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National Assembly Transmits 1999 Constitution Alteration Bill To 36 State Assemblies

THE National Assembly has formally advanced the ongoing constitutional review process by transmitting the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth.

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Presidential Working Group Extends Deadline For Inputs On National Policing Bill To August 21

THE Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill has extended the deadline for the submission of memoranda and position papers on the.

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Presidency Sets September 3 Deadline For Draft State Police Bill, Rules Out Cost Speculation

THE Presidency has set a seven-week timeline for the drafting of the proposed State Police Bill, with the executive bill expected to be.

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Reps Pass State Police Bill As Opposition Lawmakers Stage Walkout

THE House of Representatives has passed the constitutional alteration bill seeking to establish state police after 311 lawmakers voted in support of the.

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Africa

Rally Against Constitution Change Plan Turns Violent In DR Congo

TWO opposition figures in the DR Congo were injured on Friday at a rally against government plans to change the constitution, broken up.

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House Of Reps Passes State Police Bill

THE House of Representatives on Thursday passed a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police across Nigeria, marking a major step in.

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International

UK Faith Leaders Oppose Assisted Dying Bill, Lawmakers Vote Friday

UK religious leaders joined forces Sunday to say they are “deeply concerned” by draft legislation to legalise assisted dying that MPs will vote.

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Reps Vote Against Bill Seeking Six-Year Single Term For President, Governors

A BILL for an Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution to create a single term of six years for the office.

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Bill For Creation Of Another State Passes Second Reading In House Of Reps

THE House of Representatives took a major step towards state expansion on Thursday, October 17, as a bill proposing the creation of Ogoja.

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Speaker Bows To Pressure Withdraws Bill Prescribing Jail Term For Refusal To Sing New Anthem

SPEAKER of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen. has withdrawn the controversial Counter Subversion Bill which stipulates that any Nigerian who refuses to.

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Bill Seeking 10-Year Jail Term For Those Who Refuse To Sing National Anthem Sparks Outrage

PROMINENT national personalities have continued with their criticisms against the House of Representatives bill prescribing a 10-year jail for those who refused to.

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Senate Speedily Passes National Minimum Wage Bill

THE Senate on Tuesday speedily passed the National Minimum Wage Act 2019 (Amendment Bill). The bill, which scaled second and third readings, just.

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House Of Reps Passes Bill To Revert To Old National Anthem

THE House of Representatives has passed a bill to revert to the old national anthem “Nigeria, We Hail Thee”. The bill was quickly.

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International

After 24 Years, Melinda Quits Gates Foundation, To Get $12.5bn

MELINDA French Gates announced Monday she was leaving the philanthropy mega foundation she established with her ex-husband, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. The resignation,.

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Bill To Introduce State Police Passes Second Reading

A CONSTITUTION Amendment Bill to introduce state police has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill, which was sponsored by.

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International

Globe-Trotting US Diplomat, Bill Richardson Dies At 75

BILL Richardson, a veteran Democratic politician and former US ambassador to the United Nations who later spent decades negotiating the release of Americans.

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Tinubu Signs Bill Into Law To Guarantee Stable Electricity

PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed another bill into law, which will become the second bill Tinubu will sign into law as president..

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