Senate Declares Xenophobia a National Concern NIGERIA’S Senate has taken a firm legislative stance on the rising wave of xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa and Ghana, declaring the issue a matter of urgent national importance. The motion, raised during plenary under Orders 41 and 51, highlighted recurring incidents of violence, intimidation, and destruction […]
Senate Pushes for Enforcement of Supreme Court Judgment NIGERIA’S upper legislative chamber, the Nigerian Senate, has directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to implement the Supreme Court judgment restoring the Aniocha North II State Constituency in Delta State ahead of the 2027 State House of Assembly elections. The resolution was reached during plenary after […]
By IFEOMA IZUCHUKWU Senate Explains Limits of Electronic Transmission in Electoral Bill Review THE Senate has clarified that the electronic transmission of election results does not amount to electronic voting, stating that Nigeria has yet to adopt an e-voting system and that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) currently lacks the capacity to conduct one. […]
Senate Approves Hybrid System for Transmission of Election Results IN a dramatic session on Tuesday, the Nigerian Senate reversed an earlier decision that had removed electronic transmission of election results from the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2026. The upper chamber approved electronic transmission from polling units to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Result Viewing […]
Senate Session Disrupted Over Electronic Transmission Clause A tense and rowdy session unfolded in the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday as lawmakers debated the adoption of the Votes and Proceedings from the 4th February sitting, during which the Electoral Bill had been passed. The chaos erupted over the exclusion of a provision mandating real-time electronic transmission […]
How Senate Rejected Mandatory Real-Time Transmission FRESH details have emerged on how the Senate quietly dropped a proposal that would have made real-time electronic transmission of election results mandatory ahead of the 2027 general election, despite earlier consensus among lawmakers, INEC, and key stakeholders. The controversial decision occurred during clause-by-clause consideration of the Electoral Act, […]
Senate Calls Emergency Sitting THE Senate will hold an emergency plenary session on Tuesday 10 February 2026, in response to widespread public debate over the recently passed Electoral Act amendment bill. The session, scheduled to begin at noon in the Senate chamber, was announced in a memo dated 8 February and signed by the Clerk […]
By TOSAN OYAKHILOME-AKAHOMEN PUBLIC outrage erupted on Wednesday following the Senate’s decision to retain provisions in the Electoral Act that do not make real-time electronic transmission of election results from polling units to the INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal mandatory. The decision formed part of the passage of the long-awaited Electoral Act Amendment Bill, a […]
By MELVIN KOFFA Senate Committees Sound Alarm Over Funding Gaps Ahead of 2026 Budget CONCERNS over inadequate funding for legislative committees dominated proceedings at the National Assembly on Friday, as senators warned that the lack of resources could weaken parliamentary oversight and delay the passage of the 2026 federal budget. The complaints were raised during […]
Senate Weighs Mandatory Electronic Result Transmission to Curb Election Fraud THE Nigerian Senate is set to consider landmark amendments to electoral procedures aimed at enhancing transparency and preventing election manipulation, including ballot box snatching and result falsification. The proposals were detailed in the latest report of the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, scheduled for plenary […]