Welcome to the third plenary of the ongoing National Conference in Nigeria. LIVE BLOG
New Constitution: CONFAB secretariat lobbies Northern delegates
Indications have emerged that intense pressure is being mounted on selected prominent Northern delegates to adopt a new constitution at the conference.
National Conference adopts true federalism for Nigeria
Confab resolves that states should create local government.
Confab approves state police, National Border Force, others
Delegates rejected recommendation that 70 per cent of Federal police officers in any state should be indigenes of that state.
Day 37: Nigeria National Conference – Live Update
Good morning and welcome to the 37th day of the #NGconfab. The National Conference started this morning on controversial note as delegates are bent on discussing every aspect of the reports and recommendations presented. LIVE BLOG
Drama as National Conference Chair, Idris Kutigi, chases away journalists from Conference Chamber
Raymond Dokpesi says organizers of the National Conference did not consider the media as an integral part of the process, saying the situation gave rise to the shoddy treatment given journalists.
Kano Explosion: Confab delegate attacks presidency
Delegates cautioned not to “politicise violence.”
Dansadau advocates commission for divorcees
A delegate at the National Conference Senator Sa’idu Musa Dansadau has called for the establishment of a body that will protect female divorces and their children in northern Nigeria.