President Muhammadu Buhari.
Senate Passes Electoral Act, Waits for Buhari's Assent - Again
The Nigerian Senate has for the fourth time passed a bill amending the electoral act, and it now waiting for President Muhammadu Buhari to sign it. The president has rejected the bill three times, on the premise of constitutional and drafting issues. One of the main objectives of the bill is to provide for the use of card readers and other technological devices in elections.
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Nigeria: Senate Passes Electoral Bill for the Fourth Time
Vanguard, 24 October 2018
For the fourth time yesterday, the Senate passed the 2018 Electoral bill, retaining N5bn as expected maximum expenses to be spent by Presidential candidates on the platform of… Read more »
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Nigeria: Senate Passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill, Urges Presidential Assent
This Day, 24 October 2018
The Senate yesterday passed the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill for the fourth time in 2018 with the adoption of all the 38 clauses recommended for approval by its Committee on… Read more »
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Nigeria: Senate Passes Electoral Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill
This Day, 23 October 2018
The Senate on Tuesday passed the Electoral Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill after the third reading on the floor of the upper chamber of the National Assembly. Read more »
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Nigeria: Senate Passes Electoral Amendment Bill
Premium Times, 23 October 2018
The Senate on Tuesday read the Independent National Electoral (INEC) Amendment Act Bill for the third time and subsequently passed it. Read more »
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Nigeria: Senators Divided Over Buhari's 'Lopsided' Security Appointments
Premium Times, 23 October 2018
Some senators on Tuesday had heated argument over composition of the National Defence Council and the National Security Council. Read more »
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Nigeria: Buhari Deliberately Sidelined South East in Security Appointments - Abaribe
Premium Times, 23 October 2018
The senator representing Abia South in the National Assembly, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of deliberately sidelining the south east in his… Read more »
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Nigeria: Reps Approve Buhari's Request for $82 Million Eurobond, Call for Revenue Diversification
Premium Times, 23 October 2018
The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved the request by President Muhammadu Buhari for $82.54 million to refinance the balance of $500 million matured Eurobond in the… Read more »
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Nigeria: NASS Stands Down Electoral Amendment Bill
Leadership, 19 October 2018
The National Assembly yesterday stood down the Electoral Act Amendment Bill till Tuesday next week. Read more »
InFocus
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The National Assembly has announced its intention to resubmit a tweaked version of the Electoral Bill to President Buhari who rejected the proposal that the order in which ... Read more »
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President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected the amendment to the Electoral Act, which intended to change the country's elections sequence. The National Assembly had proposed that ... Read more »
