Tagged: nigeria
Asari Ndem
Nigeria 2019: Election Campaigns Are Underway
On the 17th of November, the electoral governing body for Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), announced that candidates running for president and parliamentary positions may begin their election campaigns on the 18th of November, 2018. The commission announced this in a statement released on Saturday night by its Director Of Voter Education and […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria: Candidates release policy documents ahead of tense election year
…But what are Nigerians getting? In the run up to the 2019 general elections, two major candidates in the presidential race, incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress and Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party, have both unveiled their policy documents detailing the plans they have for Nigeria and its citizens. […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Moghalu, Duke and Durotoye: Hurdles Young Nigerians Face
Following recent revelations by the Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Mahmud Yusuf, that 79 political parties have submitted presidential candidates ahead of the 2019 elections, it is fair to say that Nigerians will be spoilt for choice when they get to the polls next year. 2019 is gearing up to be the most intriguing election […]
Asari Ndem
Will the Nigerian Electoral Bill be lucky the 4th time around?
The Nigerian Senate has passed the Electoral Act Amendment bill. This is the fourth time the bill has been passed in the senate, following three rejections from the president of the country, Muhammadu Buhari. The serial rejection of the bill by the President has stalled legislation for next year’s crucial general election for several months. […]
Staff Writer
Social Media and Nigeria’s 2019 elections
Social media in Nigeria has played a significant role in how citizens receive information, interact with government officials, interrogate their actions, pressurise them and demand better from them. These platforms have been able to relay the pulse of the nation to the elected officials on different issues as it affects the citizens at home and […]
Staff Writer
Will Nigeria Improve Female Representation in its 2019 Elections?
Since the return to democratic rule in 1999, Nigerian women have tried to break into the political scene within the country by contesting for elective positions at various levels. Unfortunately, women are yet to occupy up to 15% of elective positions in a country where the voting population of both men and women are almost […]
Staff Writer
Does Nigeria’s National Assembly Have Legal Powers to Alter the Sequence of the Elections?
The recent move by Nigeria’s National Assembly (NASS) to alter the sequence of elections has stirred a major legal controversy in the country. NASS passed a 2018 Electoral Amendment Bill which has received stiff opposition from the country’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the executive arm of the government. President Muhammadu […]