Nigerian Senate holds 2-day Constitution review national public hearing this week

Nigerian Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has on Tuesday, said that a national public hearing to alter the provisions of the 1999 constitution will hold on Thursday through Friday this week. According to a statement issued by the Special Assistant (Press) to the Senate President, Ezrel Tabiowo, “the 2-day National Public Hearing on proposals to alter […]

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Nigerian Senate gives date for zonal public hearing on constitution review

Nigerian Senate on Wednesday suspended plenary for one week to enable its members to participate in the zonal public hearing on constitution review across the country. The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, who stated this at plenary said the exercise will hold in 12 centres across the country on 26 and 27th May, 2021. […]

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Nigerian Senate working to make travel passport documents renewable by post abroad

As it used to be up to the early 2000s, Nigerian Senate is making moves to make it easier for Nigerians in diaspora to renew their passport documents by posts. The Senate specifically wants to make it possible for Nigerians to be able to renew the documents abroad by post. Senate lawmakers also want more […]

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National Assembly lacks power to produce new constitution —Nigerian Senate

Deputy President of Nigerian Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, has told Nigerians on Wednesday, when he hosted members of the -Alliance of Nigerian Patriots, led by Ambassador Umunna Orjiako, in Abuja, that those who are agitating for a brand new constitution in the country should perish the thought as the National Assembly lacks the powers to do […]

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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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Election Tribunal removes Orji Kalu from Nigerian Senate

National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abia state has sacked former governor, Orji Uzor Kalu as senator representing Abia north in Nigeria’s National Assembly. Kalu, who is currently the senate chief whip, had been elected under the banner of the All Progressives Congress (APC). But the tribunal nullified his election at its sitting on […]

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