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Electoral Act: Dickson faults Senate's decision on electronic transmission of results

Nigeria, Feb. 11 -- Bayelsa West Senator, Seriake Dickson, has said he does not support the Senate's inclusion of a caveat in the amended Electoral Act allowing Form EC8A to serve as the primary means... Read More


FG urges states to invest in water transportation

Nigeria, Feb. 11 -- The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has urged state governors to invest heavily in water transportation, including the procurement of boats, as a way to re... Read More


Senate amends Electoral Act to accommodate electronic transmission of results with conditions

Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- The Senate on Tuesday rescinded its earlier decision on the Electoral Act amendment in which it had rejected the mandatory electronic transmission of election results from polling ... Read More


JUST IN: Senate amends Electoral Act to accommodate electronic transmission of results with conditions

Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- The Senate on Tuesday rescinded its earlier decision on the Electoral Act amendment in which it had rejected the mandatory electronic transmission of election results from polling ... Read More


Electoral Act: Senate in rowdy session over move to rescind vote on electronic transmission

Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- The Senate on Tuesday descended into a rowdy session after some lawmakers protested a move to rescind an earlier decision rejecting mandatory electronic transmission of election re... Read More


Electoral Act: Peter Obi leads protesters to NASS, demands mandatory electronic transmission of results

Nigeria, Feb. 9 -- The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, on Monday led a group of protesters to the National Assembly, demanding the inclusion of mandatory el... Read More


How PREMIUM TIMES Books is using publishing to strengthen Nigeria's democracy - Musikilu Mojeed

Nigeria, Feb. 9 -- The Chief Operating Officer of the PREMIUM TIMES Group, Musikilu Mojeed, has said the organisation's publishing arm is using books to document political history, interrogate power, ... Read More


Akpabio defends Senate's rejection of mandatory electronic transmission of election results

Nigeria, Feb. 8 -- The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said lawmakers deliberately removed the requirement for mandatory "real-time" electronic transmission of election results during the clau... Read More


Electoral Act: Not all senators opposed electronic transmission of results - Ireti Kingibe

Nigeria, Feb. 7 -- The senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, has said about 85 per cent of senators voted in support of the electronic transmission of election resul... Read More


Electoral Act: We didn't reject electronic transmission of results - Opposition senators

Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- Some opposition senators have said the Electoral Act amendment passed by the Senate on Wednesday accommodates the electronic transmission of election results. The lawmakers said th... Read More