60 days after the inauguration of the Nigeria National Conference by President Goodluck Jonathan, the Pan-Niger Delta Conference (PNDC) today, Thursday May 8, 2014, held an interactive forum to deliberate on some matters currently being tackled at the National Conference, which affect the Niger Delta region. The event which held at the Grand Montecito Hotel,…
Islamic group blasts CAN, accuses it of blackmailing National Conference
An Islamic group, Muslim Rights Concern [MURIC], has issued a statement
National Conference committee rejects regional governments
The committee, at its resumed sitting, deliberated on three different options of federalism.
Nigeria National Conference Review – Week 4
Week 4 was unique. The conference plenary sat for less than half of the normal. The conference was flooded with issues of deteriorating security in Nigeria. But they set up 20 committees to deal with various aspects of Nigeria’s existence. This short expert review captures all that transpired in Week 4 of the ongoing National…
Nigeria National Conference self-serving, Niger Delta youth tell Jonathan
Niger Delta youth say National Conference shows an agenda for the actualization of the 2015 re-election plan of President Goodluck Jonathan. Some youth from the Niger Delta region under the aegis of the Niger Delta Youth Congress, NDYC, on Sunday described the National Conference as self-serving and incapable of meeting the expectations of Nigerians. The…
Kutigi, Bakare clash again over religious recitation at National Conference
A delegate, Dan Nwuanyanwu, advocated death penalty for corrupt public office holders.
Fulani herdsmen are not Nomads – Conference delegate
“They would not move around the country if the right conditions were put in place for them to feed their animals in one place.” A delegate to the National Conference, Rommy Mom, on Monday said that Fulani herdsmen were not nomads. Mr. Mom, a civil rights activists and President of Lawyers Alert, an Abuja-based nongovernmental…
Day 9: Nigeria National Conference Plenary – Live Update
Good morning readers. We are here again at the National Judicial Institute, venue of the National Conference. As promised, we are here to bring you updates on what happens right inside the hallowed chamber.