Race to the 9th Assembly
After Wednesday's inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari, the attention of Nigerians can be expected to veer towards the National Assembly (NASS) where legislators have --for several weeks since the elections--…
After Wednesday's inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari, the attention of Nigerians can be expected to veer towards the National Assembly (NASS) where legislators have --for several weeks since the elections--…
The nation heads to the polls in less than 20 days, and as usual, Nigerian women will come out en masse despite the fact that subsequent governments have paid no heed to demands for establishing laws that protect them and serve their interests.
The stakes are too high for a stalemate between the negotiating parties. One side has to yield, and given a history of both sides - the government side has won more battles.
President Buhari promised to implement the national gender policy - designed to take more action towards ensuring that women fill 35% of appointed positions. But after his appointment as President, Buhari nominated 37 names to the senate for confirmation of which only six of were women, representing 16%.
A look at Muhammadu Buhari’s major campaign promises as Nigerians prepare for the February 2019 presidential election.
With just 70 days to Nigeria’s next general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari has withheld his assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2018, for the fourth time. The bill, which…