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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


Two PDP senators defect to APC

Nigeria, Feb. 4 -- Two opposition senators from Taraba State in Nigeria's North-east region have resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).... Read More


PDP Crisis: Wike's faction holds NEC meeting, announces date for national convention

Nigeria, Feb. 3 -- A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has fixed 28 and 29 March for its national convention, whe... Read More


Lone ADP senator defects to APC

Nigeria, Jan. 30 -- Plateau North Senator, Pam Dachungyang has defected from the Action Democratic Party (ADP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Dachungyang, the only senator elected ... Read More


Nigerian lawmaker faults US airstrikes in Sokoto, others

Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- Bauchi Central Senator, Abdul Ningi, has faulted the airstrikes carried out by the United States in collaboration with Nigeria's military against terrorist groups in some parts of ... Read More


Judicial Reforms: Tinubu proposes virtual hearings, increases appeal court justices to 110

Nigeria, Jan. 27 -- President Bola Tinubu has transmitted an executive bill to the Senate seeking to amend the Court of Appeal Act to increase the number of justices from 70 to 110. The proposed amen... Read More


SPECIAL REPORT: Lack of press tags makes Nigeria's National Assembly complex unsafe

Nigeria, Jan. 24 -- John Okafor, a parliamentary security officer, was on routine patrol at the National Assembly Arcade at about 5 p.m. sometime in June last year when he witnessed an unusual scene. ... Read More