Tag: State Houses of Assembly

The 34 re-runs and by-elections will be conducted in one senatorial district, 11 federal constituencies and 22 state assembly constituencies.

The planned bye-elections followed the resignation of a federal lawmaker, the death of another federal lawmaker and two state legislators.

Mr Ezeokenwa was elected at the party’s national convention to succeed Victor Oye.

The National Assembly had in January transmitted 35 constitution amendment bills to the president for assent.

The Senate had scheduled its plenary for 14 March.

Mr Wammako says without peace and harmony, development and socio-economic prosperity will continue to elude the state.

The general election in Nigeria will conclude on 11 March, when governorship elections hold in 28 states, and state Houses ...

Mr Osinbajo maintained that the ongoing constitutional amendment seeking to allocate more powers to the local governments is a step ...

The guidelines limited the cumulative amount that can be withdrawn from a local government account to not more than N500,000 ...

There are 15 presidential aspirants on the platform of the party.

The various positions announced by the NJC include the Chief Judge, High Court judges, Kadis and Grand Kadi of Sharia ...

Mr Soludo also says his Anambra government is willing to negotiate "with the good, the bad and the ugly."

With the 44 bills transmitted to the State Assemblies, each legislation will require at least two-thirds of the 36 assemblies ...

In the bill, each local government council is to create and maintain its own special account to be called Local ...

Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives will vote on 68 amendments.

The report of the joint committee on constitution review was laid at both chambers last week by the ad hoc ...

The Speakers argued that with the challenges of insecurity, it is important for the legislature to address many agitating issues ...

“This will enable the commission to clear most of the by-elections."

The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures says it is embarrassing to impeach speakers without giving them fair hearing.

The bill, if it becomes law, will grant the National Assembly and state Houses of Assembly powers to summon the ...

The speakers also address the challenges facing their move toward financial autonomy.

The local observer groups speak on the governorship elections

Police quickly deploy to avoid a crisis.

The government says the holiday will enable public servants to travel to their LGAs to participate in Saturday’s elections.

The youth also made other demands from the federal government.