The police in Lagos have arraigned a medical doctor, Salami Tajudeen and a nurse, Chimeh Sunday before the Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly forging a death certificate in a bid to defraud AIICO Insurance Plc of N21.8 million. The medical personnel were docked before Justice Peter Lifu alongside one Amaka Obionwu by the […]
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A court case involving members of the Zulu royal family is set to begin on Tuesday in an ongoing succession battle for the throne. The…
<p><img width="1000" height="600" src="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/House-of-Reps-1-1-1000x600.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="House Of Reps To Consider Bill For The Creation Of 3 New States In The Southwest" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/House-of-Reps-1-1-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/House-of-Reps-1-1-590x354.jpg 590w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/House-of-Reps-1-1-400x240.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></p> <h2>A pivotal bill aimed at amending the 1999 Constitution to elevate the educational requirements for candidates aspiring to key political offices in Nigeria has been stepped down at the <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/topic/house-of-reps/">House of Representatives</a>.</h2> <p>Sponsored by Adewunmi Onanuga, representing the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency of Ogun State, the bill proposed setting a university degree or its equivalent as the minimum educational qualification for governorship, presidential, and other significant elective positions.</p> <p>During the plenary session on Tuesday, Onanuga led the debate, advocating for the constitutional amendment to ensure that holders of elective offices possess at least a university degree, in contrast to the current provision, which permits candidates with a First School Leaving Certificate to contest for the nation's highest offices.</p> <p>The bill received backing from several lawmakers, including House Leader Julius Ihonvbere, Babajimi Benson, and Kingsley Chinda, who supported the notion of raising the educational standards for political office aspirants.</p> <p>However, opposition from certain quarters, including Aliyu Madaki from Kano State and Ahmadu Jaha of the APC, Borno, highlighted a divide among the representatives on the proposed alteration.</p> <p>Citing the pushback, Onanuga expressed disappointment and opted to step down the bill, signalling her intent to engage in further lobbying with her colleagues to gather more support before reintroducing the bill at a later date.</p> <p>She said, <em>“It appears some of our colleagues need further lobbying. I will move to step down the bill for now."</em></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/02/13/just-in-reps-drop-bill-making-university-degree-minimum-qualification-for-president-govs/">JUST IN: Reps Drop Bill Making University Degree Minimum Qualification For President, Govs</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.naijanews.com">Naija News</a>.</p>
<div><img width="300" height="212" src="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Collage-Maker-15-Sep-2023-06-17-PM-2212-300x212.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Collage-Maker-15-Sep-2023-06-17-PM-2212-300x212.jpg 300w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Collage-Maker-15-Sep-2023-06-17-PM-2212-1024x725.jpg 1024w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Collage-Maker-15-Sep-2023-06-17-PM-2212-768x543.jpg 768w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Collage-Maker-15-Sep-2023-06-17-PM-2212-1536x1087.jpg 1536w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Collage-Maker-15-Sep-2023-06-17-PM-2212.jpg 1980w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div> <p>A video showing the moment former President Olusegun Obasanjo commanded Oyo monarchs to stand at the inauguration of the 34.85km Oyo-Iseyin road in Oyo State today has surfaced on social media. Obasanjo, who was hosted by the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, at the opening of internal roads in Iseyin, made commanding gestures, whilst […]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.naijanews.com/2023/09/15/get-up-obasanjo-angrily-commands-oyo-monarchs-video/">Get Up – Obasanjo Angrily Commands Oyo Monarchs (Video)</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.naijanews.com">Naija News</a>.</p>
