Lawan refers EFCC, other nominees to committees for screening
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has forwarded Nigeria’s President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)’s nominees into the board of the Economic and Financial Crimes […]
Electoral Act
Senate constitutes conference committee on Electoral Act
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has named a seven-member Conference Committee of the Senate to join their counterparts in the House of Representatives to harmonise the […]
Nigerians didn’t elect executive, legislature to fight each other – Presidency
The Presidency has said the executive and legislative arms of government are not supposed to have differences but to work together for the common good […]
Electronic transmission of results: The joke is on NASS, INEC, not NCC; By Aliyu Momodu
In the heat of the debate over Electoral Act Amendment Bill and the propriety and workability of electronic transmission of result, the House of Representatives […]
PDP govs, APC clash, forum carpets FG over killings, massive rigging plot
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum and the All Progressives Congress on Monday berated each other over killings and other forms of insecurity in the […]
PDP kicks as Shehu says Nigerians won’t abandon Buhari
The Presidency has told the People Democratic Party and other opposition parties to shelve their 2023 ambitions because the vast majority of Nigerians esteem the […]
Reps approve card reader, bar INEC from using other devices
More facts on Sunday emerged about the amendments to the Electoral Act passed by the House of Representatives. The House approved the use of smart […]
Ward Congress: APC releases timetable, Guidelines
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released approved schedule of activities and guidelines for conduct of its nationwide ward congresses scheduled for Saturday, July 31, […]
INEC counters NASS, says nationwide e-transmission of election results possible
Despite the rejection of electronic transmission of election results by the National Assembly in the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, the use of the technology will […]
Electoral Act bill: Why we walked out of plenary, by House Minority Caucus
The House of Representatives Minority caucus has explained why it walked out during consideration of Electoral Amendment bill on Friday. Addressing newsmen after leading some […]
[FULL LIST] Electronic results transmission: How senators voted
The Senate ruled out the possibility of having results transmitted electronically when it voted that the Nigerian Communications Commission, with National Assembly approval, would determine […]
Reps in emergency executive session after PIB row
The House of Representatives has dissolved into an emergency executive session to iron out some contending issues on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Some lawmakers […]
Electoral Act: I received 900 messages in one day over alleged manipulation, Lawan laments
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday, raised the alarm that some mischief makers and rabble-rousers were blackmailing the National Assembly leadership over […]
Reps receive report on Electoral Act amendment bill
The Committee on Electoral Matters of the House of Representatives has laid its report on the Electoral Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill. Chairman of the committee, […]
Reps receive report on Electoral Act amendment bill
The Committee on Electoral Matters of the House of Representatives has laid its report on the Electoral Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill. Chairman of the committee, […]
Loopholes in the Electoral Act amendment bill, By Dakuku Peterside
Traditional wrestling in the southern part of Nigeria is intriguing and exciting. To the uninitiated, it would appear there are no rules, but to those […]