Page 1 The House of Representatives yesterday rejected a recommendation by its joint committee on electoral matters and justice on the Electoral Bill 2004 that electronic voting be used in the 2007 elections.The position of the House tallies with that of the Senate which early last month rejected e-voting for the 2007 ... Read Story at ThisDay (2006-04-07) Amid public expectations of measures to be taken to bolster the credibility of future polls in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday said that it had no expenditure plans in next year"s budget for the much-canvassed electronic voting system.... Read Story at ThisDay (2009-12-10) Amid public expectations of measures to be taken to bolster the credibility of future polls in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday said that it had no expenditure plans in next year"s budget for the much-canvassed electronic voting system.... Read Story at ThisDay (2009-12-10) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria said here Thursday it had adopted the electronic voting system (EVS) for the 2007 general elections. At the launching of the commission`s National Stakeholders Election Forum held in the capital Abuja, INEC Chairman Maurice Iwu the commission made the decision on July ... Read Story at AngolaPress (2005-08-05) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday said it was yet to take a decision on the Electronic Voting Machine for the 2007 general elections. INEC position came through its National Commissioner in Charge of Information and Publicity, Mr. Settley Daze during an interactive session with newsmen in Abuja. Said ... Read Story at ThisDay (2004-09-08) The Ministry of Finance has explained why it blocked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from accessing part of its money, saying the electoral body failed to give a satisfactory account of how to spend N12.09 billion earlier meant for the purchase of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), which was rejected ... Read Story at ThisDay (2006-10-10) The House of Re-presentatives yesterday said Nigeria cannot afford to adopt the electronic voting system now because of the high level of illiteracy amongst the electorate, the challenge of epileptic power as well as the huge cost implications inherent in the project. The House urged INEC to discard the use ... Read Story at ThisDay (2009-11-06) Senate President, Senator David Mark hinted yesterday that the Senate may support the introduction of the Electronic Voting System (EVS) ahead of the 2011 general election.He gave the indication at the inauguration of the Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commi-ssion (INEC). Mark said he personally supported the idea of ... Read Story at ThisDay (2007-09-20) Coalition of opposition political parties in Nigeria , Conference of Nigeria Political Parrties (CNPP), has described government"s white paper committee to review the Justice Uwais Committee on the electoral reforms as diversionary and part of the hidden agenda to postpone the electoral reforms. The White Paper Committee is headed by ... Read Story at ThisDay (2009-02-27) United States Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell has called for electoral reforms to strengthen Nigeria's democracy. Speaking while breaking fast with Muslims in Abuja at "Iftar Dinner" Campbell listed electoral law reforms as one of the specific things that can be done to bring about demonstrable positive change in the ... Read Story at ThisDay (2004-10-29) News Results: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 |