Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- The standing Committee of the Senate on the review is the 1999 Constitution has commenced work, with the aim of presenting its report to the Senate at the end of the first quarter of 2021.

The Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, made this known on Thursday at the first panel meeting where he presented the work plan proposed for the input of lawmakers, Punch newspaper reports.

The work plan, he said, is the panel's road map aimed at presenting its report to the Senate plenary by March 2021.

"We have collated previous reports such as the 2014 Constitutional Conference Report and the El-Rufai's report on restructuring, which are being analysed. And bills already submitted by federal lawmakers would be considered,"...