCTION The National Assembly has once again called for memoranda to amend the Constitution of the Federal of Nigeria, 1999,…
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Nigerian Lawyers
Anyaoku: Current Constitution Cannot Resolve Nigeria’s Economic Challenges
Former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has said the current Nigerian Constitution would not adequately address the…
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Nigerian Lawyers
NBA Rejects Proposed Constitution Amendment To Make VP Succeed Its President Without Election
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has rejected the proposed amendment of the NBA constitution 2015 (as Amended in 2021) which…
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Nigerian Lawyers
The Proposed Amendments To The Constitution Of The Nigerian Bar Association And Its Shortcomings By Sabastine U. Anyia
The NBA is an organised and disciplined body that is made up of seasoned and professional lawyers. The association…
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Nigerian Lawyers
NBA Notice: Proposed Amendments To NBA Constitution
The NBA Constitution Review Committee under the Chairmanship of Chief Asamah Kadiri SAN, having completed its assignment submitted…
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Opinion
Keyamo: A Wake From The Power Nap
BY JERRY OBANYERO With respect, I have read the statement credited to the learned silk and outgoing Minister…
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Nigerian Lawyers
NBA CONSTITUTION REVIEW: Memoranda Submission Deadline Extended by 48 Hours
The Nigerian Bar Association has extended the deadline for submission of memoranda in respect of constitution review. A statement signed…
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Metro News
Falana: President Can’t Withhold Assent To Constitution Alteration Bills
A fortnight after President Muhammadu Buhari withheld assent to 16 of the 35 Constitution Alteration Bills, a human rights lawyer,…
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The Parliament
Will Buhari Assent To Constitution Amendment Bills Before Him?
After months of waiting, the National Assembly had so far received responses from state houses of assemblies who were were…
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The Parliament
11 Out Of 36 State Houses Of Assembly Accept 44 Constitution Amendment Bills
Only 11 State Houses of Assembly, out of Nigeria’s 36 states, have accepted 44 constitution amendment bills sent by the…
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Features
Is Fifth Constitution Amendment Doomed?
As election fever grips the political class, the move to reinvent the grund norm appears stalled again. YEJIDE GBENGA-OGUNDARE considers…
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Metro News
Nigeria’s Constitution Is A Scam- Akeredolu, SAN
Ondo State governor and chairman of Southern Governors’ Forum, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has faulted the 1999 constitution which puts security on…
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The Parliament
Constitution Review: Senators May Not Consider Fresh Gender-based Bills
The Senate might have foreclosed a possible revisit of the gender-based bills it rejected recently while considering the report of…
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Metro News
Umahi Reacts To Court Ruling, Says Judge Lacks Powers To Remove Him
Governor David Umahi has reacted to the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja that declared his seat and…
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Opinion
Making Chapter II Of The Constitution Justiciable By Femi Falana
Notwithstanding the several decisions of domestic and regional courts which have upheld the socioeconomic rights of the people, lawyers and…
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Opinion
NBA-SPIDEL: Chapter II Of The 1999 Constitution And The Greek Gift
Nigerians have always desperately desired a Government that will address socio-economic inequalities in the society; a Government that would be…
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