electoral act amendment bill

The Digest: Former presidential aide Reno Omokri has criticised Peter Obi and other advocates demanding real-time electronic transmission of election results by INEC. In a video circulating on social media, Omokri argued that Obi's "owned bank" failed to guarantee real-time money transfers to...

The Digest: Prominent Arise TV journalist Rufai Oseni has sharply criticized the Senate's revised Electoral Act amendment, which permits electronic transmission of results but includes a manual fallback clause. According to Oseni's social media commentary, the provision is an "insult" and a...

The Digest: The Senate has reversed its earlier stance and amended the Electoral Act to allow for the electronic transmission of election results, with the critical caveat that manual collation using Form EC8A serves as the primary backup in the event of network failure. The amendment, passed...

The Digest: The Senate has appointed a 12-member committee to work with the House of Representatives on harmonising the contentious Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the committee during an emergency plenary session, with members including Senators Orji...

The Digest: The Senate has convened an emergency plenary session to address the contentious amendments to the Electoral Act, presided over by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The session occurs as the "#OccupyNASS" protest continues outside the National Assembly complex, with demonstrators...

The Digest: Former Rivers Governor and Minister Rotimi Amaechi has joined the ongoing protest at the National Assembly demanding real-time electronic transmission of election results. The ADC chieftain, participating on the protest's second day, called on all opposition parties to unite...

The Digest: Former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said he would have joined the protest led by Peter Obi demanding real-time electronic transmission of election results, citing a trip abroad as the reason for his absence. El-Rufai stated that real-time transmission is essential to stop...

The Digest: Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has declared that Nigerians will no longer tolerate technical failures in elections, demanding that the National Assembly pass an amendment for real-time transmission of results. Leading a protest at the National Assembly, Obi referenced the...

The Digest: Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has led protesters to the National Assembly in Abuja to demand the approval of real-time electronic transmission of election results in the Electoral Amendment Bill. Obi was joined by supporters, including activist Aisha Yesufu, at the...

The Digest: Protesters under the banner "Occupy National Assembly" have gathered at the complex in Abuja, demanding that the Senate explicitly include "real-time electronic transmission" in the amended Electoral Act. The protest follows the Senate's decision to reject a clause making...

The Digest: ADC chieftain Kenneth Okonkwo has called for the removal of Senate President Godswill Akpabio, labelling him an "enemy of democracy." Okonkwo's remarks follow the Senate's rejection of a clause to make real-time electronic transmission of election results mandatory. He cited a...

The Digest: The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened mass action or an election boycott if the Senate fails to mandate real-time electronic transmission of election results in its amended Electoral Act. This comes as the Senate announced an emergency plenary on Tuesday to address the...

The Digest: Senate President Godswill Akpabio has publicly defended the Senate's decision to delete the provision for "real-time" electronic transmission of election results from the 2026 Electoral Bill. Speaking in Abuja, Akpabio stated the removal was deliberate, arguing that mandatory...

The Digest: Major opposition parties, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), African Democratic Congress (ADC), and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), have jointly criticized the Nigerian Senate for rejecting a proposal to mandate electronic transmission of election results. In a statement signed...

The Digest: The Nigerian Senate has rejected a proposed amendment to the Electoral Amendment Bill that would have made the electronic transmission of election results compulsory. The clause would have required presiding officers to transmit results electronically and in real-time from polling...