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For Nigerian women to be more involved in government at the national level, the National Assembly must create more laws that favour women. An aspirant from Cross River state vying for the position of the National Women Leader of the…

A Constitutional Lawyer says the call for the removal of Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act, 2022, which provides for the resignation of political appointees before contesting the election, is not a wise move by the National Assembly.…

President Muhammadu Buhari has given his assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021. The brief but colourful ceremony took place at 11:25 GMT on Friday, at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. With the…

The Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill takes center stage in the House of Representatives at the plenary today. According to his statement, Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House, the bill is listed in the Order Paper containing…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, over “their failure to probe, and to refer to…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, has said the National Assembly would revisit the Electoral Act Amendment Bill and take steps to decide on the direct primary clause after it resumes from recess.…

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Transparency International Nigeria, expressed hope for the National Assembly to veto President Buhari’s decision not to sign and pass the bill into law ahead of 2023. According to a…

THE National Assembly, yesterday, passed the much anticipated Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 after both the Senate and the House of Representatives deliberated extensively on the report of the Conference Committee on the bill. The…

A group of civil society organisations, CSOs, on the platform of the Coalition for Constitutional and Electoral Reforms, on Sunday called on the National Assembly to give Nigerians a New Year gift by ensuring the passage of the…

The National Assembly stipulates that usage of functional card readers for accreditation of voters will be made compulsory in future elections. This is likely to come into action if the new electoral Act is assented to by the President.…