4 articles tagged with “Electoral Act”
President Bola Tinubu's recent executive orders on oil revenues and amendments to the Electoral Act have sparked contrasting responses from political stakeholders and industry groups, with PENGASSAN warning of potential job losses in the petroleum sector.
President Tinubu signs Electoral Act Amendment 2026 clarifying electronic result transmission as supportive rather than mandatory, while INEC mobilizes EFCC and ICPC to combat vote buying ahead of FCT elections.
Nigeria's National Assembly descended into chaos as legislators debated amendments to the Electoral Act, with the Senate moving to shift the 2027 presidential election date due to religious observances while the House of Representatives grappled with provisions on electronic result transmission.
The House of Representatives descended into chaos as members overwhelmingly rejected a motion to rescind their earlier approval of real-time electronic transmission of election results, forcing the chamber into closed-door deliberations.