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…
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…
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…
Rules and regulations are usually put in place to guide things or people on the best method of performing a task. They give a sense of order and this is necessary in all aspects of life. Where there exists no laid down rules or regulation, anarchy and injustice is sure to follow. Various laws and…
The 1999 Constitution Section 45 (1) Nothing in sections 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41 of this Constitution shall invalidate any law that is reasonably justifiable in a democratic society; (This means that the Rights guaranteed in sections 37 (Right to private and family life), 38 (freedom of thought, conscience and religion), 39 (freedom of…
The 1999 Constitution Section 43 Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, every citizen of Nigeria shall have the right to acquire and own immovable property anywhere in Nigeria. (This is talking about land. Any citizen of Nigeria can buy and own land anywhere in Nigeria except there is a law that says you can’t…
The 1999 Constitution Section 41 (1) Every citizen of Nigeria is entitled to move freely throughout Nigeria and to reside in any part thereof, and no citizen of Nigeria shall be expelled from Nigeria or refused entry thereby or exit therefrom. (Every citizen has the freedom to move and live anywhere in Nigeria and not…
