Court Nullifies Rivers State LG Amendment Law
A High Court of Rivers State on Tuesday nullified the Local Government Law No. 2 of 2024, purporting to extend the tenure of Local Government Chairman for six months after…
Amendment
Senate Rejects President Buhari’s Proposed Amendment To Electoral Act
The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a bill transmitted to it by President Muhammadu Buhari to amend section 84 of the Electoral Act signed into law on February 25, 2022….
APC Scuttled Electoral Act Amendment For Fear of 2023 – PDP Says
BY EVELYN DADU, ABUJA – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday declared that the subversion of the passage of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill by the All Progressives Congress…
Why I Withheld Assent To Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 – Buhari
In what looks like a repeat of what took place in 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari has written the leadership of the two chambers of the National Assembly with reasons why…
NUJ To President Buhari – Sign 2021 Electoral Act Amendment Bill Into Law
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), on Wednesday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to demonstrate his promise of entrenching credible and acceptable elections to Nigerians by signing into law the…
Constitutional Amendment: NASS Addressing Gender Balancing In Political Participation – Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that gender balancing to give fair participation in governance to both men and women in Nigeria is an…
Electoral Act Amendment: No Party Has Right To Impose Its Processes On Others – PDP Declares
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday declared that no political party has the right to impose its processes on another. The PDP stated this while reacting to the news…
Senate Passes Harmonised Electoral Amendment Bill
…INEC to determine mode of transmission of election results …Retains direct primaries for political parties The Senate on Tuesday passed the harmonized version of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021…
Constitutional Amendment Is National Assembly’s Responsibility – Buhari
BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration is willing to play a critical role in the constitutional amendment process without usurping the powers of…
Amendment of NB Code: Minister Lai Mohammed Acted Illegally – NBC Board Says
BY AMOS DUNIA, ABUJA – The Board of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has declared the purported amendment to the 6th edition of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code (NB Code), by…