Concurrent Legislative News Today

While Nigerians desperately seek succour following the asphyxiating socioeconomic situation prevalent across the country, the authorities...

A renewed scheme to boost primary healthcare by the Federal Government deserves a holistic implementation by the sub-national governments

By Fred Edoreh It is interesting, in fact, amusing, to see the plaudits following the realisation of the Aba IPP delivered through the partnership of Prof Barth Nnaji's Geometric Power company and Dr Alex Otti, Governor of Abia State. The biggest irony for me is in hearing the Federal Government challenge other state governors to

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety); Nigeria’s leading Research and Investigative Human Rights and Democracy Advocacy Group, has strongly warned against the ceding of lands by south East governors for the establishment of cattle Ranches/settlement, saying lands in the five states of the zone are too tiny

Continued from last week In line with the principles of true federalism, the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended provided for

The Court of Appeal holden at Asaba, yesterday, delivered a landmark judgment in Appeal No.CA/B/276/2019: Federal Road Safety Commission v. Darlington

For years, adequate and reliable power supply as well as an effective rail transportation system have been identified among the crucial factors stunting Nigeria’s industrialisation.

The National Assembly and  President Muhammadu Buhari may soon be on a collision course over the refusal of the later to sign into law the 19 bills sent to him for assent by the National Assembly. He signed into law only 16 of the bills.

President Muhammadu Buhari has refused to assent to the Constitution Amendment Bill on power to summon the President and state governors. The Senate

Constitution amendment bills on power to summon presidents and governors suffered another major setback as President Muhammadu Buhari has withheld his assent. Buhari’s withholding of presidential assent to the Constitution alteration bill and 18 others became a source of concern to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on the floor of the Senate, Tuesday. […]