Precious Nwonu, Enugu The National Assembly has clarified that only the proposed constitutional amendment seeking to establish State Police Services has so far been transmitted to the 36 state Houses of Assembly. The clarification followed reports suggesting that the various Constitution Alteration Bills currently before the National Assembly had already been forwarded to the state … [Read more…]
Precious Nwonu, Enugu The National Assembly has forwarded the 2026 Constitution alteration bill to the Houses of Assembly of the 36 states for consideration, with the state legislatures expected to communicate their decisions within 30 days of receiving the proposals. However, the National Assembly clarified that the 30-day period is an administrative timeframe and is … [Read more…]
Part four of this piece published yesterday concluded with reference to the laws enacted under section 20 of the Constitution pertaining to Right to Environment. The locus standi of a non-state actors to enforce the fundamental right of people in the oil-producing community was upheld by the Supreme Court in the case of Centre … [Read more…]
A former Governor of Plateau state, Jonah Jang on Tuesday said amending Nigeria’s constitution without restructuring will be a waste of time. He blamed the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (As amended) for the nation’s current socio-economic problems. Jang said this while speaking on the state of the nation in … [Read more…]