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Tinubu Signs Re-Enacted Electoral Act 2026 Into Law Amid Debate Over Results Transmission

President Bola Tinubu has signed the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2026 into law, following its passage by the National Assembly on Tuesday after months of deliberation. The President assented to the bill at the State House on Wednesday in the presence of senior government officials, including Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio; Speaker […]

Senate Passes Electoral Act Bill, Retains Manual Backup for Result Transmission

The Senate has rescinded its earlier decision and re-passed the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, retaining the proviso in Clause 60(3) that permits the manual transmission of election results where electronic transmission fails. The proviso allows presiding officers to transmit results electronically but provides that, in the event of system failure, Form EC8A may be used […]

Senate Makes E-Transmission of Results Discretionary, Cites Power and Internet Gaps

The Senate has defended its decision to make the electronic transmission of election results discretionary rather than mandatory in the ongoing reform of Nigeria’s electoral governance framework, stating that the move was guided by empirical data. The upper chamber said its position was informed by the country’s infrastructural realities, not by emotion or sentiment, following […]

After Public Outcry, Senate Approves Electronic Transmission of Election Results

The Senate has amended the Electoral Act to permit the electronic transmission of election results, while introducing safeguards to address potential technical challenges. The decision followed the upper chamber’s move on Tuesday to rescind its earlier position rejecting the compulsory electronic transmission of results from polling units to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Result […]

Senate Holds Emergency Session as Controversy Grows Over Electoral Act Amendments

The Senate will hold an emergency plenary session on Tuesday amid growing controversy over recent amendments to the Electoral Act, particularly provisions concerning the electronic transmission of election results. The emergency sitting was announced in a notice issued on Sunday by the Clerk of the Senate, Mr. Emmanuel Odo, following a directive from the Senate […]

Obi, Civil Groups Protest at National Assembly, Pressure Senate for Real-Time Election Results

Peter Obi, a leading presidential hopeful for the 2027 elections, on Monday led protesters to the National Assembly in Abuja to demand the inclusion of real-time electronic transmission of election results in the Electoral Act amendment currently before lawmakers. The former Anambra State governor arrived at the entrance of the parliamentary complex alongside scores of […]

NLC Threatens Protests, Election Boycott over Senate’s Position on Electronic Transmission of Results

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned of possible nationwide protests and election boycotts over what it described as confusion and contradictory positions by the Senate on amendments to the Electoral Act, particularly regarding the electronic transmission of election results. The labour union accused the Senate of undermining public confidence in Nigeria’s electoral process by […]

Akpabio Explains Why Senate Dropped ‘Real-Time’ Clause from Election Law

President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, has clarified that the Senate did not reject the electronic transmission of election results, but merely retained the existing provision contained in the 2022 Electoral Act. Mr. Akpabio spoke on Saturday in Abuja during a book launch on the responsibilities of legislators in Nigeria. He explained that electronic […]

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