16 Constitutional Amendment Bills have been signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. State Houses of Assembly and Judiciaries now have financial independence that is guaranteed by the Constitution, and Railways have moved from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent List with this signing.
A further significant change: States in Nigeria can now generate, transmit, and distribute electricity in areas that are connected to the national grid thanks to the Presidential Assent. was denied pre-amendment.
Through the Constitution, this is genuine and realistic restructuring.
Correctional Services, which is now known as “Prisons,” has also been moved from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent List.
Consequently, State Assemblies now have the authority to legislate on the establishment of correctional and custodial facilities.
The President and Governors are required by one of the new Constitutional Amendments “to submit the names of persons nominated as Ministers or Commissioners within sixty days of taking the oath of office for confirmation by the Senate or State House of Assembly…” Several Constitutional Amendments also changed the names of some local governments. Yewa North and Yewa South are the new names for the Egbado North and Egbado South Local Government Areas in Ogun State.
Afikpo and Edda LGAs will now be referred to in Ebonyi as Afikpo and Edda, respectively.
CA Bills initially passed by NASS included one for Monetary Independence for Nearby Legislatures, supplanting the dubious “State Joint Neighborhood Government Record” w/a new “Neighborhood Govt Committee Designation Record” — to be credited straightforwardly.
Insufficient State Gatherings agreed, unfortunately.
With Rail lines moving from Elite to Simultaneous, it implies Rail as of now not selective protect of Government Govt/NASS. Now, states can pass laws governing the establishment and operation of rail services within their borders. FGN will continue to be responsible for Inter-State Rail.