Thursday, June 25, 2026

Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill

February 17, 2026

Electoral Act: Sowore seeks expanded participation from Nigerians

Mr Sowore said that organised and strategic mobilisation remained critical to advancing democratic objectives.

Omoyele Sowore
February 17, 2026

House of Representative in rowdy session as members disagree over Electoral Act bill

Problem started when the speaker put the motion to a voice vote and ruled in favour of the ayes.

House of Representatives,
February 11, 2026

Electoral Act: Group cautions protesters against overheating the polity

He said it was important to clarify that the Senate did not reject the electronic transmission of results.

Protesters at the National Assembly over Electoral Act
February 11, 2026

ADC condemns Senate’s ambiguous e-transmission of election results clause

ADC has warned that clauses in the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill passed by the Senate could undermine the integrity of elections.

ADC members in Kaduna
February 6, 2026

Electoral Act: ‘Bandits livestream in forests, Senate shouldn’t block electronic live transmission of election results,’ Netizens tackle Akpabio

“Bandits have TikTok accounts. Some of them stream live from wherever they are. But we can’t electronically transmit the results of our elections…,” said a netizen.

Bandits using digital devices and scattered ballot papers box
January 19, 2022

Senate changes decision on direct primaries

In the earlier approval, the Senate had amended the bill adopting direct primaries for political parties.

Nigerian Senate floor
January 18, 2022

Reps will consider Buhari’s concerns, reintroduce Electoral Amendment Bill: Gbajabiamila

Mr Gbajabiamila said the House had less than 13 months to the next general election, noting that time was of the essence.

Gbajabiamila and Buhari