COUNTRY Nigeria STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENT Bicameral SESSION The 19th Assembly TERM Four (4) years (since 2019) SEATS 469109 Senators360 Representatives GENDER REPRESENTATION Male 239 Female 36 LEADERSHIP Senate President – Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan (since June 20)Deputy Senate President –Ovie Omo-AgegeSpeaker of the House – Femi Gbajabiamila (since 11 June 2019)Deputy Speaker – Ahmed Wase Website www.nass.gov.ng COUNTRY Uganda STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENT Unicameral SESSION […]
Overview The ECOWAS Parliament was established under articles 6 and 13 of the ECOWAS Revised Treaty of 1993. The Protocol relating to the Parliament was signed in Abuja on the 6th August, 1994 and entered into force on 14th March, 2002. In 2006, a Supplementary Protocol was adopted to modify the structure, composition, competence and other issues[…]
Overview The FoRBLN is implemented by a three-tier consortium and seeks to create a leadership network involving parliamentarians and belief leaders across eight countries to address the legislative barriers to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) and the social mores that support societal hostility towards minority groups on account of their religion or belief. This leadership will[…]