President Bola Tinubu has officially signed the controversial Electoral Act 2026 (Amendment) Bill into law, barely 24 hours after its passage by the National Assembly. The presidential assent was granted at the Presidential Villa in Abuja at approximately 5:00 pm on Wednesday. The brief ceremony was attended by principal officers of the National Assembly, following…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has clarified its protocol for result transmission ahead of the February 21 Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections, dismissing reports that results will be transmitted in “real-time.” In a statement issued Tuesday by Adedayo Oketola, the Media Adviser to the INEC Chairman, the Commission stated that the Chairman, Prof….
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has urged that Christians be fairly represented in the upcoming 2027 general elections and called on Nigerians not to back efforts to remove the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan. Addressing journalists at the PFN headquarters in Lagos on Thursday, the group’s President, Bishop…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has told Nigeria’s National Assembly that it will need about N873.78 billion to organise the 2027 general elections, a dramatic increase compared to what was spent in 2023. Professor Joash Amupitan, the INEC chairman, made the case for the funding on Thursday in Abuja, as he presented the commission’s budget…
