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Section 84 and 85 of the 1999 Constitution: Salaries and Pension to be Paid from the Consolidated Revenue Fund and Creation of the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation

Posted on March 12, 2022by kivaonyi

The 1999 Constitution Section 84 (1) There shall be paid to the holders of the offices mentioned in this section such remuneration, salaries and allowances as may be prescribed by the National Assembly, but not exceeding the amount as shall have been determined by the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission. (The National Assembly may…

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Section 82 and 83 of the 1999 Constitution: Appropriation Bill and Supplementary Appropriation Bill

Posted on March 5, 2022by kivaonyi

The 1999 Constitution Section 82 If the Appropriation Bill in respect of any financial year has not been passed into law by the beginning of the financial year, the President may authorise the withdrawal of moneys in the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation for the purpose of meeting expenditure necessary to carry on the…

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Section 80 and 81 of the 1999 Constitution: Consolidated Revenue Fund and Budget Bills

Posted on February 26, 2022by kivaonyi

The 1999 Constitution Section 80 (1) All revenues or other moneys raised or received by the Federation (not being revenues or other moneys payable under this Constitution or any Act of the National Assembly into any other public fund of the Federation established for a specific purpose) shall be paid into and form one Consolidated…

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Section 77, 78 and 79 of the 1999 Constitution: Elections, Registration of Voters and Election Tribunals Concerning the National Assembly

Posted on February 19, 2022by kivaonyi

The 1999 Constitution Section 77 (1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, every Senatorial district or Federal constituency established in accordance with the provisions of this Part of this Chapter shall return a member who shall be directly elected to the Senate or the House of Representatives in such manner as may be prescribed…

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Section 75 and 76 of the 1999 Constitution: Scheduling Elections into the National Assembly

Posted on February 12, 2022by kivaonyi

The 1999 Constitution Section 75 For the purposes of section 72 of this Constitution, the number of inhabitants of Nigeria or any part thereof shall be ascertained by reference to or the latest census held in pursuance of an Act of the National Assembly. (Where there are disagreements which may lead to a federal constituency…

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Section 73 and 74 of the 1999 Constitution: Alteration of Boundaries of Senatorial Districts and Federal Constituencies

Posted on February 5, 2022by kivaonyi

The 1999 Constitution Section 73 (1) The Independent National Electoral Commission shall review the division of States and of the Federation into Senatorial districts and Federal constituencies at intervals of not less than ten years, and may alter the districts or constituencies in accordance with the provisions of this section to such extent as it…

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Section 71 and 72 of the 1999 Constitution: Senatorial Districts and Federal Constituencies

Posted on January 29, 2022by kivaonyi

The 1999 Constitution Section 71 Subject to the provisions of section 72 of this Constitution, the Independent National Electoral Commission shall – (The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) shall do the following in line with Section 72 of the Constitution; ) Section 71 (a) divide each State of the Federation into three Senatorial districts for…

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Section 69 and 70 of the 1999 Constitution: Removal and Salary of National Assembly Members

Posted on January 23, 2022by kivaonyi

The 1999 Constitution Section 69 (a) A member of the Senate or of the House Representatives may be recalled as such a member if – there is presented to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission a petition in that behalf signed by more than one-half of the persons registered to vote in that…

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Section 67 and 68 of the 1999 Constitution: Circumstances Where a Member of the National Assembly Shall Vacate His Seat

Posted on January 15, 2022by kivaonyi

The 1999 Constitution Section 67 (1) The President may attend any joint meeting of the National Assembly or any meeting of either House of the National Assembly, either to deliver an address on national affairs including fiscal measures, or to make such statement on the policy of government as he considers to be of national…

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Section 65 and 66 of the 1999 Constitution: Qualification for Membership of National Assembly

Posted on January 9, 2022by kivaonyi

The 1999 Constitution Section 65 (1)(a)(b) Subject to the provisions of section 66 of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified for election as a member of: a. the Senate, if he is a citizen of Nigeria and has attained the age of 35 years; and b. the House of Representatives, if he is a…