Tag: National Assembly

Five gender bills were rejected by the lawmakers during the voting on the constitution amendment bills on March 1.

The protest is aimed at calling on the federal lawmakers to reconsider all the gender bills that were rejected during ...

The Nigerian National Assembly, Abuja The cavalier and arrogant manner in which the National Assembly threw out these Bills very ...

The policy represents a set of minimum standards expected of Nigerian government to meet its mandate for gender equality, good ...

President Muhammadu Buhari, had in February, explained the need to remove all capital projects that were replicated in the 2022 ...

PREMIUM TIMES reported how federal lawmakers on Tuesday voted on 68 bills that seek to alter the Constitution.

"The men of the ninth assembly, by their actions, have taken us backwards. Their actions undermine the importance and relevance ...

The bills were part of the 68 proposed by the joint committee of the National Assembly on constitution review

Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives voted on 68 amendments to the 1999 Constitution on Tuesday.

Last month, APC recorded its worst performance in the FCT polls under President Muhammadu Buhari.

Out of a total of 93 registered Senators, 77 voted in favour of the bill to summon the president and ...

The lawmakers, on Tuesday, voted on the 68 amendments proposed by their ad hoc committees on constitution review.

While the speaker might have gone the extra length to save the bill to appease women, the same bill was ...

The bills failed to garner the required number of votes to scale through during the constitution amendment voting at the ...

The INEC chairman said the new dates followed the signing of the amendments to the Electoral Bill by President Muhammadu ...

The CSOs describe the signing of the bill as a huge milestone in Nigeria's quest to consolidate electoral democracy.

President Buhari had earlier on Friday signed the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2022 into law at the Council Chamber of ...

The Senate says some of the reforms introduced in the bill signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday would ensure ...

Mr Buhari signed the reworked Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law on Friday.

The Bill would also improve and engender clarity, effectiveness and transparency of the election process, as well as reduce to ...

Mr Buhari signed the amended electoral bill into law a few minutes after noon.

Crossroads is a fascinating narrative of stories that are hardly ever told especially in this part of the world. Stories ...

The president had withheld his assent to the bill in December 2021, citing the cost of conducting direct primary elections ...

The environmental group calls on the National Assembly to include that provision in the constitution.

The CSOs say the delay in assenting to the bill will affect INEC’s preparations for the 2023 general elections.