Akindele Orimolade

Constitutionalism: Why Supreme Court Nullified National Lottery Act 0
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- November 23, 2024
Nineteen years after the National Assembly enacted the National Lottery Act 2005, the Supreme Court on Friday nullified the enforcement of its provisions in the 36 states of the federation because they were unconstitutional. A seven-member apex court panel in a unanimous judgment held that the National Assembly lacked the powers to legislate on issues
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Senate Approves More Loan for Tinubu’s Administration 0
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- November 21, 2024
The Senate on Thursday approved a loan request for $ 2.209 billion, equivalent to an N1.767 trillion loan barely forty – eight hours after receipt of the request from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. President Tinubu had on Tuesday in separate letters to both chambers of the National Assembly, requested approval of N1.767 trillion loan as
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Senate Sacks CCT Chairman, Danladi Umar, Over Alleged Misconduct 0
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- November 20, 2024
For the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal,(CCT) Mr. Danladi Umar, his cup was not only full but over-full and running – over following alleged gross misconduct prompting the Senate to invoke its powers pursuant to Section 157(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999, as amended). Although enshrined in the
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President Tinubu Transmits MTEF for 2025-2027 to National Assembly 0
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- November 19, 2024
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday transmitted the 2025–2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and the Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) to the National Assembly for consideration and passage. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, read the letter on the floor of the House on Tuesday. The MTEF is a three-year rolling plan
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