Bill for Independent Candidacy in Nigerian elections scales first reading

Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Thursday approved for first reading a bill seeking an alteration to the 1999 Constitution to allow independent candidates to stand for elective offices in future elections. The proposed law is titled: “A bill for an Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 […]

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Bill for hate speech commission passes first reading in Nigerian Senate

Nigerian Senate has introduced a  bill which seeks to establish a  federal government agency to check hate speech in the country. The bill, which was sponsored by a former Senate spokesperson, who is now the Deputy Senate Whip, Sabi Abdullahi,  passed first reading on the floor of the upper chamber on Tuesday. The bill is […]

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Bill to impose tax on GSM, cable TV subscribers passes first reading at the Nigerian Senate

Bill for an Act to establish the Communication Service Tax, which was sponsored by a former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, on Wednesday, passed its first reading at the Nigerian Senate. The bill was introduced to replace the 2.2 per cent increase in the Value Added Tax being planned by the Federal Government. Senator Ndume argued […]

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Reps Bill to return Nigeria to parliamentary system of govt passes first reading

Some lawmakers in Nigeria’s House of Representatives are canvassing returning Nigeria to the parliamentary system of government. The legislators Thursday presented a Bill for a constitutional amendment to that effect and it has passed the first reading. Seventy-one bi-partisan members of the lower chamber, who addressed journalists in the House of Representatives press centre, said […]

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