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Article 70 — Remuneration

Article
70
Chapter
CHAPTER V — The Legislature
Index row title
Remuneration
Source document
nigerian constitution
Provision ID
d0829a96-89c4-4840-b8f2-869c12e30ad6

33 words

Verbatim text

A member of the Senate or of the House of Representatives shall receive such salary and other allowances as Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission may determine. D - Elections to National Assembly

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 70 of the Constitution of Nigeria.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER V — The Legislature”.
  • The row is titled “Remuneration”.
  • The passage runs to about 33 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “Assembly”); it mentions pay and pensions — it sets pay, salary, allowance or pension terms (the words used: “salary”).

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