The 1999 Constitution Section 56 (1) Except as otherwise provided by this Constitution any question proposed for decision in the Senate or the House of Representatives shall be determined by the required majority of the members present and voting; and the person presiding shall cast a vote whenever necessary to avoid an equality of votes…
The 1999 Constitution Section 54 (1) The quorum of the Senate or of the House of Representatives shall be one-third of all the members on of the Legislative House concerned (For a meeting of the House of Representatives or Senate to hold, there must be present at least one-third of all its members. A quorum…
The 1999 Constitution Section 52 (1) Every member of the Senate or the House of Representatives (i.e. National Assembly) shall, before taking his seat, declare his assets and liabilities as prescribed in this Constitution and subsequently take and subscribe the Oath of Allegiance and the oath of membership as prescribed in the Seventh Schedule to…
First, let’s consider the scenarios below: A Whatsapp between Charles and Sandra: Sandra: That your friend Amara is a prostitute. I heard she slept with Alex and Ikenna last weekend. Even Tobi told me that he has danced in the sheets with her. I’m sure Amara has HIV. Charles: Haha. I believe so oo, that…
The 1999 Constitution Section 50 (1)(a) There shall be:-a President and a Deputy President of the Senate, who shall be elected by the members of that House from among themselves; and (The National Assembly will consist of a President and Deputy President of the Senate and they shall be elected by the members of the…
The 1999 Constitution Section 47 There shall be a National Assembly for the Federation which shall consist of a Senate and a Houseof Representatives. (Nigeria has a National Assembly which is divided into two parts; The Senate and a House of Representatives) Section 48 The Senate shall consist of three Senators from each State and…
Entering a wrong digit when typing in bank details can instantly change the beneficiary. Same thing can apply when the correct digits are entered but the wrong bank is chosen. You can read more about mobile money and how is it governed here. While checking the beneficiary name can easily solve this, however as humans errors are sometimes unavoidable. Given the…
People who complain about taxes can be divided into two classes: men and women. Anonymous We can all agree that paying tax is something that people have complained about for centuries. The famous line, ‘Is it lawful to pay taxes to Ceaser?’ easily comes to mind. This begs the question, what are taxes and why should…
Introduction Consider this for context: Sikiru Alade was born in Nigeria in 1975. He was self-employed as a panel beater in Lagos before his arrest. On or about March 9th, 2003, Sikiru was arrested near the old Lagos toll gate area by a plain clothes police officer, who neither disclosed his identity nor gave any…
The online trend on what I ordered vs what I got may seem quite funny till it comes home then we tend to feel the disappointment and frustrations of previous victims of such. This gives rise to the question of whether or not there are laws in place which protects the interest of consumers. A…
