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So what exactly happens if there is a tie and neither Kamala Harris or Donald Trump achieves the Electoral College majority required to win the US election?

While not highly likely, such an outcome remains possible, tormenting Americans already perched painfully on the edge of their seats ahead of the November 5 election.

Under the US system, it is not the national popular vote that decides who becomes president, but a 538-member “Electoral College,” in which each state gets as many “electors” as their representation in Congress.

Every state except Nebraska and Maine award all of their electors to whomever comes first in the state-wide popular vote.

If both Harris and Trump fail to reach the majority threshold of 270 electors, the US Constitution says that Congress would play a deciding role.

Specifically, the newly elected House of Representatives would select the president in January, while the Senate would designate the next vice president.

Several possible scenarios could produce a 269-269 Electoral College split.

One example would occur if Democrat Harris prevails in the states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, while the Republican former president carries Georgia, Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina, plus a single left-leaning district in Nebraska.

A tie would force a so-called contingent election in Congress — something which has never happened in modern American history.

The last time a tie forced Congress to pick the president was in the 1800 election, which pitted Thomas Jefferson against incumbent president John Adams.

Lawmakers in a badly divided House struggled mightily to agree, finally selecting Jefferson on their 36th ballot.

The excruciating muddle led to the adoption four years later of the 12th Amendment to the US Constitution, to somewhat clarify procedures around the election.

This time, if such a House vote should be necessary, it would take place on January 6, 2025.

How would that vote proceed?

By Nasir Ahmad.

President Bola Tinubu has sworn in the newly screened Ministers at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Speaking shortly after the the swearing in ceremony, President Tinubu said “Economic recovery is on the horizon,” adding that “We have a good path to realise our dreams and it is not just only for usit is for our children and grandchildren.

The President said despite the challenges, the job of re-engineering and retooling the economic path of this country is ongoing.

He therefore told the new Ministers that they had been “called upon to join the team to rescue this country.”

On October 23 President Tinubu sacked five of his Ministers and appointed seven new ones in the much anticipated cabinet reshuffle.

On October 30, the Senate confirmed the new Ministers namely, Dr Nentawe Yilwatda – Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction; Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi – Minister of Labour & Employment; Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu – Minister of State Foreign Affairs.

Others are Dr Jumoke Oduwole – Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment (Trade and Investment), Idi Mukhtar Maiha – Minister of Livestock Development; Yusuf Abdullahi Ata – Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development and Dr Suwaiba Said Ahmad – Minister of State Education.

By Yasir Adamu.

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has stated that there is no going back on President Bola Tinubu’s reforms in the forex as well as the oil and gas sector.

Edun made the disclosure when he received the newly assigned minister of state for finance, Doris Uzoka Anite at the Ministry’s headquarters, on Monday.

“Therefore as co-ordinating minister of economy, we stand on a threshold of a new dawn to implement these reforms and increase productivity, create jobs and reducing poverty and we are glad to have a minister of state that will help in actualizing the President’s reforms.”

He added that consultation and collaboration is key to achieving these key reforms both from public and private sector, adding that ongoing economic policies are showing sustainability and sign of success.

In her response, the minister of state for finance, reiterated her commitment to work with stakeholders in both private and public sectors to ensure economic growth is materialized.

By Sadik Abubakar Yobe.

Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has presented the 2025 budget of N320.811, 000.00 to the state assembly.

The 2025 appropriation and financial bills budget tagged: “Budget of Economic Consolidation and Poverty Reduction” was presented to the state assembly, on Thursday.

Presenting the budget, Governor Buni, said N144,036,787,000 representing 44.9% was proposed as recurrent expenditure while the sum of N176,774,213,000 representing 55.1% is allocated for capital expenditure.

He said the overall performance of the 2024 budget for both recurrent and capital expenditure was One-Hundred and Sixty-four Billion, Nine-Hundred and Forty-Nine Million, Three-Hundred and Sixty-four Thousand, Nine Hundred and Thirty-four Naira (N164,949,364,934) indicating 76% success as of 30th September 2024.

He added that in the 2025, the state government intends to construct roads to give a facelift and accessibility to the communities.

According to him, the government is committed to the completion of the seventeen ongoing road projects, and to embark on eleven new ones, adding that the work would soon commence for the construction of the Damaturu flyover.

The governor said more solar-powered boreholes would be drilled and water reticulation improved with new pipelines in Damaturu, Buni-Yadi, Nguru, Geidam and Potiskum towns.

He further said his administration would also commence work on the Damaturu Green Economic City, and intensify efforts towards providing and rehabilitating facilities for the Nasari, Gurjaje and Bade-Gana Livestock Development Centers, construction of Damaturu Modern Abattoir, procurement of more agricultural implements and equipment.

Responding, the speaker of the state House of Assembly Hon Chiroma Buba Mashio, said the house will work on the budget and financial bills so as to pass it speed.

By Nasir Ahmad

1. Rose to the rank of Associate Professor in 2021 in the Faculty of Education, Bayero University, Kano.

2. Dr Suwaiba brings a wealth of experience to her new role, having served as Provost, Jigawa State College of Education and Legal Studies, Ringim (March 2024- October 2024), Director, Centre for Gender Studies (2022- 2024), Head of Department Science and Technology Education (2020-2022), Sub-Dean Academic, Faculty of Education (2016-2021) among others.

3. She has also supervised over 150 undergraduates and more than 40 postgraduate students at the masters ’levels.

4. She has attended many conferences both local and international and presented papers.

4. Dr Suwaiba has been an external examiner for undergraduate and postgraduate programs in some Universities.

5. As Director of the Centre for Gender Studies, she was a staunch advocate for gender equality, particularly in educational access for women and girls in Northern Nigeria.

6. She equally participated and led on various researches on issues to do with girls’ education and challenges.

7. While as Consultant and Researcher (2010–Present), Dr. Ahmad’s consultancy work has involved collaborations with numerous international organizations, including: British Council, Education Data, Research and Evaluation (EDOREN), Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn (PERL), Partnership for Learning For all in Nigeria (PLANE) and Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO).

8.Dr. Ahmad has contributed significantly to academic literature has participated and presented papers at more than 20 conferences both locally and internationally, with her research focusing on science education, gender issues, and teacher competency.