Tag: Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill
JUST IN: Senate Passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill
The bill was approved on Wednesday after lawmakers concluded a clause-by-clause consideration in the Committee of the Whole, a process…
House of Reps lists organ harvesting, electoral act amendment bill for debate
The Chamber is also moving against breach of the Appropriation Act by Chief Executives of Ministries, Departments and Agencies of…
Senate amends Electoral Act to allow President, Govs, others vote at party congresses, primaries
This followed the expeditious consideration of a bill during plenary which scaled first, second and third readings, respectively, and was…
Assent to Electoral Bill, Buhari’s greatest legacy: Concerned Nigerians
Reacting shortly after the President assented to the bill, the group in a press statement issued by its convener, Deji…
Electoral Act: Senate surrenders to Buhari on mode of primaries
This followed the adoption of a motion for the re-committal of the bill to the Committee of the Whole by…
Reps rescind decision on direct primaries
This followed the recommittal of the Bill at the House on Wednesday during plenary.
Electoral Act: Lawan reveals Senate’s next line of action
Buhari had in a letter dated Dec. 13, 2021, written to the Senate President said he is withholding assent to…
Electoral Act: Jega warns NASS against attempt to override Buhari
Jega urged the National Assembly to do the needful rather than contemplating overriding the President by removing the contentious provisions.
Just in: Buhari gives condition for signing Electoral Act Amendment Bill
The President had refused to sign the Electoral Act Amendment bill over the inclusion of direct primary as the only…
Why Buhari won’t allow credible elections in 2023 – Falana
Femi Falana, activist lawyer, has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s reasons for rejecting the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 was misleading.
Electoral Act Amendment Bill: Ortom declares support for Buhari
Ortom said of all the processes of electing candidates, the consensus mode of election was the best.
APC accuses Wike of dishonesty over Electoral Act Bill
APC noted that shortly after the Electoral Bill was passed by NASS, Wike had threatened to go to court if…
CSO reminds Buhari to sign Electoral Act Amendment Bill
The Electoral Hub, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) has renewed the call on President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Electoral…
Osoba asks Buhari to sign Electoral Act Amendment Bill
"I am confident that the President, as a product of direct primary, will do the right thing. I want to…
Senate passes Electoral Act Bill, approves conditional electronic transmission of results
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday passed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021, which empowers the NCC, NASS to determine the…
PDP tasks NASS on Electoral Act Amendment Bill
Mr Emmanuel Ogidi, former National Vice Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) South-South, has called for speedy passage of the Electoral…
ECOWAS bars Buhari from signing Electoral Bill – Omo-Agege
Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege (Delta Central) said the ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance forbids President Muhammadu Buhari from signing…
Senate passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill
The Senate on Tuesday passed the fourth version of the Electoral Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill, 2018.
Reps step down debate on Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill
The House of Representatives on Thursday stepped down the debate on the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018 currently before it.
Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill: Presidency denies inclusion of card reader
The Presidency on Monday said the Card Reader was not included in the latest Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018, which…
Senate re-introduces Electoral Act Amendment Bill
The Senate on Tuesday started a fresh move toward reordering the sequence of elections by reintroducing the Bill to amend…
Election Sequence: National Assembly, others know fate April 25
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed April 25 to deliver judgment in a suit filed by the Accord Party…
Electoral Act Amendment Bill: Senate expresses reservation on court order
The Senate on Thursday expressed reservation on the Federal High Court’s order stopping the National Assembly from taking further action…
Electoral Act: Reps await Buhari’s response
The House of Representatives said it had no intention of prevailing on President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the Electoral…