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Restructuring In Nigeria: Why? How? When?, By Attahiru M. Jega 13 min read Effort and energies need to be devoted to generating an elite, if not a national, consensus on the necessity of restructuring, defined as the redistribution of power and resources from the federal to the state governments, to be embarked upon before 2023. The embedded imbalance, inequities and perceived injustices in the current federal system in Nigeria have to be addressed as soon as possible to enable Nigeria and Nigerians to acquire the requisite stability and peaceful coexistence… Introduction Fe...

Members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives literarily found themselves swimming against the tide last week. This was evident in the grumbles of some |

Senator Ali Ndume is a lawmaker never shy to throw his hat in the ring anytime the issue of Boko Haram is raised for conversation. Marked by unrestrained destruction of lives and property, the Boko Haram insurgency in North-east States of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe has been a gory tale stretching over a decade. This sad experience has also seen to the displacement of over a million people in some towns and communities in the troubled States. And, beyond this is the pitiable breakdown of social and economic activities. Ndume literarily wept last week as he, again, took the driver’s seat to lam...

Punch Newspapers Sections Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Federal Government may soon lose its exclusive power to negotiate and determine the minimum wage for workers across the three tiers of government. The House of Representatives is considering an amendment to the 1999 Constitution by removing matters relating to wages from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent Legislative List. When a bill becomes law, respective states and local governments will determine different wages for their workers. The legislation is titled, ‘A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republ...

Share THE planned amendment of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (CFRN) 1999(as amended) is not the appropriate response to the ongoing clamour of the people of Nigeria for true federalism. The simple reason is that the CFRN 1999 is more of a unitary constitution which has been found to be unsatisfactory and unworkable in a federation. The wave of clamour for true federalism is a reflection of the frustrations of Nigerians with the 1999 Constitution which is simply not working and is about to turn the country into a failed state. The problems with the 1999 Constitution are i...