Despite the independence conferred on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by the 1999 Constitution (as amended), on the conduct of elections, the Senate Thursday passed the Electoral Act Amendment

The Nigerian Parliament has approved $8.3 billion and €490 million loans as requested by the country’s President Muhammadu Buhari. The request was made by the Nigerian leader in May alongside

The Nigerian Senate on Thursday voted against the electronic transmission of results in the Electoral Amendment Bill, with all the votes against the move coming from the senators of the

Uncertainty continues to shroud the report of the National Assembly’s conference committee on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), with the House of Representatives stepping down the report. The situation is

Nigeria’s parliament was thrown into a boisterous session following the passage of the conference report of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The PIB report as passed by the National Assembly

The controversial clause on the electronic transmission of election results as contained in the 2010 Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021, may sail through without much furore as the National Assembly

The Nigerian Senate has approved a jail term of 20 years for candidates in the country’s elections caught snatching ballot materials in sweeping reforms aimed at improving electoral laws in

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is set to meet with the country’s members of parliament. The Nigerian leader will meet with all members of the Senate Tuesday night at 8 pm

The Nigerian Senate has rejected Presidential aide Lauretta Onochie as a national commissioner for the country’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The rejection of Ms Onochie’s contentious appointment to occupy a

Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked an Abuja division of the Federal High Court to sack Bello Matawalle as governor of northwest Zamfara state over

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike says the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) led Senate’s determination to confirm Lauretta Onochie’s appointment as commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has slammed Kogi state governor Yahaya Bello over his recent comment on rotational presidency, saying the governor was still in school when the

As the Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) tables its report on the 2010 Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 tomorrow, All Progressives Congress (APC) senators are set to

Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party has won the most seats in the country’s parliamentary election, according to official results, a victory that assures Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed a second five-year term

South African police have arrested 28 people and one of the country’s biggest highways remained closed over violent protests against the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. Protests erupted this

Haiti’s interim government said it asked the U.S. to deploy troops to protect key infrastructure as it tries to stabilize the country and prepare the way for elections in the

Nigeria’s northcentral Kogi state governor Yahaya Bello on Friday kicked against any form of zoning arrangement for the office of the country’s President, describing it as unconstitutional. Governor Bello who

A Nigerian presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie has denied being a member of any political party in the country. Onochie made the claims on Thursday when she appeared before a screening

The Nigerian Senate has approved a foreign borrowing plan by the country’s President Muhammadu Buhari of 2.343 trillion Naira, some 6.183 billion U.S. dollars to enable the federal government fund