Nigeria's Supreme Court bars NASS from amending the constitition

Nigeria's Apex court, the Supreme court, has stopped the National Assembly from taking further steps towards amending the ‎1999 constitution. While delivering its Judgement today May 7th, the seven man panel of justices led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, ‎Justice Mahmud Mohammed directed the National Assembly members to maintain status quo on the matter until June 18 for further hearing.