Tag: National Conference
Confab: Discussion of draft report begins Thursday
Delegates to the National Conference on Wednesday reconvened at the National Judicial Institute in Abuja, venue of the Conference to…
Jonathan mourns late Prof. Alkali
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday expressed sadness over the death of Prof. Nur Alkali, a delegate to the 2014 National…
Another National Conference delegate dies
The National Conference on Saturday announced the death of another delegate, Prof. Muhammad Nur-Alkali, a delegate representing the Nigerian Supreme…
National Conference to reconvene on 11 August
By Ayorinde Oluokun The management of Nigeria National Conference has announced that delegates will now reconvene on Monday 11 August…
PDP in Diaspora commends Jonathan on confab
Members of Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in the United States have commended President Goodluck Jonathan for convening the National Conference…
Confab: States to declare public holidays
The National Conference in Abuja on Thursday adopted a recommendation of its Committee on Devolution of Power, empowering states to…
Confab sets up reconciliation committee on devolution of powers
The National Conference sitting in Abuja on Monday constituted an 18-member Reconciliation Committee made up of three leaders from each…
Confab: Land Tenure report adopted after 7 weeks
The National Conference has adopted report of Committee on Land Tenure and Boundary Matters, seven weeks after the report was…
Delegates want confab subjected to referendum
Senator Femi Okunrounmu, representing South West at the National Conference, has supported suggestions that the outcome of the conference should…
Derivation: Yoruba delegates kick against Gambari Committee recommendation
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Delegates from the South west part of the country to the ongoing National Conference have disassociated themselves from…
Confab to vote on devolution of power, resource control
In a bid to calm the already heightened emotions, proceedings at the plenary session of the National Conference was on…
Confab: Northern delegates threaten to pull out
Northern delegates at the ongoing National Conference have threatened to pull out of the conference following their demand for the…
Confab: Nigeria to adopt new system of government
The National Conference on Thursday 3 July voted in favour of Modified Presidential System of Government following a recommendation by…
Confab dumps Obasanjo’s national anthem
The National Conference on Thursday 3 July unanimously adopted a proposal that Nigeria revert to her old National Anthem, “which…
Confab: INEC should adopt electronic voting system
The National Conference Committee on Political Parties and Electoral Matters has recommended that the Independent National Electoral Commision (INEC) should…