Tag: amendment

NBA Rejects Proposed Constitution Amendment To Make VP Succeed Its President Without Election
Nigerian Lawyers

NBA Rejects Proposed Constitution Amendment To Make VP Succeed Its President Without Election

TJ Eko- September 3, 2023

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has rejected the proposed amendment of the NBA constitution 2015 (as Amended in 2021) which among other things, abolished election ... Read More

The Proposed Amendments To The Constitution Of The Nigerian Bar Association And Its Shortcomings By Sabastine U. Anyia
Nigerian Lawyers, Opinion

The Proposed Amendments To The Constitution Of The Nigerian Bar Association And Its Shortcomings By Sabastine U. Anyia

TJ Eko- August 19, 2023

  The NBA is an organised and disciplined body that is made up of seasoned and professional lawyers. The association promotes the welfare, security, economic ... Read More

Facts, Fiction And The Fallacy Of Hasty Generalizations: Lessons From Reactions To The 2023 NBA Constitution Amendment
Nigerian Lawyers

Facts, Fiction And The Fallacy Of Hasty Generalizations: Lessons From Reactions To The 2023 NBA Constitution Amendment

TJ Eko- August 2, 2023

By The Thinking Lawyer     Truth is indeed stranger than fiction. On the 31st July, 2023, lawyers received the notice of proposals for the ... Read More

NBA Notice: Proposed Amendments To NBA Constitution
Nigerian Lawyers

NBA Notice: Proposed Amendments To NBA Constitution

TJ Eko- August 1, 2023

    The NBA Constitution Review Committee under the Chairmanship of Chief Asamah Kadiri SAN, having completed its assignment submitted the Proposed Amendments to the ... Read More

The Parliament

Constitution Amendment: Reps Panel Backtracks, Recommends Immunity For Senate President, Speaker, CJN

TML- February 24, 2022

The House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review has recommended immunity for heads of legislature and judiciary less than one month after it rejected the ... Read More

National Assembly And Endless Constitution Amendments By Eddie Mbadiwe
Opinion, The Parliament

National Assembly And Endless Constitution Amendments By Eddie Mbadiwe

TML- January 31, 2022

Since democratic government was restored in 1999 anchored on a constitution put together by the military and top civil servants that swore in Chief Olusegun ... Read More

Addressing The Issues Arising From The Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 By Chinedu Nneke
Opinion

Addressing The Issues Arising From The Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 By Chinedu Nneke

TML- January 23, 2022

The President, through a letter dated 13 December, 2021 read at the Senate by the Senate President on 21 December, 2021 communicated his decision to ... Read More