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Electoral Act Standoff: NASS Conference Committee Fails to Meet as E-Transmission Rift Deepens
Uncertainty gripped the National Assembly last night as the Conference Committee on the Electoral Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2026 failed to convene as...
Electoral Act Amendment: Senate Split as Opposition Senators, Parties Reject Claims of E-Transmission Ban
The Senate was sharply divided on Thursday as 13 frontline opposition senators rejected reports that the upper chamber had thrown out mandatory electronic transmission...
Senate Passes Electoral Bill 2026 but Rejects Mandatory Real-Time E-Transmission of Results Ahead of 2027 Elections
The Nigerian Senate has passed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026 after hours of robust debate, approving reforms to election timelines, penalties for electoral...
2027 Polls in Jeopardy as NASS Delays Electoral Act Amendment, INEC Runs Out of Time
Fresh uncertainty has enveloped Nigeria’s 2027 general elections following delays by the National Assembly in concluding work on amendments to the Electoral Act, raising...
Tinubu Seeks Senate Approval to Expand Court of Appeal Bench to 110 Justices, Modernise Appellate System
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally requested the Senate’s approval for a bill seeking to amend the Court of Appeal Act to increase the...
