electoral act amendment bill

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...