Constitution Review: N/Assembly Targets Year-End For Transmission To States

Constitution Review: N/Assembly Targets Year-end For Transmission To States

The National Assembly says it is on track to transmit the final draft of the 1999 Constitution amendment bills to state Houses of Assembly before the end of 2025, with lawmakers stressing that the success of the exercise now rests largely with state legislatures. Deputy Senate President and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Constitution Review, Barau Jibrin, gave the assurance on Monday during a joint session of the Senate and House Committees…

Constitution review: State assemblies key to success - THE AUTHORITY NEWS

By Mercy Aikoye The success of the ongoing constitutional review exercise in Nigeria hinges on the 36 state Houses of Assembly. This was emphasized by Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, and Co-Chairman, National Assembly Joint Committee on Constitution Review, Benjamin Kalu. Speaking at a retreat for members of the committee in Abuja, Kalu noted that the Lagos Retreat in October 2025 produced a critical consensus on priority reform areas.…

Nigeria Nears Historic Shift as NASS Advances Final Phase of 1999 Constitution Review — Akelicious

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the House Committee on Constitution Review has said Nigeria stands on the verge of a historic constitutional breakthrough as the National Assembly moves to decisive action on the 1999 Constitution. Speaking at the 2nd Joint Retreat of the Senate and House Committees in Abuja, he stressed that the political future of over 200 million Nigerians depends on the coming decisions, noti…

Constitution Review Nears Completion As NASS Panel Briefs Governors Wednesday

The work on the review of the 1999 Constitution was nearing completion with the National Assembly Joint Committee handling the assignment set to brief all governors of the federation on Wednesday. The development emerged at the last joint retreat of the House of Representatives and Senate Committees on Constitution Review in Abuja on Monday. LEADERSHIP reports that House of Representatives had resolved to complete the activities for the review o…

State Assemblies critical To Ongoing Constitution Review – Hon. Kalu, Sen. Barau

State Assemblies critical To Ongoing Constitution Review – Hon. Kalu, Sen. Barau By Balarabe Alkassim, Abuja The Chairman, Nigeria’s House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review, Deputy Speaker, Hon. Benjamin Kalu and his Senate counterpart, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin have reiterated the importance of the 36 States Houses of Assemblies in the ongoing Constitution Review exercise. They made the assertion…

Constitution review: N’Assembly set to produce final draft

The National Assembly Joint Committee on Constitution Review on Monday moved closer to meeting its December 2025 deadline as members convened in Abuja to firm up the final draft of proposed amendments to the 1999 Constitution.Lawmakers are expected to vote in the coming weeks on critical areas identified by Nigerians during earlier consultations, including power devolution, fiscal federalism, electoral reforms, state police, and reserved seats f…