The Senate has begun a fresh electoral reform, which has mandated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to adopt the much-awaited electronic voting method for future polls. The lawmakers also compelled INEC to operate an electronic database, into which all results in an election should be transmitted. A bill to amend the Electoral Act 2010... Read More

October 21, 2016

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[The Legislative Blog]: The Nigerian Senate refuses to carry last on this tech stuff, hence Facebook Live

First it was e-voting days ago, we ignored it like “no be today, they’ll soon spoil it sef as per is it not naija” Then today, the Nigerian Senate live-streamed plenary session for the first time, in a test run. So we decided to put our bad belle and cynicism aside because this is one... Read More

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May 31, 2016

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The days of ‘ayes’ and ‘nays’ may soon be over in the House of Reps

The Federal House of Representatives is set to adopt a modern electronic voting pattern and dump its age long voting system of shouting ‘aye’ and ‘nay’ in approval and disapproval, respectively. The House is set to introduce a full scale e-parliament, and the Punch reports that Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, has agreed to the... Read More

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