Tag: electoral act

APC will hold its elective national convention on March 26 in Abuja.

A senator invoked the Senate Orders 10 and 11, saying the electoral law emanated from the National Assembly, therefore the ...

Lawyers and pro-democracy advocates denounce the toppling of section 84(12) of the Electoral Act which is one of the most ...

A judge of the Federal High Court in Umuahia, Abia State, Evelyn Ayandike, ruled on Friday struck down 84(12) of ...

The Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, had on Friday, declared Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act illegal.

The judgement offers a big relief to President Buhari, whose request for the removal of the new section 84(12) from ...

The decision aligns with the recent protest by President Muhammadu Buhari against section 84(12) of the newly amended Electoral Act.

Poor electoral outcomes would hurt democratic transitions in a region suffering a spate of coups.

President Muhammadu Buhari had asked the National Assembly to expunge Clause 84(12) of the Act. He made the request shortly ...

The court, ruling on an ex parte application by the opposition PDP, agreed that the Electoral Act had become a ...

President Buhari had earlier on Friday signed the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2022 into law at the Council Chamber of ...

INEC says it will make public its position on the new Electoral Act signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday.

The Senate says some of the reforms introduced in the bill signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday would ensure ...

The judgement comes barely 48 hours to the local government election slated to hold in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ...

The incumbent governor and a former governor support different factions of the APC in Kebbi.

The President has charged the governors to allow the system to work, adding that he is no kingmaker

Many Nigerians and civil society groups have called on lawmakers to either veto the president or to remove the contentious ...

The president cited the high cost of conducting direct primary election as one of the reasons for the rejection of ...

A debate on direct and indirect primaries has split lawmakers and governors across the political parties.

The report is a two-part research which focuses on the legal perspective of judicial corruption in electoral process and how ...

“...we applaud the National Assembly for the final passage of the harmonised electoral act bill and the resolution directing its ...

The Senate on Tuesday approved the use of a direct primary for the nomination of candidates by political parties for ...

INEC reiterated its stance weeks after Nigerian lawmakers refused to give the electoral body the legal permission for electronic transmission ...

The Senate and the House of Representatives passed different versions of the Electoral Bill in July.

“In terms of occupation, students form the largest category with 439,608 (40.63 per cent)." Prospective voters queuing to register