Tag: Electoral bill

Justice Anyadike’s ruling voided a significant party of Nigeria’s electoral law.

"We hope that this time around we will sign off on the regulations and guidelines at least 10 months before ...

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

INEC had unveiled the Timetable and Schedule of activities for the 2023 general elections in Abuja on Friday.

Mr Buhari signed the reworked Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law on Friday.

Mr Buhari signed the amended electoral bill into law a few minutes after noon.

“He (Buhari) will sign it (the Electoral Bill) any moment from now. It could be today, it could be tomorrow, ...

Some CSOs in the country have declared Tuesday as a day for National Protest to demand immediate assent to the ...

President Buhari had withheld his assent to the earlier version of the electoral bill.

The House had last Wednesday reconsidered the bill during which it included only the direct and indirect modes of primary ...

In the Electoral Bill passed by the National Assembly, a presidential candidate can now spend N5 billion while governoship candidates ...

Mr Buhari had rejected the bill in December citing insecurity, the cost of conducting direct primaries and infringement on the ...

President Muhammadu Buhari declined assent to the Electoral Bill in December because of the direct primary clause in the bill.

The new year brings closer the end of the ninth assembly and as lawmakers resumed legislative activities on Tuesday, PREMIUM ...

A coalition of CSOs led by Yiaga Africa, had in December called the attention of the National Assembly to the ...

The CSOs ask the legislature to suspend its own rules and deal with issues raised by Mr Buhari within 48 ...

Mr Buhari had recently declined assent to the Electoral Bill forwarded to him on November 19.

Abdullahi Adamu, senator for Nasarawa West, said he is happy President Muhammadu Buhari did not sign the Electoral Bill into ...

President Muhammadu Buhari had declined assent to the bill on 21 December, citing insecurity and high cost of conducting direct ...

Mr Malami says the electoral bill had excessive cost implications, and hence would not be signed by the president.

Mr Buhari, last week, declined assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, 30 days after it was transmitted to him ...

"Whichever way it pans out, we must not throw out the baby with the bathwater and must deliver a credible ...

President Muhammadu Buhari had in a letter to the two chambers of the National Assembly on Tuesday declined assent to ...

Mr Buhari failed to sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law 30 days after it was transmitted to him ...

The Electoral Amendment Bill is currently awaiting the president’s assent two weeks after it was transmitted by the National Assembly.